Resources

The Brand Name Food List provides nutrition ratings for packaged and franchised food and beverages. This list will help you more easily find Choose Most and Choose Sometimes items that meet the provincial guidelines.

Expanded Dial-a-Dietitian services answer your school nutrition questions and link you to appropriate tools and local supports (e.g., community nutritionists). In Greater Vancouver call (604) 732-9191, or toll-free in BC call 1-800-667-3438. Find helpful school nutrition links at http://www.dialadietitian.org/.

Healthy Fundraising for Schools (DASH BC) contains creative ideas and success stories from BC schools on how to integrate healthy eating and physical activity into schools events.

Bake Better Bites! Recipes and Tips for Healthier Baked Goods (Dietitians of Canada) includes recipes that meet the Guidelines for Food and Beverage sales in BC Schools, as well as tips to make favourite recipes healthier.

Use the Criteria Chart for Food and Beverage Sales Guidelines to identify what Choose category a product falls under.

Find information on how food and beverage choices can lead to tooth decay in the Dental Health: School Food and Beverage Sales Fact Sheet.

Create your own food and beverage stock list with the Tool for Stocking Healthy Foods in Schools.

Make the step-by-step transition to healthier vending machine choices at your school with School Vending Machines: Steps to Meeting the Guidelines and the Sample School District Vending Machine Services RFP

Quick Reference for Healthier Food Choices [PDF 17KB] (updated November 29, 2007).

Tips and Recipes for School Food Services: Meeting the Guidelines for Food and Beverage Sales in BC Schools is designed to assist people who prepare food for sale to students in implementing the Guidelines. It includes tips on how to choose healthy recipes, substitutions to make favourite recipes healthier, and a selection of recipes that meet the Guidelines.