The Eat Smart! Recreation Program is currently in a pilot phase from January 2008 to June 2008, with a planned provincial roll-out in Fall 2008. Windsor-Essex County Health Unit is one of six health units across Ontario, working with the Nutrition Resource Centre and various stakeholders from food service and vending companies to pilot test this program. 

To qualify for the Eat Smart! award of merit, recreation centres with a snack bar need to offer at least two healthier choices from each of the four food groups in Canada's Food Guide and accommodate customer requests for healthier choices where possible. Vending machines can be labelled as Eat Smart! vending machines in recreation centres if at least 25% of the products are Eat Smart! choices.

Look for this symbol when choosing snacks at recreation centres, to be sure your choice is both tasty and healthy.

In Windsor-Essex County, the following recreation centres are participating in the pilot program:

Municipality of Leamington - Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex

http://www.leamington.ca/residents/recreation_kinsmen.asp

Town of Essex - Harrow Arena

http://www.townofessex.on.ca/parkrec.htm

Town of LaSalle - Vollmer Recreation Complex

 http://www.lasallecultureandrecreation.ca