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Healthy Eating: Strive for Five at School!

Apples. Broccoli. Squash. They are just a few of the many fresh and delicious fruits and vegetables grown locally in Nova Scotia.

With the help a guide developed for schools, students and staff will enjoy tasty, healthy menu items, made with such in-season, locally grown produce.

Launched in March 2010, Strive for Five at School! A Guide to Promoting Fruit and Vegetables, takes healthy eating in the school system a step further, focusing on promoting and preparing in-season local fruits and vegetables.

Some of the things found in the guide include:

• Strive for Five at School! A Guide to Promoting Fruit and Vegetables - a month-by-month promotional calendar, recipes, information and tips for promoting fruits and vegetables in school.
• Large quantity recipes
• How to Set up your Recipe Binder
  
• Facilitators guide for leading/planning school workshops
  

Guide en français

• Cinq sur cinq à l' école - Un guide de promotion des fruits et des légumes
• Les recettes de grande quantité
• Comment installer votre classeur de recettes
• Guide de l'animateur des ateliers

Strive for Five at School! was created by a joint committee of the Annapolis Valley Health Promoting Schools Program, the Community Health Boards of the Annapolis Valley, Armstrong Food Service and the departments of Health and Wellness, Education and Agriculture.