WHEREAS according to Statistics Canada, in 2011i, approximately one third of Canadian children between the ages of 5 and 17 were obese and given the amount of time children spend in school, we must recognize the school setting is one that significantly influences students’ food choices and intakes and, consequently, affects their overall health and weight, and
WHEREAS healthy food choices and practices have been linked with learning readiness and academic success, as well as fewer discipline and emotional problems ii, and