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Healthy Schools

The 'Eating Well Looks Good on You' pilot project is designed to bring healthier food to school cafeterias in Ontario. David Rocco a well-known chef on the Food Network, is helping to spread the word about this project by bringing his expertise and fresh ideas to four high schools.

The pilot project provides healthy recipes to schools using fresh, locally grown food. The project was developed in collaboration with David Rocco, Real Food for Real Kids and Foodland Ontario.

Well known for his love of fresh food, David is promoting the new recipes for school cafeterias and healthy eating for students. He will be visiting 4 pilot schools and meeting grade 11 and 12 students enrolled in the Specialist High Skills Major for Hospitality and Tourism. These students will have the opportunity to prepare his menus later in their school cafeterias. Hands-on learning is a key component of the major.

David believes in cooking that is simple, fun and always relies on fresh, locally grown food. Buying local food helps to support farmers in the community but it also helps the environment, by reducing the distance the food needs to be transported.

Watch the video

• See David and a group of secondary school students serve up a delicious lunch from fresh, locally grown food

Recipes

• Download healthy recipes approved by David Rocco that are easy to make and taste great.