Healthy Food and Beverages at School, Work and Play

Posted February 18th, 2008

BCHLA members are working to change the way schools, recreation facilities and local government buildings approach and present food choices. Schools receive customized support from Dietitians of Canada as they implement provincial school guidelines for food and beverage sales. The BC Recreation and Parks Association, along with the Union of BC Municipalities, is ensuring local government buildings and recreation facilities also receive the support they need to make vital changes to their food and beverage selections. At school, work or play, BCHLA is helping to make the healthy choice the easy choice.

Read the School Food and Beverage Guidelines Report that led to the development of the School Guidelines Support Initiative and the resulting Implementation Plan (Support the Implementation of the Guidelines for Food and Beverage Sales in BC Schools).

Access the Brand Name Food List here

Click here to download our "Bake Better Bites", recipes for healthier choices for school fundraisers and events

Healthy Food & Beverage Sales Initiative Branded Stay Active, Eat Healthy

The Healthy Food & Beverage Sales in Recreation Facilities and Local Government Buildings has now completed its branding process and is launching its new website, "Stay Active, Eat Healthy" full of tools and resources for communities to implement healthy eating policies and guidelines. For more information on Stay Active, Eat Healthy, visit the website at www.stayactiveeathealthy.ca.

BCRPA and UBCM Congratulate Phase 3 Healthy Food & Beverage Sales Grants Recipients! Visit the Stay Active, Eat Healthy website to read more.

The Healthy Food & Beverage Sales initiative has confirmed the following communities as grant recipients for Phase 2:

Panorama
SEAPARC
Delta
Lillooet
Regional District of North Okanagan
Nanaimo
Port Coquitlam
Taylor
Vancouver
Williams Lake
Comox Valley Regional District
Fort St. James
Fraser Valley Regional District
Kamloops
New Westminster
Quesnel
Victoria

A separate stream of grants are being administrated by BC Recreation and Parks Association for the following aboriginal communities:

Daylu Dena
Heiltsuk
Seabird Island
Sechelt
Chehalis

All of these communities will be working to increase the availability of healthy food and beverage choices in recreation centres and make the 'healthy choice the easy choice' for consumers. Recreation centres have a leadership role within the community to promote a healthy, active lifestyle which includes both healthy eating and staying active. In government buildings, providing healthy choices in vending machines, snack bars and food concessions is good for both workers and the public.

For more information on the HFBS initiative, viist www.stayactiveeathealthy.ca