Healthy Eating - School and Administration

Policies and Supports

• School Food and Beverage Policy: Ontario’s School Food and Beverage Policy includes nutrition standards for food and beverages sold in schools.
• Bright Bites: Students need wholesome, tasty food and enjoyable eating experiences, but improving school nutrition can be challenging. Bright Bites is a non-profit project that breaks this challenge down into fun, easy badges for schools to earn.
• Fresh from the Farm: School fundraising with fresh Ontario-grown fruit and vegetables.
• Safe Food Handling Certification
• Inspection Results
• Community Event Application - must be submitted 15 days prior to event

Programs

• Northern Fruit and Vegetable Program: The Northern Fruit and Vegetable Program provides two free servings of vegetables and fruit each week to students (JK to grade 8) from January to June.
• Adventures in Cooking: A hands-on cooking program for kids aged 8-12 or grades 4-7 (can be adapted for older youth). The Health Unit trains community and school groups to lead the program. 

 Student Nutrition Program

• Student Nutrition Program: Community Living North Bay supports the implementation of school breakfast and snack programs.
• Student Nutrition Program Nutrition Guidelines: These guidelines help to model the most healthful meals and snacks for children and youth participating in school breakfast and snack programs.
• Recipes for Student Nutrition Programs

Eating at School

• School Lunch Your Kids Will Munch Handout (English and French): This resource provides ideas and tips for packing school lunches and snacks.
• Nurturing Healthy Eaters in Elementary Schools (English and French) and Secondary Schools (English and French): This resource describes how school community members can support students to nurture healthy eating.

Mental Health 

• Linking Healthy Eating and Mental Well-Being Infographic (English and French): This infographic shows how healthy eating is linked with mental wellbeing in children and youth.
• Mental Health and Weight Bias in Schools (English and French): This resource outlines how educators can support size inclusive environments.
• Overview of Disordered Eating Prevention: How Schools Can Help (English) and (French)      

Information for Parents/Guardians/Families

• Feeding Your School Aged Child
• School Lunch Your Kids Will Munch Handout (English and French): This resource provides ideas and tips for packing school lunches and snacks.
• 10 Tips to Help Your Child Have a Positive Relationship with Food and their Body (English) and (French)