The Nova Scotia Department of Education and Department of Health Promotion and Protection Policy Statement and Objective:

• The Food and Nutrition Policy for Nova Scotia Public Schools is intended to increase access to and enjoyment of health promoting, safe, and affordable food and beverages, served and sold in Nova Scotia public schools.
• The objective is to make the healthy food and beverage choice the easy choice in the school setting.
  

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    Introducing the Food Policy People...from left to right Min,         Mod & Max, the newest members of our HPS Team.  Each         person represents a category of the food policy and is made     out of food products representing those categories. 

• All schools will have removed baked goods, snacks or processed foods and frozen novelties that are found on the Minimum Nutrition list of the policy.
• All schools will serve only milk, 100% pure juice and plain unflavoured, unsweetened water with no additives.
• All schools will no longer use deep fat fryers.

• All fundraising involving food and beverages will centre only on healthy items of Maximum or Moderate nutrition.

• All schools will not serve or sell mixed foods listed on the Minimum Nutrition list (e.g. donairs, hot dogs)

• All schools will have implemented all policy directives and food standards.

School Activities: 

• Taste Testing
  
  
• Smoothies
  
  
• Healthy Snacks
  
  
• Healthy Cooking Club

Recipes:

Popcorn Spice Mix  

Looking for more fantastic healthy recipes for your school, Check out the "Strive for Five" recipes!

Here are some great PDF Resources about the Food Policy:

Food Policy Quick Reference Guide 2011-12
Food Policy Maximum & Moderate Food Quick Reference 2011-12
What Everyone Needs To Know
Directive Summary
Special Functions
Class Parties
Rewards & Incentives