The balanced school day rearranges the breaks that children take throughout the day.  (For some general information about the balanced school day click here :  ocasc.ca/) Instead of two short recesses and a longer lunch break, our students will have a 25 minute recess break followed by a 20 minute nutrition break.  The first nutrition break will occurr between 11:10am and 11:30am and the second one will occur from 1:35pm to 1:55pm.   

When we are packing our kids lunches, we will no longer be thinking - two snacks and a lunch, but rather two nutrition breaks.  How do we pack for that? Let us defer to the nutrition experts at the Ottawa Department of Public Health... www.ottawa.ca/residents/health/living/nutrition/school/balanced_lunch_en.html.

Please feel free to share your ideas and successes when packing your kids lunches. 

A nutritionist for the Globe and Mail wrote an article about the importance of nutrition to our children's learning and education.  There are links in the article that provide ideas for packed lunches as well as general and easy to read nutrition information.  To read the article click the following link...www.theglobeandmail.com/life/parenting/back-to-school/what-your-kids-should-eat-to-do-well-in-school/article2154848/

 Bake it Up!  is a cookbook which offer recipes that comply with the Ministy of Education's School Food and Beverage Policy.  There are several good recipes that can enhance you child's lunch box - check it out!