The Eat Smart! School Program offers recognition to Ontario school cafeterias and school food service providers that meet exceptional standards in nutrition and food safety and smoke free dining by qualifying the school on a set of three criteria:
- Healthy Food Choices – the cafeteria must provide a variety of healthier food choices, on the menu and by request, including whole grains, vegetables and fruit, lower fat options and substitutions;
- Food Safety – the cafeteria must have an excellent track record in food safety based on the requirements of Ontario’s Food Premises Regulation and at least one fulltime kitchen employee certified in safe food handling; and
- 100% Smoke Free Dining – the cafeteria must be in compliance with the Smoke-Free Ontario Act (2005) and not sell tobacco projects or accessories.
Apply for the Eat Smart! Awards
Eat Smart! information packages are sent to all secondary schools within Niagara during the month of September each year. All awards are valid from one year from the date of issue; therefore each school must reapply each year. The deadline for applying for the 2009-2010 school year is October 16, 2009.
For additional information contact your school nurse or call 905-688-8248 ext. 7298 or 1-888-505-6074.
Why participate?
- To reduce the incidence of food borne illness
- Adolescence is a time for lifestyle formation
- Healthy habits can be used to compliment the curriculum content
- Healthy eating is crucial for the prevention of many chronic diseases and conditions
- Proper nutrition is needed for effective learning and normal growth and development
Who needs to be involved to make the program successful?
The entire school community ~ principal, teachers, students, parents, cafeteria staff and public health staff
Certified Food Handler Training
All school cafeterias applying must employ at least one Certified Food Handler. Niagara Region Public Health offers Certified Food Handler training usually once or twice a month. Classes are mostly offered in the evenings and are spread out over three nights in order to complete the nine hours of training. A registration fee of $35.00 is required. For further information on the next available class, please contact the Environmental Health Division at 905-688-8248 ext. 7230 or 1-888-505-6074.
2008-2009 Award Winning School Cafeterias in Niagara
Congratulations to the schools listed below! They are all successful recipients of the 2008-2009 Eat Smart! Award of Excellence.
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A.N. Myer Secondary School
- Denis Morris Catholic High School
- Eastdale Secondary School
- E.L. Crossley Secondary School
- Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School
- Lakeport Secondary School
- Lakeshore Catholic High School
- Niagara District Secondary School
- Niagara Christian Community of Schools
- Notre Dame College School
- Robert Land Academy
- Saint Michael Catholic High School
- Saint Paul Catholic High School
- Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School
- St. Francis Catholic Secondary School
- Stamford Collegiate Vocational School
- Westlane Secondary School
- West Park Secondary School
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The Heart and Stroke
Foundation of Ontario and the Canadian Cancer Society are provincial partners
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