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The SAGE Spotlight Program

Upper School News


What do the dots on the SAGE menus mean? SAGE updated their Spotlight program according to the most recent USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which encourage evaluating food as a whole rather than evaluating for negative nutrients alone. The Guidelines advise limiting foods high in saturated fat, added sugars, and sodium, as these are nutrients our population consumes in excess. They also advise deliberately seeking out calcium, potassium, dietary fiber, vitamin D, and iron, which our population tends to underconsume.

Learn how to make a healthy, colorful plate and share with your child - here.






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