Wellness & Fitness

Key things you need to know about leading a healthy lifestyle are:

• Eat a healthy diet that includes fruits, vegetables and whole grain products
• Control portion sizes and never "supersize"
• Get active for at least 60 minutes, five times a week for ages 6-18
• Avoid tobacco and illegal drugs all together

Well-nourished students have higher test scores, increased school attendance, improved concentration, and improved classroom behavior. Students, who are physically fit, sleep better and are better able to handle the physical and emotional challenges that they encounter during the day.

• Your body needs healthy fuel to perform, to grow and to ward off illness and disease. 
• Good nutrition has a positive and direct impact on your ability to do well in school.
• When your nutritional needs are met, you have the cognitive energy to learn and achieve.
• You will be better prepared to learn, more likely to attend school, and are more apt to take advantage of learning opportunities.

• Protein is an indispensable nutrient and can be found throughout every tissue in our body. Protein is a vital source of energy but the most important function of protein is building and repairing tissue. Protein ins needed for our immune function, proteins transport vitamins and minerals throughout our body.

• Eating grains, especially whole grains, provides health benefits. Dietary fiber from whole grains, may help reduce blood cholesterol levels and lower risk of heart disease, obesity, and type 2 diabetes. Grains are important sources of many nutrients, including several B vitamins, magnesium and selenium.

• Eating vegetables provides health benefits — people who eat more vegetables and fruits as part of an overall healthy diet are likely to have a reduced risk of some chronic diseases. Vegetables provide nutrients vital for health and maintenance of your body.

• Eating fruit provides health benefits — people who eat more fruits and vegetables as part of an overall healthy diet are likely to have a reduced risk of some chronic diseases. Fruits provide nutrients vital for health and maintenance of your body.

• Milk and dairy products are especially important to bone health during school aged years, when bone mass is being built. It provides important sources of calcium, potassium and vitamin D, and help to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and help to lower blood pressure in adults.

Vanguard Academy will be accepting requests to participate in the School Wellness Committee.

The committee will meet at least four times per year to establish goals for and oversee school health and safety policies and programs, including development, implementation, and periodic review and update of this district-level wellness policy.

Please submit a letter of intent if you would like to be considered for this committee. 

Notification will be sent to those selected to participate in the committee. 

Please submit your letter of intent to the following:

Vanguard Academy

Attn:  Galina O. Reyes

2510. S. Veterans Blvd.

Edinburg, TX  78539

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