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Eating Out

The Eat Smart! Program

Eat Smart! is a program that promotes cafeterias in Ontario that meet exceptional standards in nutrition, food safety and non-smoking seating.  The goal of Eat Smart! is to contribute to the reduction of food-borne illness and chronic diseases, such as cancer and heart disease.

Eat Smart! was developed in partnership with the Ontario Ministry of Health, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, Canadian Cancer Society (Ontario Division), Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, local public health units, local heart health programs, the food service industry, and consumers.

Eat Smart! cafeterias in the Thunder Bay District

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Benefits of the Eat Smart! program

  • Healthier employees
  • Reduced incidence of food borne illness
  • What is learned at work can influence choices at home
  • Support for promoting the program in your cafeteria through free materials such as posters, point of purchase message cards, prizes, launch day events, as well as resources like fact sheets

Criteria for Eat Smart! cafeterias to qualify

There are three criteria that a cafeteria must meet to join the Eat Smart! program:

Nutrition:  The cafeteria must provide healthy food choices that reflects Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating.

Food Safety:  The cafeteria must have a history of compliance with all requirements of Ontario’s Food Premises Regulation as well as have at least one full-time kitchen employee certified in safe food handling.

Non-smoking Seating:  The cafeteria must be 100% smoke free with no smoking permitted in the cafeteria.

 
For more information on the Eat Smart! program call 625-8315 or 1-888-294-6630.

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Last Updated: 5/18/2011

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