Healthy eating is a natural outcome of garden-based education. Get started here!
This document provides schools with a set of nutrition standards.
This guide supports a range of healthy fundraising ideas that can support your school goals.
Find out about some of the nutrition education programs that support the Ministry of Education curriculum.
Promote home economics and culinary arts programs in your school.
Consider alternatives to using food as a reward, such as privileges like going first, helping the teacher, or points to be redeemed monthly for a perk.
Link nutrition with agriculture and food systems to help students understand where their food comes from. Link nutrition education with physical activity.
Include parents in nutrition education by asking them to offer a variety of nutritious foods in students’ lunches and snacks.
Explore the challenges of nutrition education and lunchtime at school.
Find out how the PAC lunch program at Dorothy Lynas Elementary in School District 44 was able to generate the same amount of funds using the new School Guidelines despite higher food costs.
Learn how Burnaby Mountain Secondary in School District 41 successfully introduced soups into the menu.
Find out how oatmeal became a popular and affordable item with students on a breakfast program in Prince George.
Explore the challenges of nutrition education and lunchtime at school.
Learn how to successfully provide healthy food choices through meal programs, vending machines and fundraising.
Meet a few champions who made nutrition policy a priority in their schools.
Making it Happen: Healthy Eating at School
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