Wellness Program
The West York Area School District, as stated in our WYASD Wellness policy, believes that healthy bodies create healthy minds.
We invite you to review our Wellness policy and send feedback to Nicholas Cirko via email.
The Wellness Committee is dedicated to serving our district and welcomes participation from our parents, students and community members. Our Wellness Committee meetings offer a time for all stakeholders to participate in the development, review, update and implementation of our Student Wellness Policy. Wellness Committee meeting dates and times are posted on our District Events Calendar and are also announced on the Home Page of this website.
We’ve included some resources families may find useful for making good choices about nutrition.
Wellness Policy Assessment Tools
Choose My Plate
Choose My Plate offers advice as well as personalized eating plans and interactive tools to help you plan and assess your food choices:
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Make smart choices from every food group
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Find the balance between food and physical activity
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Get the most nutrition out of your calories
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Stay within your daily calorie needs
American Dietetic Association
ADA is committed to improving the nation’s health and advancing the profession of dietetics through research, education, and advocacy. Visit the site often to get timely, science-based food and nutrition information you can trust.
Susan P. Byrnes Health Education Center
This center’s mission is to "Educate and Inspire People of All Ages to Make Healthy Choices."
Learn-to-be-Healthy
This website provides free interactive student health science activities and teacher lesson plans that include teacher-led activities and student games and webquests. These web-based kits meet many national and state education standards and make health education fun.
Smart Snacks in School
All foods available in District schools during the school day will be offered to students, with consideration for promoting student health and reducing childhood obesity, in accordance with the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. Those foods outside the school cafeteria will be prepackaged and include complete ingredient lists.
The Smart Snacks in School regulation applies to foods sold a la carte, in the school store, vending machines, and any other venues where food is sold to students. Please note this also applies to food for classroom parties, classroom snacks, and non-sold competitive foods
To qualify as a Smart Snack, a snack or entrée must first meet the general nutrition standards:
- Be a grain product that contains 50 percent or more whole grains by weight (have a whole grain as the first ingredient); or
- Have as the first ingredient a fruit, a vegetable, a dairy product, or a protein food; or
- Be a combination food that contains at least ¼ cup of fruit and/or vegetable; and
- The food must meet the nutrient standards for calories, sodium, sugar, and fats:
- Calories: 200 calories or less
- Sodium: 200 mg or less
- Total Fat: 35% of calories or less
- Saturated Fat: Less than 10% of calories
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Sugar: 35% by weight or less
Smart Snacks Product Calculator
Some suggestions include (must be individually prepackaged with a nutrition label):
Beverages
· Water
· 100% fruit juice with no added sugar
· Fat-free or low-fat milk
· Water—add fruit and herbs to water for a fruit-infused blend
Fruits and Veggies
· Fresh fruit
· Fresh vegetables
· Canned fruit or fruit cups (in water, 100% fruit juice, or light syrup)
· Dried fruit with no added sugar
Whole Grains
· Whole-grain crackers, pretzels, or cereal bars
· Small whole-grain bagels, waffles, or pancakes
· Low-fat or air-popped popcorn (no added butter or salt)
· Graham crackers
· Baked whole-grain tortilla chips
Proteins
· Fat-free or low-fat yogurt (can serve as a dip for fruits or veggies)
· Low-fat cheese (serve with fruit or whole grain crackers)
· Hummus (serve with vegetables or whole grain crackers)