Take Action to Increase Healthy Food Options at Your School
March 31, 2020
Recently Medicine Hat & Brooks each completed their own Mini Nutrition Report Card.
March 31, 2020
Recently Medicine Hat & Brooks each completed their own Mini Nutrition Report Card.
February 5, 2020
The Nutrition Month 2020 theme is “More Than Food.
November 20, 2019
Good food and nutrition are essential to promoting the health of children and youth.
October 8, 2019
Canada’s new Food Guide recommends making water your drink of choice as a great way to stay healthy and hydrated without calories. Healthy drink options other than water can include unsweetened milk, such as 1% or 2% milk, or unsweetened fortified plant-based beverages such as soy or almond beverages.
August 21, 2019
Food marketing that targets children and youth is an issue across Canada.
June 4, 2019
School age children need between 1200 – 1500 mg of sodium (salt) per day. The upper limit is 2300 mg per day. (The upper limit is the highest level likely to not cause harm; it is not a recommended level of intake).
April 23, 2019
Children spend a big portion of their day in school.