Promoting Healthy Eating at School

Elementary

• BrightBites (external PDF)
• BrightBites helps you to boost school nutrition by earning fun, easy badges!
• Farm Fresh Program (external link)
  This fundraising program for Ontario schools involves selling local fruits and vegetables.
• School milk program (external link)
  Get information on how to get a milk program started in your school.
• At My Best (external link)
• This free, comprehensive, curriculum-supported program focuses on physical activity, healthy eating and emotional well-being for grades JK - 6.

Elementary & secondary

• Body Image
  This resource provides valuable information and programs that can improve the health of children and youth at your school.
• BrightBites (external link)
  BrightBites helps you to boost school nutrition by earning fun, easy badges!
• Dietitians of Canada (external link)
  The site promotes health and well-being through expertise in food and nutrition. It includes consumer tips and tools, as well as a resource centre for educators and fact sheets on topics A-Z including sugary drinks.
• Eat Right Ontario (external link) - Ideas for healthy snacks and lunches
  Success stories from schools that used creative ideas to implement the School Food and Beverage Policy.
• Eat Right Ontario (external link) - Budget-friendly information sheets and recipes
  Budget-friendly recipes, practical tips on saving money at the grocery store and healthy meal ideas that make the most of each ingredient.
• Eat Well and be Active Educational Toolkit (Health Canada) (external link)
  This toolkit is designed to help those who teach children and youth about healthy eating and physical activity.
• Halton Resources
  • Get Top Marks For Healthy Lunches
  • Simply Local: Your guide to Halton farms
  • Where to Get Food in Halton
• Health Canada (external link)
  The national website offers key recommendations and information on food and nutrition.
• OPHEA Health and Physical Activity Supports (external link)
  Curriculum resources supporting a Healthy Schools approach were developed and tested by experts, and are consistent with current research and best practices and continuously evaluated.

Secondary

• Serve it Up Instruction and Recipes (external PDF)
  The Ministry of Education resource for teachers in secondary schools includes food preparation as part of the instructional program. Serve It Up! recipes comply with the nutrition standards in Ontario’s School Food and Beverage Policy and can be offered for sale in schools.

Elementary & secondary

• Breakfast for Learning (external link)
• This national charity educates and empowers communities to deliver school-based nutrition programs that help to ensure children and youth can attend school well nourished.
• Bright Bites (external)
  BrightBites helps you to boost school nutrition by earning fun, easy badges!
• Community Resources for Body Image
  This resource list includes community-based body image supports for parents, educators and group facilitators.
• Halton Food for Thought (external link)
  This site offers school nutrition programs to feed students and build awareness of healthy food choices. Making healthy food accessible for students is their top priority; for example, breakfast and snack programs.
• Ecosource (external link)
  This Ontario-based environmental education non-profit serves youth, adults and families. It is about changing the world, right in our own backyard!
• Eat Right Ontario's School Health (external link)
  It includes articles and resources related to the policy and various school health topics.
• Halton Fresh Food Box (external link)
  The program makes fresh fruits and vegetables from local farmers and distributors available once a month in your neighbourhood at a reasonable cost.
• Health Canada’s Food Guide (external link)
  Eat healthy using Canada’s Food Guide; learn about what foods are better for you and in what amounts.
• Healthy Kids Community Challenge (external link)
  Burlington is one of 45 communities across Ontario taking part in Ontario's Healthy Kids Community Challenge.
• Healthy Food for Healthy Schools Act (Ministry of Education) (external link)
  The act addresses healthy eating in schools and establishes mandatory nutrition standards for food and beverages sold in schools.
• Heart and Stroke Foundation (external link)
  Resources are available for teachers, parents and children to promote healthy living.
• School Food and Beverage Policy PPM150 (external link)
  The purpose of this memorandum is to set out nutrition standards for food and beverages sold in publicly funded elementary and secondary schools in Ontario. Schools were to implement the policy by September 2011.
• Where to Get Food in Halton (PDF file)
  Includes a list of food programs and food banks in Halton Region.

Elementary

• ActiveChefs (external link)
  ActiveChefs™ is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting healthy living among children and their families. Healthy multicultural cooking & eating and active living are the cornerstone of our fun, safe, interactive, affordable & free programs.
• HealthyFam (external link)
  HealthyFam partners with other non-profits to bring their experiential learning program to those most in need in our communities for no cost.
• Kidsculinary (external link)
  The Kids Culinary Community is a not-for-profit organization with a mission to educate children on the benefits of healthy eating by providing experiential learning programs.

Elementary & secondary

• Dairy Farmers of Ontario (Canada) (external link)
  Educational resources for teachers and students on agriculture, dairy products and school milk programs.
• Dental Health
  Oral health information and links to financial assistance for dental treatment.
• Halton Food for Thought (external link)
  It offers different school nutrition programs to feed students and build awareness of healthy food choices. Making healthy food accessible for students is their top priority.
• Halton Region Nutrition and Healthy Eating
  Information and resources on healthy eating for babies, children, youth and adults.
• Our Kids Network (external link)
  The community-based initiative can assist with coordinating and providing services, resources and support for families, schools and the community.