Fruit & Vegetable Day for Texas Schools
A big Texas thank you to Rep. Carrie Isaac for putting forth HB 3991, as well as for all your effort to get it passed.
Why Fruit and Vegetable Day in Texas Schools?
To promote awareness of the health benefits of fruits and vegetables and to encourage students to consume more fruits and vegetables during Texas Fruit and Vegetable Month.
April is Fruit & Vegetable Month in Texas.
Fruit & Vegetable Day for Texas schools will be celebrated every first Friday in the month of April.
An ongoing study by UTHealth (last updated May 19, 2021) about child nutrition in Texas states on any given school day
of children do not eat vegetables
of children do not eat fruit
Printable Activities
Pick of the Patch Activity & Coloring Book
Texas Seasonality Wheel (English & Spanish)
Science Fair and STEM Projects Booklet
BrighterBites Produce Activities and Worksheets
Sustainable Sourcing Word Unscramble
Less Than, Greater Than, or Equal to Activity Page
Unscramble, Color, Fill in The Blank Avocado
Potato Fill in The Blank Complete the Story
Trace the Word & Connect the Dots Activity Sheet
Apples in Other Languages Word Search Activity
Freggie Word Find (Veg & Fruit) Activity Sheets
Fruit and Vegetable Flash Cards with Fun Facts
My Plate Word Blanks “Cook-off Craze”
Digital Nutrition Resources for Kids
Discover MyPlate: Emergent Reader Mini Books
FDA Read the Label Tips for Kids (English)
FDA Read the Label Tips for Kids (Spanish)
Make Smart Choices Nutrition Label Word Search (English)
Make Smart Choices Nutrition Label Word Search (Spanish)
Snack Shack Online Gaming for Nutrition Facts
Food Hero Art & Coloring Sheets
Ag Classroom School Garden Center
Texas Seasonality Wheel (English & Spanish)
Farm to Fork Activities Booklet
Science Fair and STEM Projects Booklet
Sustainable Sourcing Word Unscramble
Less Than, Greater Than, or Equal to Activity Page
Unscramble, Color, Fill in The Blank Avocado
Potato Fill in The Blank Complete the Story
Apples in Other Languages Word Search Activity
Freggie Word Find (Veg & Fruit) Activity Sheets
FDA Read the Label Tips for Kids (English)
FDA Read the Label Tips for Kids (Spanish)
Make Smart Choices Nutrition Label Word Search (English)
Make Smart Choices Nutrition Label Word Search (Spanish)
Snack Shack Online Gaming for Nutrition Facts
Ag Classroom School Garden Center
Texas Seasonality Wheel (English & Spanish)
Farm to Fork Activities Booklet
Sustainable Sourcing Word Unscramble
Potato Fill in The Blank Complete the Story
Freggie Word Find (Veg & Fruit) Activity Sheets
FDA Read the Label Tips for Kids (English)
FDA Read the Label Tips for Kids (Spanish)
Make Smart Choices Nutrition Label Word Search (English)
Make Smart Choices Nutrition Label Word Search (Spanish)
Ag Classroom School Garden Center
