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School Nutrition Handbook

Steps to a Healthy School Environment: School Nutrition Handbook

A resource for Kindergarten to Grade 12

This resource was developed by Registered Dietitians and Health Promotion Coordinators from Alberta Health Services.

The goal of the School Nutrition Handbook is to assist everyone involved in schools (students, teachers, principals, parents, health services and community members) to make it easy to eat for health. It includes information on healthy vending machine choices, healthier cafeteria and school stores, healthy rewards, fundraising ideas and sports nutrition. The information in this handbook can be used for newsletter inserts, and for education for students, staff and parents.

The School Nutrition Handbook will help answer the following questions:

What is the link between healthy eating and learning?
What are healthy food choices for schools?
How can schools make the healthy choice the easy choice?
How can your school get started?

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School Nutrition Handbook

Steps to a Healthy School Environment: School Nutrition Handbook

A resource for Kindergarten to Grade 12

School Nutrition Handbook

Appendix A

Appendix B




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