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Cafeteria Services and Nutrition Education Division |
Nutrition Policy The EMSB Nutrition Policy aims at promoting health-enhancing attitudes and behaviors among all students by providing an environment encouraging healthy eating habits. By ensuring access to nutritious foods through our school cafeterias and our nutritional support programs, we contribute to the achievement of our students’ full academic potential. On January 28, 2009, the Council of Commissioners approved the updated EMSB Nutrition Policy which has been remodeled in accordance with the Ministère de l’éducation , du loisirs et du sport (MELS)’ new provincial Policy on healthy eating and physical activity. (link to MELS) This Nutrition Policy regulates all food distribution (cafeteria, daycare service(daycare Services), nutritional support program, lunch service(ouside food suppliers), vending machine, regular fundraising (in school fundraising campaigns)and extracurricular activities) in all EMSB schools and centers, during regular school activities. All administrators, teachers, staff, volunteers and governing boards have a responsibility to respect the Nutrition Policy by promoting/modeling healthy eating habits and distributing nutritious foods to students during regular school activities. (Administrators, teachers, staff & members of Governing Boards)In addition, families are kindly asked to cooperate and respect the Nutrition Policy by sending nutritious foods to school. (general guidelines for families) EMSB Hot Lunch Service The EMSB catering service offers a hot lunch service to elementary schools without a cafeteria. (EMSB catering service) Nutritional Support programs
Nutrition Education Our dietitian plans and implements various nutrition education activities geared at providing dietary strategies to students, parents and staff to maintain an adequate nutritional status. Hands-on activities on nutritional labeling for elementary school students, in-school workshops with teachers, Nutrition Month (March) Campaign, information newsletters for parents and in-class sessions for high school students are examples of various nutrition activities taking place in EMSB schools. As part of the “Read What You Eat” series focusing on nutritional labeling, students in cycle 1 learn to identify ingredients on juice boxes and determine which are the “real juices” and which are the “impostor juices”. (Is it a Real Juice or an Imposter?) In cycle 2, students evaluate a variety of snacks according to the nutrition label and ingredient list. (Healthy Snacking) In cycle 3, students identify ingredients on cereal boxes and determine which are “refined” and which are “whole grain” cereals. They also learn to evaluate the sugar and fiber content of cereals. (Let’s Learn about Cereals ) This year’s Nutrition Month Campaign “Flavor Fiesta…Taste the Rainbow” booklet is a series of subsidized activities aimed at sensitizing students to good nutrition through the discovery and the tasting of foods from the four food groups of Canada’s Food Guide. (Flavor Fiesta…Taste the Rainbow) Throughout the year newsletters are developed and sent out to assist parents in preparing healthy snacks and lunches for their children. Newsletter #1) “Rise & Shine It’s Breakfast Time” Newsletter #2) “3 Simple Rules for an Award Winning Lunch Box” Newsletter #3) “Smart Snacking” For further nutrition information |
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