Food & Healthy Living Education Resources – Elementary 
     The following Canadian resources can be used to teach healthy eating, active living, preparing food, growing food, agriculture and 
     sustainable food systems, body image and the prevention of eating disorders.  
      
                                                                       Healthy Eating 
          Lessons, Workshops & Resources                  Community Programs & Services                                 Other Resources 
                                                                                                     
      •Heart & Stroke Foundation K-7 Healthy             •Vancouver Coastal Health –                •Canada’s Food Guide in 12 languages & Food 
      Kids Heart healthy lesson plans: heart,            North Shore School Health Manual           Guide for First Nations, Inuit and Métis, My Food 
      physical activity, nutrition, tobacco               Health services and resources for         Guide  
      K-6 BC HeartSmart Kids lesson plans and            school-aged children and youth              
      resources: heart, physical activity, nutrition,                                               •VCH Fact Sheets: Search for - Sharing Food, 
      tobacco, Indigenous health, marketing to           •HealthLink BC – Dietitian                 Creating Fun; Supporting Children During Meal 
      kids, brain health                                 Services Have Your Nutrition               Times; Lunches To Go 
                                                         Questions Answered.  Call 8-1-1 or          
      •Sip Smart BC 4-6, Healthy Beverage                email. Resources                           •Healthy Schools BC – Resources, grants & 
      Choices                                                                                       information  
                                                         •Nutrition Tours K-12, free nutrition   
      • Ministry of Education: Healthy Eating &  tours led by a dietitian at Save On                •Healthy Eating at School - One stop shop for 
      Physical Activity Learning Resources               Foods, Price Smart, Loblaws, and           school nutrition information 
      K-3                                                Choices grocery stores                      
      4-6                                                                                           •Sustain Ontario Food Initiatives Greenhouse –
      7-9                                                                                           food literacy, food waste, growing, local sustainable 
                                                                                                    procurement, and more   
      •BC Dairy Association K-12, Lessons,                                                           
      Workshops & Resources                                                                         •The Joy of Food: The Communal Table, National 
                                                                                                    Geographic 
      •At My Best K- 6, resource toolkit combines 
      physical activity, healthy eating and 
      emotional well-being  
        
               VCH Public Health Dietitians, North Shore                                                                        September 2018 
                 
                 
                                                                          Preparing Food 
        
                                                                                                                                        
                           Lessons                                 Community Programs                                        Other Resources 
                                 
                                                                                                         
       •Cook it! Try it! Like it! Program Leaders           •Project CHEF K-7 (Vancouver only),         •Food Safety Courses 
       Guide 4-7                                            experiential, curriculum-based school        “Caring About Food Safety” course is available in 
                                                            program aimed at children in                English, French, Chinese and Punjabi 
       •Dry It! A Dehydrator Guide for Early                kindergarten to grade seven that             
       Childhood Educators                                  teaches students about healthy food:        •Sustain Ontario Food Initiatives Greenhouse –
                                                            where it comes from, what it tastes like,   food literacy, food waste, growing, local sustainable 
       •Store It! A Guide to Storing Fresh                  how to prepare it and how to enjoy          procurement, and more   
       Vegetables and Fruit                                 sharing it around a table.                    
                                                                                                        Recipes 
       •Healthy Eating After School - resource              •Growing Chefs 1-6, chef and                 
       includes nutrition and physical activity             community volunteers are paired with        •Bake Better Bites - Healthier & Tastier Baked 
       guidelines, a variety of planning tools and          elementary school classrooms to give        Goods Recipes  
       cooking sessions designed especially for kids,       students hands-on experience growing         
       complimentary e-Course                               and cooking their own food.  
                                                                                                        •Tips & Recipes For Quantity Cooking -  
       •American Fight Bac! Partnership for                 •Think&EatGreen@School -                     
       Consumer Food Safety Education K-3,                  provides contacts, tools and                •Better Together BC – Resources, recipes & tips 
       resources and lessons                                resources to support schools and             
                                                            community members in create                 •Strive For Five at School: A Guide to Promoting 
       •FoodShare Cooking & Tasting Kit K-12 and            healthy, sustainable school food            Fruit and Vegetables (Nova Scotia) 
       other educator resources                             systems                                       
                                                             
                VCH Public Health Dietitians, North Shore                                                                             September 2018 
                
                
                                                                       Growing Food 
                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                    
                        Lessons                                  Community Programs                                      Other Resources 
                              
                                                                                                        •Vancouver School Board Garden and Food – 
      •Patterns Through The Seasons  K-7, year  • Think&EatGreen@School -provides                       includes School Food Garden Policy and How-To 
      round school food garden activities            contacts, tools and resources to support           Guide  
                                                     schools and community members in create             
      • School Year Garden Toolkit  K-12             healthy, sustainable school food systems           •Healthy Eating at School – search Gardening 
      Richmond Food Security Society, lesson                                                            Resources  
      plans and tips                                 • Society Promoting Environmental                   
                                                     Conservation, SPEC – school gardens                •West Coast Seeds – Planting Charts and How 
      •The Edible Garden Project North               program - students learn about food security and   to Grow guides and other resources 
      Vancouver, teacher resources including         growing food                                        
      lesson plans, activities and videos                                                               •Farm to School Vancouver Regional Hub 
                                                     • UBC Farm Intergenerational Landed                video 
                                                     Learning Project - A Farm Based                     
                                                     Environmental Education Project                     •Farm to School Vancouver Regional Hub 
                                                                                                        Guide 
                                                                                                         
                                                                                                        •Farm to School Canada Digs In video 
                                                                                                         
                                                                                                        •Farm to School Canada Digs In Storybook 
                                                                                                         
                                                                                                        •Sustain Ontario Food Initiatives Greenhouse  
                                                                                                         
               VCH Public Health Dietitians, North Shore                                                                       September 2018 
               
               
                                              Agriculture and Sustainable Food Systems 
                       Lessons                             Community Programs                                  Other Resources 
      •Agriculture in the Classroom Lesson                                                   
      plans, farm tours & resources, (Fresh to      • Edible Garden Project (EGP based  •BC Farm to School - Manual and resources  
      You Fundraiser, Harvest Bin Project,          at the North Shore Neighbourhood         
      Planting A Promise, Summer Institute,         House)                                  •Farm to School Vancouver Regional Hub video 
      Spuds in Tubs, Fruit & Vegetable                                                       
      Nutritional Program + Milk, Take a Bite of    •Society Promoting Environmental   •Farm to School Vancouver Regional Hub Guide 
      BC, etc.)                                     Conservation (SPEC) Solutions for        
                                                    urban sustainability                    •Sustain Ontario Food Initiatives Greenhouse –food 
      •USC Canada – Sow & Save, The Story of                                                literacy, food waste, growing, local sustainable 
      Food, Seed Matching Scavenger Hunt &          •Farm Tours                             procurement, and more    
      The Seed Story                                Loutet Farm (EGP)    
                                                    Agriculture in the Classroom  
      •Life Cycles Project – gardening, fruit tree  UBC Farm  
      & bee tips, food & gardening workshops,        
      food advocacy, manuals and teacher  
       
      •Food For Thought  5-7, Lessons on 
      agriculture & sustainability with short 
      videos   
       
        
              VCH Public Health Dietitians, North Shore                                                                September 2018