Breakfast for Learning is a Canadian charity that has been operating for 20 years with a mission to provide nourishing meals to children through school-based programs. It supports over 2,400 program sites across Canada, serving over 430,000 children annually. The document discusses the positive impacts of school nutrition programs on students' academic performance, behavior, and health; and provides resources for starting and managing effective breakfast, lunch, and snack programs.

1. BREAKFAST
FOR LEARNING
Feeding hungry minds
throughout the day

2. Who We Are
As Canada’s first and largest
charity focusing on
nourishing children,
Breakfast for Learning has
been helping support and
sustain school based
breakfast, lunch and snack
programs for 20 years.

3. How we began
In 1992, a small group
of forward-thinking
editors at Canadian
Living magazine made
a vision a reality when
they decided to help
out hungry kids.

4. Did you know...
When a child is hungry it’s hard to learn
School nutrition programs contribute to:
 Increased academic performance
 Decreased tardiness
 Increased student attendance
 Positive school climate
 Decreased disruptive behaviour
 Increased attentiveness to learning
 Positive socialization among students
 Parent and community involvement
The Breakfast Program has helped to support our culture of
caring and inclusion at the school. Students are more focused
when they have eaten, and are more able to be successful in
the classroom. – Teacher, Cecil Rhodes School, Winnipeg MB

5. OUR MISSION
Breakfast for Learning is a national charity
that educates, and empowers communities
to deliver school based nutrition programs,
helping children and youth realize their full
potential in life.
OUR VISION
To ensure all kids in Canada
attend school well nourished,
improving their ability to learn,
giving them the best chance of
success in life.

6. Over 2,400 school/community sites, supporting more than 430,000 children
and youth with the provision of over 67 million nourishing meals and snacks.

7. BREAKFAST FOR LEARNING PROVIDES:
• Child Nutrition Program Grants
• Equipment & Appliances
• Volunteer and Program Development
• Access to Registered Dietitians and
Nutritionists
• Nutrition Education & Awareness
• Advocacy for a National Child
Nutrition Strategy

8. Looking at School Nutrition...
Champion and Team
What helps in getting started?
• What do you want?
• What do you have?
• What do you need?

9. Getting Started
NUTRITION PROGRAM MANAGEMENT RESOURCES
Breakfast for Learning has developed a number of nutrition program forms to assist
you with managing your nutrition program.
Start-Up Kit (PDF: 450KB)
Expense Summary (PDF: 24KB)
Breakfast for Learning's Menu
Planner Template (PDF: 32KB)
Monthly Tracking Form (PDF: 27KB)
NUTRITION EDUCATION
RESOURCES
Sample Menu Plans from Breakfast
for Learning's Registered
Dietitian
Recipes
Useful Links

10. Looking at School Nutrition...
Nutrition Policy
Does your school have any
healthy eating policies in place?
School Nutrition Policies are a
great way to send a healthy
message to your school and
community.

11. Menu for Learning Healthy Breakfast at least 3 of 4 food
groups
Healthy Snack at least 2 of 4 food
groups
Healthy Lunch at least 3 of 4 food
groups
Recipes
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12. Looking at School Nutrition...
Program Management
Who is involved in your school nourishment program?
A. Paid staff
B. Volunteers
C. Teachers
D. Students
E. Parents

13. Did you know...
There are different ways to deliver a program:
 Life skills students.
 Parent, grandparents and
staff as volunteers.
 Vegetable & Fruit program.
 Hot soup program.
 Teacher and education
assistants as leaders.
 Home economics programs.
 Culinary Arts program

14. Looking at School Nutrition...
Healthy Eating Promotion
How does your school promote healthy eating?
A. Posters
B. Newsletters
C. Classroom teaching
D. Other

15. Did you know...
There are many great nutrition education activities that can be used in
schools:
Games
Handouts
Posters
Storytelling

16. Looking at School Nutrition...
Nutrition Education
What opportunities are there for youth in your
community to prepare foods and learn to cook?
A. Home Economics
B. Kids in the Kitchen
C. Community Kitchen
D. Others

17. Did you know...
Involving youth in
nourishment programs
is a great way to:
• Teach cooking skills.
• Teach about healthy meals
• Teach responsibility.
• Give them a gift they will have for life.
I really enjoy coming to school early to
make smoothies for the other students. I
like that they always have snacks in the
morning for us. – Student, Kiilinik School
in Cambridge Bay, NU

18. Feeding Hungry Minds Throughout the Day
When students are provided with food every day, it is one less
thing that they have to worry about.
All teachers and staff at our school have seen the difference it
has made in the students behaviour and performance by
providing a daily breakfast.
The school climate and students attitudes have become more
positive. Some students do not receive regular meals at
home but know that at school they will get something to
eat.
Nutrition education has been making an impact as well, as
many students have loved ones who have diabetes as well
as other poor nutrition related illnesses.
– Teacher, Brochet School, Brochet MB

19. Our students benefit so much from your donation. Not only
does the Breakfast for Learning get our students off to a
great start, but for some it may be their only nutritious
meal of the day.
- Principal, Oscar Blackburn School, South Indian Lake, MB

20. Thank you
On behalf of the Kitikmeot Heritage Society and the children of Kiilinik School in
Cambridge Bay, I would like to thank you for continuing to support our children’s
program. Your amazing work and generous support mean the world to us. Breakfast
for Learning has made a wonderfully positive impact on the lives of many children and
we are so grateful! - Executive Director, Kitikmeot Heritage Society, Cambridge Bay NU

21. Contact Information
www.breakfastforlearning.ca
Alberta
Kristen Wilson Newfoundland/Labrador/Prince Edward Island
alberta@breakfastforlearning.ca Lori Nikkel
info@breakfastforlearning.ca
British Columbia/Yukon
Lisa Werring
britishcolumbia@breakfastforlearning.ca Quebec
yukon@breakfastforlearning.ca Marie-Jose Mastromonaco
quebec@breakfastforlearning.ca
Manitoba/Nunavut
Daniella DeMare Saskatchewan
manitoba@breakfastforlearning.ca Kelly Berlinic
nunavut@breakfastforlearning.ca saskatchewan@breakfastforlearning.ca
New Brunswick/Nova Scotia
Bonita Green
newbrunswick@breakfastforlearning.ca
novascotia@breakfastforlearning.ca