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Simple Lunch Solutions

Simple Lunch Solutions

Simple Lunch Solutions Ask children why they didn’t eat their lunches and more than likely they’ll come up with one of about four pet peeves. Here are some solutions that parents can use to make sure lunch makes the grade. Pet peeve # 1: “I hate it when my sandwich is soggy!” Solutions...

Packing Healthy School Lunches and Snacks FAQs

Packing Healthy School Lunches and Snacks FAQs

Packing Healthy School Lunches and Snacks FAQs Why are healthy lunches and snacks important at school? A healthy lunch and snacks provides children with the energy and nutrients they need to grow and learn and play at school. Without adequate energy from food, they may feel sluggish and find it ...

Make a balanced breakfast a habit in your home

Make a balanced breakfast a habit in your home

Make a balanced breakfast a habit in your home Children who eat breakfast each day may have an advantage when it comes to learning. So shift your thinking to beyond sharpening their pencils to sharpening their minds by making a balanced breakfast a habit in your home. Here’s how: Teach your ...

Fuel children with smart snacking habits

Fuel children with smart snacking habits

Fuel children with smart snacking habits Snacks can and should be an important part of a healthy eating plan for kids. Try these tips to help them to make healthier choices: Give them healthy choices Remember that you are in charge of what foods you choose to bring into your home for your ...

Eating right at school

Eating right at school

Eating right at school Can your child’s school have an impact on their eating habits? You bet! Your child spends a good part of his or her day at school. They should be able to put into practice what they are learning and experiencing at school about healthy eating. Parents have a role to pl...

Nutrition Basics

Nutrition Basics

Back to school nutrition basics As you prepare to send your children back to school, ask yourself, ”What’s on the menu to fuel their active minds and bodies?” Eating a nutritious breakfast, lunch and snacks each day helps to keep your child healthy and ready to learn. Keep these back-to-sc...

Jumpstart Student Nutrition Program PDF Print E-mail

Studies clearly indicate the importance of nutrition, especially when accessed as at breakfast, influencing a student's ability to learn and achieve academically.   For some students, the financial challenges of families limits their access to sufficient and/or nutritious food choices, while for others, there are a multitude of reasons why their daily nutritional intake is insufficient.   Early morning and long bus rides, an inability to eat early in the morning, part time jobs, early morning extracurricular sports or pratices and family nutritional habits are but a few of the reasons the required nutritional daily intake for students may be challenged.

School programs provide not only access to nutrition, but education, role modeling and the introduction of new and different food selections.  They provide opportunities for socialization, leadership and life skill development, and volunteer experiences for our students ... and for today's generation of students, to know that they live in a community where there are many who CARE, ensuring that they have are able to attend school "well nourished and ready to learn".

On behalf of the  20,403 elementary and secondary school students and Jumpstart Sudent Nutrition Program Community Partnership, our sincere appreciation is extended to the many volunteers, donors and supporters who have made it possible for these children and youth to access breakfast, lunch and snack programs during the 2009-10 school year.   We acknowledge those who are in schools before dawn to start breakfast programs, ready for their 100 ... or 200 early morning (and hungry) guests who will arrive each day,  and those who work behind the scenes preparing trays of fresh fruits or vegetables for full school snack programs, those who take care of administrative work or share their technical skills and abilities, and others who generously donate monetarily  and/or products. Combined, the dedication and resources of many make it possible for these students to attend school "well nourished and ready to learn."

 

 

Jump Start Nibblets

“Students learn better when they are well-nourished – that is part of our school philosophy. It is our job as a community school to try to remove barriers that affect a child’s learning abilities. Providing a daily snack program to all of our students removes one of the obstacles they may face during the school day, and enables them to reach their full potential.

Before the snack program began, it was only the fortunate ones who had a healthy extra in their lunch to snack on. Now everyone is on an equal basis. After students have had a snack they are settled down and ready to work, ready to listen, their tummies are full and they are ready to pay attention.”

Canwood Community School, Saskatchewan

Nutritious Foods

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