Making Healthy Food Accessible
Healthy Snacks at School
Meeting the Nutritional Needs of Growing Children
Three meals a day aren't enough to meet a child's nutritional and energy needs. This is why healthy snacks are necessary.
A healthy, substantial snack (374 KB, 2 pages):
- Keeps kids feeling satisfied until the next meal
- Contains food(s) from Canada's Food Guide
Because of the link between healthy snacks and learning, more schools are:
- Educating students and parents.
- Selling healthy snacks at school.
- Allowing students to eat healthy snacks in class.
Ways to offer a healthy eating environment at your school:
In the Tuck Shop
In Vending Machines
Snack Programs
Eat Healthy Snacks in the Classroom
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