Birmingham Schools Boost Athletes' Nutrition

0:00It's April 1st. From your city to your ears, this is Birmingham News today, powered by AI. Birmingham High School athletes at Huffman are getting a serious nutrition upgrade thanks to a program backed by District 1 and fresh funding from. Counselor Clinton Woods. He just pumped in $97,500 from American Rescue Plan Act Federal Money to keep it rolling strong. The efforts led by Jackie Fasekis-Varner from Bama Wellness Advocacy and James Jones and Athletic Trainer with UAB Sports and Exercise Medicine. They've run four week workshops focused on taste testing healthier options, plus hooked kids up with breakfast foods and pre-game meals to fuel their. Gains right. Students like Mackenzie Wicks say it's a game changer, swapping out junky snacks for stuff that actually picks them up when they're dragging. In tough economic times, cheap sodas and chips are tempting, but this gives them real access to smarter, nutritious picks over fast food runs. Now, the program's expanding big-time virtual trainings coming to athletic teams at six

1:04out of seven Birmingham City Schools High Schools. Schools with strong turnout get their own healthy pantry stocked just like Huffmans. This push is setting up the next generation with the tools for lifelong wellness starting right in their cafeterias and on the field.