August 27, 2012 – Have you registered for the STEPS Challenge yet? A new school year is the perfect time to make healthy changes to your lifestyle and there’s still time to sign up before monthly challenges begin on September 1st.

September’s challenge, ‘Focus on Fruit’, encourages participants to get more fruit into their diet everyday. Participation is easy:

• Download the September Tracking Sheet and print it out
• September 1st-30th, award yourself points for eating delicious and nutritious fruit
• At the end of the month, add up your points. Did you earn 50 or more? You’re eligible to receive a prize!
• Submit your tracking sheet to SNA before October 5th to be entered in the prize drawing. Five lucky winners will each receive a 1-year subscription to Health magazine!

Start off the school year right with a healthy eating plan. Encourage friends and co-workers to participate with you to eat healthier together, stay motivated, and stick to it. Get started at www.schoolnutrition.org/steps.

About the STEPS Challenge
The STEPS Challenge is SNA’s personal wellness program. Created just for school nutrition professionals, the program is free and all SNA members are eligible to participate. The STEPS Challenge is designed to make better health and wellness simple and attainable for busy school nutrition professionals. Program benefits include access to healthy recipe ideas, fitness tips, online wellness resources, a downloadable toolkit, monthly challenges, prize drawings, and more. To sign up or learn more about the challenge, visit www.schoolnutrition.org/steps.