Feed a child for $1.72,
sponsor a park to feed every child a hot lunch for $115.00

Tummy Tamers is one of the very few initiatives in Calgary that provide a feeding program specifically designed for children over the months of July and August. Children from ages 5-12 in low income communities frequently depend on school-based feeding programs. Tummy Tamers provides them the opportunity to have a hot lunch throughout the summer.

Every hot lunch is complete with healthy food choices, and includes 3-4 of the food groups from Canada's Food Guide. An example of one of our hot lunch meals this past summer would be fresh tossed salad with dressing, baked pasta, apple juice or milk, and cookies for dessert. Many children mentioned at the end of the program that the salads and the fresh milk were their favorite part of the meal throughout the summer.

Tummy Tamers is able to continue making a difference in the daily lives of children participating in Park N’ Play day camps provided by the City of Calgary.

                                                                                                                                                                                            Along with feeding the children either a hot lunch or snack, Tummy Tamers teaches the children about nutrition and the value of a healthy, active lifestyle. All lessons are based on Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating. Topics covered this past year were the four food groups, the importance of eating breakfast, introducing variety into your diet, eggs and protein, and the importance of milk. Creative ways of teaching were designed to hold the children’s attention such as puppets, games, and various tangible objects. The specific objectives of the Tummy Tamers educational component are:

• Children will have the ability to describe the four food groups

• Children will know the order of food groups according to recommended servings

• Children will develop the attitude that food is fun to eat and that we should choose a variety of food items

• Children will understand why eating breakfast is so important

• Children will gain the knowledge that snacking is healthy if it includes 2-3 of the four food groups

With a total of 20 sites visited for hot lunches, and 29 sites visited to drop off snacks, Tummy Tamers served 2,780 lunches and 2,928 snacks, that's 5,708 meals in total for the summer of 2007. These meals fed over 4,437 children in different quadrants of the city of Calgary.

Tummy Tamers 2007 summer program could not have been possible without all of the support from various partners and corporations. As a non-profit organization we rely on companies and supporters to run such unique programs as Tummy Tamers.

A special thank you to the following:

• Colin B. Glassco Charitable Foundation for Children

• Calgary Co-op 

• Best Cap

• Coca Cola Bottling Company

• Coco Brooks

• Calgary Flames

• Talisman Centre

• Rubbermaid Canada

• Telus World of Science

• Clover Leaf Cheese

• McDonald's

• Cardel Place

• Jack Astor's  

• The Forzani Group Ltd. 

• Starbucks

• Calaway Park

• Build-A-Bear     

  





 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 Without our partners and sponsors Tummy Tamers would not be possible, so thank you to each of you!!! You have helped us reach many children this past year.