Links

Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating
A link to Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating; available in PDF, MP3 and WAV format.

Breakfast for Learning
Resources on the Breakfast for Learning site include: how to obtain grants for nutrition programs, how to build community partnerships, and best practises.

Food For Learning: Nutrition Matters
A resource of studies on nutrition highlighting the remarkable benefits of Student Nutrition Programs.

Nutrition Guidelines for SNP
A handy one-page outline of nutrition guidelines for Student Nutrition Programs.

Student Nutrition Programs
The primary source for information on Student Nutrition Programs in Central Western Ontario including Halton, Peel, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph, and Waterloo.

Food For Learning
A wealth of information and pictures on student nutrition programs in over 50 York Region schools.

Eat Well to Excel
The website of Eat Well to Excel, supporting breakfast clubs, nutritious snack and lunch programs in 150 schools in Simcoe County.

Peterborough Family Resources
This site details the numerous programs and services of the Peterborough Family Resources, the lead administrative agency of Student Nutrition Programs in Central Eastern Ontario.

Four Info
Four Info provides information on volunteer opportunities and community services available in the four counties of Haliburton, Northumberland, Peterborough, and City of Kawartha Lakes (formerly known as Victoria County).

Ontario Public Health Association - Foodnet
A resource listing school food programs across Ontario, provided by FoodNet, a project of the Ontario Public Health Association.

Dietitians of Canada
This site includes tips, facts and FAQs, as well as a ‘find a dietician’ feature care of the 5000-member Dietitians of Canada.

Foodland Ontario
This site for Foodland Ontario includes seasonal recipes, colouring pages, links to growers’ associations, and facts on produce.

Health Canada - Nutrition
Providing national leadership in nutrition since the 1930s, this Health Canada site offers topical information on food safety, as well as information on diseases and conditions.

Choices 4 Health
A Halton region initiative, offers a wealth of practical information on how to be healthy by choosing to eat well, exercise, be smoke free and reduce stress.

5 To 10 A Day
Aiming to reduce the risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease, 5 To 10 A Day offers delicious tips along with fun ways to increase your intake of fruit and vegetables, recipes, and useful facts from health care professionals.

Ontario Ministry of Child and Youth Services
This site of the Ontario Ministry of Child and Youth Services is a portal to information on child welfare programs, children's community support services, children's mental health services, and child care.

North American Community Food Security Coalition
Resources on this site of the North American Community Food Security Coalition include “Tools for Promoting Local Purchasing & Farm to School Activities.”

Regional Health Units

Peterborough County-City Health Unit
The website of the Peterborough County-City Health Unit, including information on: Dental Health, Food Safety, Immunization, Nutrition, and School Health.

Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit
The site of the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit with information on: Communicable Diseases, Dental Health, Immunization, Active Living, Healthy Eating, and Food Safety.

Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit
The website of the Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit, with offices in Brighton, Campbellford, Haliburton, Lindsay, and Port Hope.

York Region Public Health Services
The website of York Region Public Health Services, which includes Child and Family Health, Healthy Lifestyles, Dental Health, Nutrition and School Services, Health Protection, Infectious Diseases Control, Pregnancy, Parenting & Family Health, and School Health Programs.

Region of Durham Health Services
The website of The Region of Durham Health Services, which includes Child and Family Health, Durham Lives!, Food, Pregnancy, Parenting & Family Health, and School Health Resources