Healthy School Communities: Breakfast and Snack Programs

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Breakfast and Snack Programs

Through a partnership with the PEI Healthy Eating Alliance, the PEI Government is supporting the provincial expansion and enhancement of school breakfast and snack programs. School food programs (breakfast/snack) are but one component of a strong school nutrition policy.

Since 2008, 44 new programs have been created within various schools and alternative education sites across the province. In 2015-16, approximately 8,000 students are being provided food through a total of 65 programs with the support of approximately 600 volunteers.

Funding for school breakfast/snack programs helps to:

increase the number of programs available to students;
encourages healthy eating;
helps ensure more students come to class prepared to learn;
and supports positive nutrition habits which improve academic achievement.

This information has been taken from the website:
Healthy School Communities
URL: http://www.gov.pe.ca/healthyschoolcommunities/index.php?lang=E&number=1048399

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