Table 1.

Percentage of teachers reporting nutrition-related classroom practices from a mid-Atlantic state, 2017–2019.

Nutrition-related Classroom Practices	Never	Once in a while	Sometimes	Most of the time	Always
I let my students drink water in class	5.2%	7.0%	11.3%	23.5%	53.0%
I let my students eat snacks in class	23.7%	36.8%	20.2%	10.5%	8.8%
I give my students treats like candy when they do a good job in class*	23.5%	38.3%	27.8%	8.7%	1.7%
I tell my students it is important to eat healthy foods	6.3%	17.9%	25.9%	31.3%	18.8%
I eat healthy meals or snacks in front of my students during the school day	19.1%	13.9%	27.8%	17.4%	21.7%
I drink water in front of my students during the school day	3.5%	10.4%	18.3%	23.5%	44.4%
I drink sugary drinks or non-diet soda in front of my students during the school day*	59.1%	25.2%	10.4%	3.5%	1.7%
I care about making my school a healthier place	0.9%	1.7%	19.1%	30.4%	47.8%
I am a good role model for healthy eating	2.6%	18.3%	38.3%	27.8%	13.0%
I allow my students to eat things like candy, chips, cupcakes or desserts when my class has parties or celebrations during the school day*	15.7%	25.2%	26.1%	22.6%	10.4%

^*Item reverse coded in sum score.