The School District of Palm Beach County, Florida - Nutrition Education
The Organwise Guys
The OrganWise Guys (OWG) program continues to be a fun and creative way to provide nutrition education. All elementary schools promote the program through the educational “Foods of the Month” posters displayed within the serving lines. Throughout the year, the administrative office provides support to numerous SFS managers who conduct school-based activities. The program, which was introduced at all elementary schools in the 2010-2011 school year, teaches children how to be healthy and smart from the inside out through the use of fun characters.
The ten characters are:
Sid and Kid Kidney Brothers
Sir Rebrum
Pepto
Peri Stolic
Windy
Hardy Heart
Madame Muscle
Calci M. Bone
Peter Pancreas
Luigi Liver
Their motto is...
“we love who we live in so please take care of us”
The School Food Service (SFS) Department also promotes the OWG program through a dedicated webpage on the SFS website. Each month, the OWG webpage is updated with fun new information including monthly newsletters featuring the Foods of the Month, student activity and coloring sheets, and a new video.
The OWG program also highlights two foods each month. Poster frames with educational material on the Foods of the Month are displayed at eye level within the serving lines, giving students the opportunity to learn about the health benefits of each food. In addition to the Foods of the Month posters, a MyPlate poster featuring the OrganWise Guys characters is displayed to teach students how to make a complete meal. The posters, along with window clings, and staff buttons help to create a learning laboratory for students as they enter the serving lines.
Schools interested in incorporating the OWG program always have the opportunity to borrow items from the SFS Department’s “lending library. In addition to the“lending library", SFS managers may request an OWG basket to utilize for assembly functions and classroom learning. The OWG baskets included a small OWG doll, a music CD, an apron, a set of bookmarks, and a roll of stickers.