Fact Sheets
Registered Dietitians and Council staff created or selected the following resources. You will find information in them that is suited for:
- school breakfast, snack, and lunch programs;
- smaller budgets; and
- limited staff time.
Many of these resources also feature Manitoba’s School Nutrition Guidelines. The overall focus of this resource collection is on best nutrition, management, and social practices for child nutrition programs.
COVID-19
School Meal and Snack Programs
- Pre-packaged Meal & Snack Items that Meet the Manitoba School Nutrition Guidelines
- Serving Food Safely in Schools Series:
- Wash Your Hands – Reduce the spread of COVID-19
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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and food safety – Health Canada
Supporting Remote Learning
- Ideas for Food Boxes & Sending Food Home
- Guidelines for use of Child Nutrition Council of Manitoba Funding for Nutrition Support for Learning at Home Due to COVID-19
- Delivery Models for Breakfast, Snack & Lunch Programs During COVID-19 Suspension of Classes
- Food Ideas for Breakfast, Snack & Lunch Programs During COVID-19 Suspension of Classes
Food safety
- Manual Dishwashing
- Keep Foods Out of the Temperature Danger Zone
- Avoid Cross Contamination
- DO IT RIGHT! Sanitizing with chlorine
- DO IT RIGHT! Storage
- Wash Your Hands
- Canned Food Safety
Menu Planning
Partnerships and volunteers
- Building Partnerships
- Motivate Volunteers
- Partnership Template Letter
- Recruit Volunteers
- Volunteers Can Help
- Student Kitchen Helpers
Program planning
- Guiding Principles
- Calculating Food Costs
- Eligibility Criteria
- Serving Methods
- Dates & Deadlines
- Receipts & Approved Expenditures
- Sample Student Survey
Purchasing food
- Choose a Variety! Vegetables & Fruits
- Crackers and Rice Cakes
- NEW! Food Procurement: Northern Manitoba
- NEW! Food Procurement: South Central Manitoba
- NEW! Food Procurement: South East Manitoba
- NEW! Food Procurement: South West Manitoba
- NEW! Food Procurement: Winnipeg
- Hot and Cold Cereals
- Understanding Halal Foods
- Using Bulk Produce
- Yogurt