Valentine’s Day Cards

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, there’s no better time to let people know how important they are to you. Check out our Valentine’s Day cards that you can cut out, colour, personalize and send to a friend, someone in your family or a teacher.

Click here to download and print out the PDF file.

 

2 million children across Canada go to school hungry. You can help change that.

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DRAW YOUR FAVOURITE BREAKFAST!

What do you like to eat in the morning? A bowl of cereal? Yogurt and fruit? Toast with jam? Fill up this empty plate and hang your finished drawing up on your refrigerator!

Click here to download and print out the PDF file.

 

Too many children don’t start their day with a healthy meal. Your donation to Breakfast Club of Canada will help them realize their potential and give them a fair chance at getting ahead in school and in life. Thank you!

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OLLIE, THE BOY WHO BECAME WHAT HE ATE WANTS TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR PICKY EATERS!

Do you know Ollie, The Boy Who Became What He Ate? He’s a picky little boy who gets superpowers from new food he tries. His goal? Encouraging children to discover new food and to develop healthy eating habits. 

Ollie is the star of a TV series on CBC Kids as well as a book, all created and produced by Sheena Macrae. He is also generous, because all through December, you will have the opportunity to give breakfast to children attending a breakfast program in school. 

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Free activities for your class or your family! 

Breakfast Club of Canada is the charitable partner for Superpower Food Day by Ollie Club — the home of popular CBC show Ollie, The Boy Who Became What He Ate! Dec 2nd – Dec 4th, Ollie Club will launch free programming, lesson plans and educational activities for teachers across Canada and around the world — all available online.

Superpower Food Day is a Telus-funded, free virtual family event celebrating and helping kids learn about healthy foods. With Ollie, the five-year-old star of the animated CBC TV show as inspiration, Superpower Food Day encourages teachers, educators and parents to engage children in educational activities that spark interest in trying new and nutritious foods. Playing with your food has never been this enlightening!

Spearheading the Superpower Food movement is Sheena Macrae, Ollie creator, author and Executive Producer of Ollie, The Boy Who Became What He Ate. “Superpower Food Day is about making food fun for kids of all ages. My goal is to turn the kitchen into a classroom and the classroom into a kitchen. I hope that these free lessons help educators to turn their students into real food superheroes,” says Macrae.

Educators, teachers and homeschool parents are invited to register for Ollie Superpower Food Day to receive a week of Ollie-themed, teacher-created, free lesson plans and resources for pre-K to grade 1 children. The Ollie Club “classroom in a box” includes: 

  • Age-appropriate ready-made classes about healthy living.
  • Classes include learning about food, nutrition, literacy, health, dramatic arts, food sustainability, movement and meditation.
  • Fun, printable worksheets for your students.
  • Entertaining and educational pre-recorded activities and storytime.

From December 2nd — 4th, these ready-made classes are perfect for in-school or virtual classes to inspire learners. Dec 5th with Superpower Food Day as it continues with a full day of free virtual family activities and live entertainment, teachers are encouraged to share this information with parents and caregivers. 

When you register, you’re automatically entered to win one of 20 Ollie storybooks for your classroom.  Free to register here or on www.OllieClub.com 

Morning Glory Holiday Muffins

Get into the holiday spirit with these delicious muffins!

 

Serves: 12
Preparation time: 15 mins
Cooking time: 35 mins

 

Ingredients

  • 2¾ c. (650 mL) grated carrot (3 large carrots)
  • 2 c. (500 mL) grated sweet potato
  • 3 small bananas, sliced
  • ½ c. (125 mL) dried cranberries
  • 6 large eggs
  • 2 c. (500 mL) whole wheat flour
  • 2 tsp. (10 mL) baking powder
  • 3 tbsp (45 mL) cottage cheese
  • 1 tbsp (15 mL) honey
  • Pinch of cinnamon

 

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
  2. Mix it all up and separate into greased or lined muffin tins.
  3. Bake for 35 minutes.

“Out of this World” Oatmeal Pancakes

by Noelle Martin from Motherhood and Meals
Registered dietitian

 

Enjoy with your favourite fruit, yogurt, nut butter and/or maple syrup. Delish!

 

Yield: 4 servings
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 15–25 minutes

 

Ingredients

  • 1 ripe banana
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • ⅓ c. (75 mL) applesauce
  • 1 c. (250 mL) milk
  • 2 Tbsp. (30 mL) maple syrup
  • 1 tsp. (5 mL) vanilla
  • 1 c. (250 mL) oats
  • 1 c. (250 mL) whole wheat flour
  • 1 tsp. (5 mL) baking powder
  • 1 tsp. (5 mL) ground cinnamon

 

Preparation

  1. Mash the banana. Peel the banana and place it into your mixing bowl. Then use a fork to mash it down.
  2. Mix the wet ingredients. Add egg, applesauce, milk, syrup and vanilla to the bowl the mashed banana is in. Stir until all ingredients are blended together.
  3. Add the dry ingredients. Add oats, flour, baking powder and cinnamon. Stir until they are blended but try to not overmix.
  4. Cook the pancakes. Pour ⅓ c. (75 mL) batter into a prepared frying pan and cook on medium heat for about 4 minutes. Once the first side is cooked, flip over with a spatula. Cook the second side for an additional 3–5 minutes. Move to a plate.
  5. Repeat with remaining batter. If you have a large pan you can cook more than one pancake at once.

 

Thank you to our collaborator for this delicious recipe!

Carrot Cake Energy Balls

by Noelle Martin from Motherhood and Meals
Registered dietitian

 

This recipe checks ALL the boxes, and it is a great one to get kids to help with, too!

 

Ingredients

  • 1 c. (250 mL) cooked quinoa
  • 1 c. (250 mL) rolled oats
  • ⅔ (150 mL) pumpkin seeds
  • ⅔ (150 mL) natural peanut butter (or any nut/seed butter you have on hand)
  • ¼ c. (60 mL) pitted dates (or raisins)
  • ¼ c. (60 mL) honey
  • 1 tsp. (5 mL) cinnamon
  • 1 carrot, peeled and finely chopped

 

Preparation

  1. Put all ingredients into your food processor.  Blend on low speed for 1 minute, and then on high until all ingredients are mixed together.
  2. Form into balls and serve! (It is best to store leftovers in the fridge.)

 

Thank you to our collaborator for this delicious recipe!