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Sip Smart!™ Ontario

Licensing Statement

• This PowerPoint was designed to promote the use of

Sip Smart!™ Ontario in Ontario schools.

• Sip Smart!™ is a trademarked program owned by the

BC Pediatric Society and licensed to the Ontario Society

• f Nutrition Professionals in Public Health (OSNPPH).

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For more information: brightbitesca@gmail.com

www.osnpph.on.ca

Ov Over erview view Learn…

• The health effects of sugary drinks
• How to help children gain the knowledge and skills to

make healthy drink choices

• About available Sip Smart!™ Ontario resources
• About BrightBites and how to earn Sip Smart!™ and

Water Promotion badges

Sugary drinks are everywhere! Drinking too many sugary drinks:

• Leads to poor nutrition
• Causes tooth decay
• Displaces healthy beverages e.g., water
• Increases risk for chronic diseases e.g., heart

disease, diabetes, cancer

Sip Smart!™

Think about it! The maximum amount of added sugar that 7-13 year old children should have in one day is ~10 sugar cubes (40g of sugar).

One 355 mL can of pop

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10-12 sugar cubs added to it (> 40g of sugar)!

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• Learn better
• Perform better at school and socially
• Have more energy to be physically active
• Parents play an important role in

the choices children make.

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• 100% fruit juice is a ‘sometimes’ choice
• A single serving of 125 mL (½ a cup) a day is enough
• A glass of water and whole fruit is better for your

child than fruit juice

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• Children only need sports drinks if

doing continuous, vigorous activity for longer than 60 minutes, in hot humid weather wearing heavy protective gear

• Healthier to have water & healthy

snack after a workout

Flavoured Milks

• Milk is a great source of protein, calcium,

Vitamin D and B vitamins

• Flavoured milk is a ‘sometimes’ choice

(once or twice a week) Note: Milkshakes, hot chocolates and specialty lattes would be classified as ‘avoid’ because of their sugar and fat content

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• Children do not need caffeine
• Children are more affected (smaller bodies/

brains still developing) – trouble sleeping, headache, wandering mind

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• Bacteria + Sugar = Acid (tooth decay)
• Acidic Drinks + Tooth + Time = Enamel Erosion

Protect your child’s teeth

• Avoid drinks with acid and sugar
• Sipping any drinks with acid can cause

tooth decay

• Sip Smart! - Sip Water!

Sip Smart!™ Ontario

• Teaches children in Grades 3 to 7 about:
• Negative health effects of sugary drinks
• How to make healthy drink choices
• Has fun, interactive learning activities
• Is available at no cost to Ontario educators

Program Resources

• Teacher Resource Guide*
• Poster: How Much Sugar is in Your Drink?
• Poster: What Size is Your Drink?
• Sip Smart!™ Ontario Factsheet
• Sip Smart!™ Ontario Booklet for Parents/Families
• Drink Cut-Outs
• Drink Diary Calculator

Sip Smart!™ Ontario Teacher Resource Guide

Sip Smart!™ Ontario Poster

Sip Smart!™ Ontario Poster

Drink Cut-Outs

Sip Smart!™ Ontario Factsheet

Sip Smart!™ Ontario Booklet

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• Share this information with other parents
• Support Grade 3 to 7 teachers at your school who

are integrating the Sip Smart!™ Ontario program into their curriculum

• Contact your local public health unit for

information or additional resources and support

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• Families: Download the Booklet for Families &

the Fact Sheet from www.brightbites.ca

• Teachers: Download the program from the

website for free from www.brightbites.ca

• r contact your local Health Unit for more

information

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Healthy Healthy Kids Kids Community Community Challeng Challenge

• Theme 2 for Ontario’s Healthy Kids Community

Challenge is Water Does Wonders

• The Sip Smart!™ Ontario and Water Works badges help

promote water as the beverage of choice within schools

Sip Smart!TM Ontario Water Works

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ks Badge Badge

Earn this badge by promoting water as the beverage of choice at school.

Sip Smart!™ Ontario Badge

Earn this badge by educating children and taking action to reduce children’s intake of sugary drinks.

Take the pledge at www.waterdoeswonders.ca Help make tap water more prominent and sugary drinks less available in the places where children live, learn and play

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Complete the pledge for families or organizations (eg, schools) Choose your pledge level— Gold, Silver or Bronze Receive a certificate and tools to help you take action

Thanks for learning about Sip Smart!™ Ontario!