Serving Niagara's Schools

 
 


The connection between good nutrition and good learning is clearly established.
Research confirms that with better nourishment, a student's ability to focus, learn, and carry out responsiblities improves.
Flavoured beverages and soft drinks can quench thirst, but milk is imperative for healthy growth and development.
Milk supplies approximately two thirds of the calcium and vitamin D in the diet of Canadians, and is the second major source of protein.
Milk offers growing bodies 15 important nutrients, including bone-building calcium and the energy required for students to achieve their finest.
Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating recommends that students consume 2 to 4 servings of milk products each day.
McNab Distributing's Milk Program can make a difference in students' intellectual and physical developments giving them the chance to have fresh, cold milk for lunch at school. It also aids schools in accomplishing their mandate to teach and encourage a healthy way of life.
For ideas on teaching nutrition, please visit the Teach Nutrition Web site.