Promoting healthy eating and sustainable local food in BC

Taste-testing of local produce, showing films and documentaries related to food issues and organizing potluck meals are just some of the ways to increase awareness and education among staff and students while making sessions interesting and fun. [...] The following actions can facilitate healthy choices: Nutritional Guidelines The Ministries of Education Use resources such as Guidelines for Food and Beverage and Health have partnered to Sales in BC facilities and Eating Well with Canada’s Food develop Guidelines for Food Guide43 to set minimum nutrition criteria for all food available and Beverage Sales in BC through meal programs, patient food [...] These actions have the capacity to: Maximize the use of available land and space to produce, process, and distribute food Increase the production of nutritious, local food Facilitate greater access to nutritious, local food Connect people to the sources of their food to facilitate healthy eating. [...] Conclusion This document has presented a variety of options – from enhancing skills and knowledge of people to growing food on institution-owned land – that health authorities, educational institutions, childcare facilities, and local governments can take to promote healthy eating and improve the sustainability of healthy food production.