Feeding Their Future

From Humble Roots

The Mighty Munchkins program was inspired by a teacher from a local community school who watches his students struggle to learn on an empty stomach. While many schools offer lunch programs, teachers are seeing families struggle to provide nutritious food for their children outside of school hours. Through this teacher, and many others, we have learned that children who are eating nutritious foods during the day and at home are achieving higher grades, are happier, and participate in classroom activities with energy and excitement.

Giving More Than Just Food

From these conversations, the Mighty Munchkins program evolved. Today, we provide fresh fruits and vegetables, milk, protein, and school-safe snacks to families accessing our food bank. Annually, we allocate over $100,000 to purchase these essentials, supporting approximately 730 children and their families each month.

Food for Thought

Many of Canada's young people are at risk for inadequate food or specific nutrient intake, notably calcium, vitamin D, and magnesium. Often, they are also ingesting too little fibre and potassium and too much sodium and sugar.

School nutrition programs provide important opportunities to increase children's consumption of nutrient-rich foods, limit consumption of calorie-dense foods, and promote healthier dietary choices and behaviours.

Improvements in school nutritional environments may also positively impact individual choices outside of school.

Many observational studies have shown a link between low overall diet quality and poor academic performance.

Feeding Their Future

From Humble Roots

Giving More Than Just Food

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Food for Thought