The Globe and Mail Investigates Food in Schools2011-11-02 , Category: Nutrition The Globe and Mail has been running an interesting series of articles on food, nutrition and schools.
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Teaching food literacy, one school lunch at a timeHealthy meal programs are linked to better grades, motivation, graduation rates and decreases in absenteeism. An important building block in a literate society is a higher level of food awareness. Farm-to-School program boosts health of students and food economyThe program matches participating schools with farmers or small networks of growers who are paid fair market value to supply produce. The program teaches students about the inherent interconnectivity of nutrition, environmental science, social studies and health. Feed a student, feed the futureAn incident of school violence at a Toronto high school was met by an innovative approach - a school food program. School administrators noted that "a hungry kid is an angry kid." A three year study shows feeding nutritious food to students has far reaching benefits. School food programs lack unifying visionCanada is nowhere near a cohesive vision for national student nutrition. Canada is the only G8 country without a national meal program. |
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