Rachel Engler-Stringer

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Canadian school food has historically been the responsibility of individual families, deviating from most affluent countries with long histories of school-provided meals. (AP Photo/Larry Crowe)

Lunchbox labour is back — here’s how Canada’s new school food program can grow

Jennifer Black, University of British Columbia and Rachel Engler-Stringer, University of Saskatchewan

Canada’s ambitious vision for improving access to school food needs to be bolstered by community collaboration and high-quality research.
A school food menu from Dijon, France. If Canadians want school food programs that achieve the benefits of the best programs in the world, we need to learn from global examples. (R. Engler-Stringer)

School lunches, the French way: It’s not just about nutrition, but togetherness and bon appetit

Rachel Engler-Stringer, University of Saskatchewan

France, England and Scotland all bring important insights for Canada’s national school food program, around menus, centralized kitchens, local resources and building community.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau next to the chef and other people at the Boys and Girls Club East Scarborough, in Toronto, before an announcement to launch a National School Food Program, April 1, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

What needs to happen next for Canada to have a successful school food program

Amberley T. Ruetz, University of Saskatchewan and Rachel Engler-Stringer, University of Saskatchewan

Researchers and co-chairs of the Canadian Association for Food Studies’ School Food Working Group explain what Ottawa should prioritize to ensure its national school food program succeeds.

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