Brochure recommends and provides information on implementing recess before lunch.

Model wellness policy guidance recommends implementing recess before lunch at all elementary schools in order to increase food consumption and nutrient intake, decrease plate waste, and improve cafeteria and classroom behavior.

Rubric recommends that elementary schools follow the Center for Disease Control’s National Guidelines for Recess including offering recess before lunch with the goal to increase healthy food consumption, reduce waste, and improve classroom attentiveness when students return from lunch.