Montgomery County Recreation Food Fun & Fitness

About the Program

Category: Parks and Recreation (Best in Category)

Year: 2015

Food Fun & Fitness is an innovative youth wellness program that provides opportunities for children to participate in healthy recreational activities, have access to nutritious food, and learn about the importance of embracing healthy behaviors and practices. The program stresses participation in physical activity and provides children access to a free healthy lunch. While the program is available to any public school student, it is strategically positioned in neighborhoods with a higher need for structured out-of-school programming. Many of the participants are eligible for free and reduced-cost meals during the school year. The program, offered in partnership with Montgomery County Public Schools, delivers a well-developed, balanced-activity curriculum that integrates best practices in healthy recreational programming and supplies healthy meals that met the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) standards for smart snacks and meals to children.