Healthy Eating

Steps To A Healthy School Environment: School Nutrition Handbook
A resource for Kindergarten to Grade 12
This resource has been developed by Registered Dietitians and Regional Health Promotion Coordinators from Alberta Health Services, Edmonton Area. It can be used for classroom education (curriculum links are included) and handouts for students, staff and parents and newsletter inserts. It includes information on healthy food choices for vending machines, cafeterias and school stores, classroom parties, as well as healthy rewards and fundraising ideas. This handbook will assist schools to teach healthy eating habits and reinforce these habits by providing healthy food choices throughout the school.
Each section has been broken up: Part 1 includes all the background information and tips on how to put healthy eating into practice in school. Appendix A includes 29 handouts that can be used for students, staff and parents. Appendix B includes Breakfast Program Resource, Fundraising the Healthy Way and Sports Nutrition Handbook.
Steps to a Healthy School Environment: School Nutrition Handbook - Part 1
Steps to a Healthy School Environment: School Nutrition Handbook - Appendix A
Steps to a Healthy School Environment: School Nutrition Handbook - Appendix B: Breakfast Program Resource
Steps to a Healthy School Environment: School Nutrition Handbook - Appendix B: Fundraising the Healthy Way
Steps to a Healthy School Environment: School Nutrition Handbook - Appendix B: Sports Nutrition Handbook

School Nutrition Policy: Annotated Bibliography
This web reference list developed by PHE Canada contains website links and a brief description of a variety of school nutrition policies from across Canada. Download the PDF.

Single Serving Packaged Food List
The Single Serving Packaged Food List is meant to help schools and recreation centres implement the Alberta Nutrition Guidelines for Children and Youth.  This list makes it easier to select healthier packaged foods from the huge number of products available in Alberta.  The foods are listed as Choose Most Often or Choose Sometimes, as in the Guidelines.  Foods are further organized either according to the four food groups from Canada's Food Guide, or as a mixed dish.  The list is not an endorsement for any particular products, brands or stores.  It reflects examples of packaged foods found in Alberta stores as of July 2009.  Download the PDF.

Portion Size Kit Activities
Teach healthy portion sizes!  To support the Alberta Nutrition Guidelines for Children and Youth, Alberta Health and Wellness has recently released a Portion Size Kit (2009).  This teaching tool consists of a blue lunch bag, items to represent different serving sizes (e.g. golf ball and tennis ball), healthy plate "Frisbees" and a variety of food picture cards.  The Portion Size Activity Manual, developed by Alberta Health Services, support the kit and includes K-12 activities linked to Alberta Education outcomes for K-9 Health and Life Skills and CTS: Foods.  Download the PDF.