It’s simple: when children are hungry, they can’t focus, and if they can’t focus, they can’t learn. That’s why more than 750 school-based Student Nutrition Programs (SNPs) provide over 170,000 nutritious meals every school day. Here, students eat a healthy breakfast, lunch, or a snack so that they can focus on learning rather than hunger.

Islington JMS offers the Morning Meal Program to all of our students. The Morning meal is distributed before morning recess. The morning meal program consists of the three food groups recommended by the Canada Food Guide.

• a serving of vegetables or fruit
• a serving of a whole wheat grain
• a serving of milk or alternative

Although we receive funding from provincial and municipal grants, these funds cover only a small percentage of the cost of running the program. ALL donations are welcome and greatly appreciated.

General weekly menu: 

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Cereal/trail mix (Cheerios/Shreddies/dried cranberries/raisins Clementines	Premium Plus crackers (whole wheat) Cheese strings Cherry tomatoes/sliced cucumbers Ranch dip	Pitas (cut up into triangles-whole wheat) Baby carrots Hummus	Mini bagels (whole wheat) Cantaloupe Jam/cream cheese/butter for spreading	Apples Triskets (low sodium) Marble cheese slices