Healthy Concessions

An Eat Smart in Parks concession stand offering free samples to promote healthy eating

Eat Smart in Parks Toolkit

Your guide to getting started with delicious and nutritious choices in state and local parks.

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Two servers at an Eat Smart in Parks concession stand.

Eat Smart, Play Hard Concession Stand Toolkit

A step-by-step guide for making your school’s concession stand better, and better for you.

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Parks are often the first places where children and youth learn to play a sport, ride a bike or cast a line. Parks are also places where children and youth can learn to start making healthy choices when choosing a snack, drink or meal. But parks must offer these items in their food service operations first.

During the busy school year/sports season, students and their families often eat meals at the school concession stand. Athletes need to eat well to play their best, and families need to do the same to keep up with hectic schedules.

In order to promote healthier eating options, while also keeping costs low and profit margins high, partners from across the state worked together to develop the following toolkits that offer healthy model guidelines, menu choices and easy-to-use tools for concessions in Missouri parks and schools.

  • Eat Smart in Parks logo

    Eat Smart in Parks (ESIP) is a statewide effort aimed at promoting healthier eating options in Missouri’s state and local parks.

  • Eat Smart Play Hard logo

    Eat Smart, Play Hard (ESPH) combines the strategies developed for parks with new tools specific for schools to promote tasty, healthy, affordable options.

 

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