This is the last of three food sampling events that the nutrition network is hosting at Traner this spring. In addition to the food samples, donated by Albertson's Food and Drug, the group will also bring games and other giveaways to help get the students' attention.
Snow says the program also includes a media campaign and classroom lessons.
The recommended daily allowance for calcium for adolescents is 1300 milligrams per day. Snow says that osteoporosis prevention efforts are increasingly being aimed at adolescents because recent research has shown that people achieve approximately 45 percent of their total bone mass during their adolescent growth spurt.