Nutrition & Schools Symposium April 2008 Dairy Farmers of Canada Leveraging the New Food Guide in...

Nutrition & Schools Symposium April 2008 Dairy Farmers of Canada

Leveraging the New Food Guide in School Nutrition Education – Three Unique

ApproachesJoanne Gallagher RD M.H.Sc.Assistant Director, Nutrition

Dairy Farmers of Canada


Three Approaches• Mission 5421 – school

and home support for grades 2 & 3

• Power to Play! – curriculum for K – Grade 3

• Power 4 Bones – curriculum for grade 5


Mission 5421

• What: educational game for 7 and 8 year olds to reinforce in-class teaching

• Innovation: pirate-themed game and map for in-home support of lessons

• Supports the new food guide by helping students learn the ‘code’ as it relates to their lives and preferences


Research Underpinnings

• Research with students identified gaps & opportunities

• Need a healthy eating framework

• Need to personalize


Mission 5421

• Designed with three stages of research

• Parent, teacher involvement

• Partner with Dietitians of Canada, Nurses & Breakfast for Learning


Mission 5421

• Available: nationally by visiting www.dairynutrition.ca – free, English and French

http://www.dairynutrition.ca/


Power to Play!

• What: integrated curriculum for K-3

• Innovation: engaging characters, DVD vignettes and songs

• Supports the new food guide by introducing key basic concepts in a powerfully memorable way


Power to Play!


Power to Play!

• Available in Ontario, Manitoba and Alberta with teacher training

• Future – Maritimes• Visit

www.teachnutrition.org

http://www.teachnutrition.org/



Power4Bones• What: comprehensive

bone-health curriculum for grade 5

• Innovation: online learning & program tracking, integration of multiple intelligences practices, literacy issues e.g. comics

• Supports the new food guide re; bone-building foods for pre-teens


Power4Bones• Designed with

provincial advisory committee

• Provincial osteoporosis strategy component

• Tested each year – now undergoing assessment for longer term impact


Power4Bones


Power4Bones

• Available free in Ontario & Alberta (adapted)

• Future – Maritimes• Visit

www.power4bones.com

http://www.power4bones.com/

http://www.power4bones.com/


Thanks!

• For follow-up:

• www.teachnutrition.org

• [email protected]


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