1. School Day Health

2. Outline  School Day Meals  School Nutrition Policy  Fact sheets:  Canada’s Food Guide  Healthy Lunches for Children  Lunch Box Ideas  Nutrition Policy  Physical Activity  Mental Fitness  Supports & Resources

3. School Day Meals

4. Practice Sleep Bed time & wake-up time Breakfast Time & foods Lunch Time & packaging

5. A shared responsibility Parents/Adults are responsible for: What, when & where Children are responsible for: Whether & how much

6. Breakfast Matters Choose foods from at least 3 food groups from Canada’s Food Guide Examples: Healthy cereal, milk, banana Yogurt, bran muffin, apple Non-traditional (left-over pizza)

7. Creating Healthy Lunches Include 3-4 food groups School milk program Look beyond the sandwich Some variety is good, but endless variety is not necessary Make your own “lunchable” Healthier & less expensive! Check out your school’s hot lunch program Limit unhealthy foods (examples: candy, chips, chocolate).

8. Healthy Desserts Dessert can be a way to include fruit, grains and/or milk products. Examples: fruit with yogurt or pudding oatmeal cookie or fruit bar cookie fruit crisp pure fruit bar/dried fruit yogurt or pudding tubes

9. Don’t be fooled by product labels! Fruit Juices & Fruit Snacks Look again if it says “contains” or “made with” 100% juice! It’s not pure juice if it is a punch, beverage or drink Offer “junior size” juice boxes Cereal & Other Grain Products It may say “made with” 100% whole grains, but how much is actually whole grain? “Wheat flour” is any flour made from wheat, including white flour - so look for whole wheat or whole grains. To be sure, look at the ingredient list.

10.  Applies to foods and beverages offered and sold by schools  Does not restrict what parents send for lunches/snacks  Foods are placed into one of three categories according to nutritional value and fat, salt and sugar content: Maximum-Moderate-Minimum  Items from the Maximum Nutritional Value category should always be available.  Moderate foods and beverages can be offered less frequently.  Detailed information is available online. School Nutrition Policy

11. Physical Activity Canadian Guidelines for ages 3-4 years  At least 180 physical activity minutes throughout the day  Less than 1 hour of screen time per day  Limit prolonged sitting to no more than 1 hour per day  By 5 years: 60+ minutes of energetic play  More activity = more benefits

12. Developing Physical Literacy Canadian Sport for Life - Active Start stage 0-6  Physical activity is essential for healthy child development during first six years of life.  It should be a fun, safe and challenging part of the child’s daily routine.  At the Active Start stage, children should be encouraged to run, jump, catch, throw, balance and alter their body shape.  They should try both water and swimming, and ice and snow activities. They should also learn to wheel on a tricycle or bicycle.

13. Mental Fitness  Building Independence & Self-Esteem A positive outlook helps support your child Use phrases that expresses your belief in your child Look for opportunities for your child to shine Spend time together Give your child choices Encourage your child to solve his own problems Acknowledge your child’s efforts

14. Mental Fitness  Kids Have Stress Too! Learn to recognize signs of stress in your children Communicate regularly Parents can help children learn healthy ways to manage stress

15. Healthy Eating Supports & Resources  School principal  District 6 Health Advisory Committee  Public Health dietitians’ phone line: 658-2454 (#6)  Healthy Learner nurse: Thelma Messer Online information:  Health Canada’s website – for detailed information on Canada’s Food Guide and label reading  Dietitians of Canada website  NB School Nutrition Policy (711) available on the Department of Education website

16. Resources:  Canada’s Food Guide – Health Canada Search words: Health Canada food guide Printed copies can be ordered from Health Canada  Eating to be Healthy: Healthy Lunches for Children Search words: gnb healthy lunches  Canadian Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines for the Early Years  The Psychology Foundation of Canada Parenting for Life Children Have Stress Too!