Health, Seniors and Active Living

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This checklist will help you:

• Review a new or current menu
• Review your mealtime environment
• Highlight strengths and areas for improvement
• Set achievable goals

View the checklist here!

A webinar is an on-line learning opportunity. Register to participate in a free Nutrition for Early Learning and Child Care webinar or watch the recorded version at your convenience. Each webinar is approximately 1 hour.

Click here to watch recorded webinars:

Indigenous Food and Culture in the Child Care Environment

Food, Culture and Newcomer Children in the Child Care Environment

What’s in Your Lunch? Making the Most of Meal and Snack Time in the Child Care Environment

Weight and Kids: A Heavy Burden

Unlock the Potential of Food in Child Care: Nutrition Month 2018

Contact this toll-free line* with specific questions about nutrition in early learning and child care or for menu advice. A registered dietitian from the Early Learning and Child Care Nutrition Support Team will answer your questions.

*This toll-free line is not meant for general nutrition inquiries or non-food & nutrition child care issues.

For general food and nutrition questions, you can call Dial-a-Dietitian . They can be reached Monday to Friday at 1-877-830-2892 (toll-free) or in Winnipeg at 204-788-8248. For other child care questions please see your child care coordinator.

This series of short videos (60-90 seconds) provides parents and care givers information on many topics related to healthy growth and development for children up to 12 years of age.

Share this link with parents or choose a few videos to showcase at a staff meeting.

vimeo.com/raisingourhealthykids

For more information, these websites will provide credible information.

Click here!

Check out our NEW recipes!

These recipes have been collected from and tested by early learning and child care facilities here in Manitoba.  Try them in your facility and maybe you’ll find a new favorite!

View or download the recipes here!

Check out our NEW fact sheets!

These 1/2 to 1 page nutrition fact sheets can be used as handouts for families or staff, or cut and paste them into your facility newsletter!!

View or download the factsheets here!

Use this handbook to help build relationships with families around food; learn more about the nutrition challenges you encounter; provide children with nutritious food choices; and create a healthy eating environment in your facility.

This handbook supports the ‘best practices’ licensing manual by providing practical advice to help you put the regulations and guidelines into place. The information in this handbook can be individualized to meet the needs of your unique facility.

All licensed facilities in Manitoba have received a hard copy of this handbook.

View or download the handbook here!

Use this booklet as a reference when feeding and nourishing children from ages 1 to 5. You may want to share this resource with parents.

View the booklet here!

This Manitoba initiative supports positive school environments by promoting healthy eating and comprehensive school health.

Check out this website for information on healthy fundraisers, packing lunches, healthy celebrations and much more.

manitoba.ca/healthyschools/foodinschools/

Visit the Early Learning and Child Care Program website at:

manitoba.ca/fs/childcare/index.html