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HEALTHY EATING & NUTRITION: SCHOOL PROGRAMS

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Manitoban Kids in the Kitchen PDF/Direct print accessProgram
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, Manitoba Milk Producers, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (Health Canada) English

"Kids in the Kitchen" is an interactive nutrition program for children ages six to 11. The action kit contains a manual and almost everything you need to start a Kids' Cooking Club: with 21 lesson plans, sample forms and letters for funders, aprons, and measuring spoons and cups.

 

Canadian Breakfast and Learning in Children: A Review of the effects of Breakfast on Scholastic Performance PDF/Direct print accessBook
BREAKFAST FOR LEARNING, Canadian Living Foundation English/French

This report discusses the effects of breakfast on scholastic performance.

 

Canadian Breakfast for Learning WebsiteProgram
Breakfast for Learning, Canadian Living Foundation English/French

Breakfast for Learning is a national, non-profit organization solely dedicated to supporting child nutrition programs in Canada. This website has useful resources and gives information about programs and events promoting child nutrition.

 

Canadian Feeding the Future: School Nutrition Handbook PDF/Direct print accessProgram
School Nutrition Advisory Coalition English

This handbook gives information that may assist your school in making nutritious changes.

 

Canadian Food for Thought: Schools and Nutrition PDF/Direct print accessProgram
Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion English/French

Document includes a checklist of school-community actions to promote healthy eating

 

Canadian Getting Started: First Steps in Improving Nutrition in Your School WebsiteProgram
Ottawa City Hall English

This site provides a step-by-step guide to help improve nutrition in your school.

 

Canadian HEAL Food and Nutrition Project PDF/Direct print accessBook
British Columbia's Cariboo Chilcotin School District #27 English

This report explains the HEAL (Healthy Eating and Active Living) program. Students, staff, teachers, volunteers, and health professionals were involved to create policies that participated in developing school food policies that made healthy eating the easy choice.

 

Canadian Healthy Minds: Breakfast Pilot Program Evaluation PDF/Direct print accessBook
New Brunswick Education English

This link is a report that summarizes and evaluates the "Healthy Minds" Breakfast Program that was piloted in two school districts in K-5 in New Brunswick.

 

Canadian School-based Feeding Programs - A Good Choice for Children? PDF/Direct print accessBook
Information Partnership, Victoria, BC English

This report discusses findings from interviews with key informants and from a review of relevant research literature about school food programs as a response to food insecurity.

 

Canadian School Nutrition Handbook PDF/Direct print accessProgram
Palliser Health Region English

This handbook is intended to provide information that may assist schools in making nutritious changes. It includes resources on nutritious food and beverage ideas, school cafeterias, pre-packaged foods, special food days, role modeling, and success stories. It also includes information on vending machine vendors, food and beverage suppliers, and fundraising ideas.

 

Canadian School Nutrition Report Card WebsiteProgram
Ottawa City Hall English

This site has a series of questions that will help you assess how well your school encourages healthy eating.

 

Canadian Sharing at the Table: Investing in Ontario’s Children Review of Ontario’s Student Nourishment Program PDF/Direct print accessBook
Ontario Public Health Association English

This report is a review of Ontario's Student Nourishment Program; it makes recommendations and give advice regarding the program.

 

Canadian The Role of School Food and Nutrition Advisory Committee PDF/Direct print accessProgram
The Directorate of Agencies for School Health (DASH BC) English

This manual will assist with the implementation of a school food and nutrition advisory committee with the goal of creating a school food and nutrition policy that promotes healthy eating. It also gives a list of resources that can assist with the implementation of a food and nutrition policy.

 

Canadian Urban Agriculture Notes - School Gardens WebsiteProgram
City Farmer - Canada's Office of Urban Agriculture English

This site offers links to resources on how to start a school garden and some examples of schools that have have been successful in this endeavour.

 

International Grab 5! Project WebsiteProgram
Richard Siddall, London U.K. English

This site gives a wealth of information on all aspects of healthy eating including curriculum and policy making.

 

International The Edible School Yard WebsiteProgram
The Edible Schoolyard English

This site shows how a school garden can teach children about the connection between what they eat and where it comes from, with the goal of fostering environmental stewardship and revolutionizing the school lunch program.

 

International The school setting: an opportunity for the implementation of dietary guidelines PDF/Direct print accessProgram
EuroDiet Project English

This report is based on a call for the school setting to serve as an arena for evidence-based health promotion programmes in healthy eating.
 

 

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