Promoting Healthy Eating in Schools
Healthy eating is one of the curriculum-linked, health-related strategies that contributes to creating a healthier school environment. In turn, healthier students are better prepared to learn. What is happening in the school environment should be consistent with the nutrition information being taught in the classroom, to shape and inform lifelong healthy habits in students.
The benefits of a Healthy School Food Culture are endless.
The following action plan ideas are provided to help with addressing the topic of healthy eating at school. Include a selection of activities from each of the five sections bellow, or brainstorm ideas of your own: