Eat Right! Be Bright! Helping Build Brighter Futures

• The Single Serving Packaged Food List is now complete and is available for download on the Alberta Coalition for Healthy School Communities (ACHSC) website at www.achsc.org. You will find it under the Initiatives tab and then under School Nutrition materials.

Please note that over the summer months this list will be revised and a new list will be available for September 2009 to start the school year. The list will be reviewed on an annual basis.

• Canada’s Food Guide is now available in 10 languages in addition to English and French. It is available in Arabic, Chinese, Farsi (Persian), Korean, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, and Urdu. These languages reflect the nation’s top 10 non-official languages spoken in the homes of recent immigrants. Providing access to healthy eating information for new Canadian students less familiar with English and French is important. For more information please visit: www.healthcanada.gc.ca/foodguide

• Tips for safer, more sustainable food use of plastics

Lately, there's been a lot of publicity on plastics, specifically those containing Bisphenol. Here are a few guidelines (from the following website ) as recommended by a local Occupational Health and Safety specialist:  http://www.agobservatory.org/library.cfm?refid=77083

1. Avoid using plastic containers in the microwave.

2. Beware of cling wraps especially for microwave use.

3. Use alternatives to plastic packaging whenever possible.

4. Avoid plastic bottled water unless you’re traveling or live in an area where the quality of water is questionable.

5. If you do use plastic water bottles, take precautions. If you use a polycarbonate water bottle, to reduce leaching of BPA, do not use for warm or hot liquids and discard old or scratched bottles. Water bottles from #1 or #2 plastics are rec­ommended for single use only. For all types of plastic, you can reduce bacterial contamination by thoroughly washing daily. However, avoid using harsh detergents that can break down the plastic and increase chemical leaching.

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