While we understand that many of our Kids Eat Smart Clubs do not have the proper equipment, space or time that allows their volunteers to bake food for their children, we do have many that can, and do! If you enjoy baking fun and new recipes for your KES Club, these muffins are perfect! Serve […]
Today, children spend more time between school and extracurricular activities than they do at home. After a busy day at school, many kids have evening events like hockey, dance, piano, girl guides, or swimming. So, as important as it is for them to eat well at school, such as at their Breakfast Club, we need […]
Tomorrow is the start of our school’s Christmas Holidays. As you prepare to close your KES Clubs for the next two weeks ensure that you properly store you foods; for instance, your dry goods like cereals should be on shelves or in containers. Produce will likely go bad over the holidays; most fruits can be […]
Each month we like to send out recipes and nutrition tips, as it relates to the season, that our school principals and volunteers can use in their KES Clubs. In the case you missed this month’s “Recipe Box” here are some fun ideas that we shared, as well as others. Since there are only a […]
Next week, many of our KES Clubs will be winding down for the Christmas Holidays. That means many KES volunteers will be making festive treats that students enjoy every year. We always love to share our festive ideas with our KES Club volunteers. French toast is a special treat that everyone who attends a Breakfast […]
Oatmeal is always a great breakfast choice – whether you eat it by itself or add different ingredients such as fruit, raisins or yogurt – it’s a great way to start your day! On these cold winter mornings, many of our Clubs have started serving hot cereal, oatmeal in particular. Oatmeal is a food that […]
First there was Black Friday, then Cyber Monday, and now Giving Tuesday. It’s a movement started by the UN Foundation to celebrate and provide incentives to give to local or national organization. At Kids Eat Smart, each day we serve more than 25,000 meals to children throughout our province. Without the support of our partners, […]
Calcium and Vitamin D are two nutrients that are very important. We all need to ensure they are in our diet for healthy growth and development, especially for our children. Calcium helps build and maintain strong bones and teeth, very important for the growing children attending our clubs! What many people don’t realize is that […]
As winter approaches, there will be more and more days when you will want to serve up something warm in the morning. Special breakfast items are always a nice way to get the students running to the Breakfast Club in the morning, while still keeping your menu nutritious with fruit, milk and healthy grains. I […]
Thanks to our friends at Egg Farmers of Canada and our National Partner, Breakfast Club of Canada, many of our KES Clubs will receive egg coupons this week. If you are trying to add creativity to the menu with your eggs and you do not want to serve the basic scrambled and boiled eggs, I […]