With children back at school, parents and caregivers are always looking for healthy lunch and snack ideas. Healthy foods provide children with all the nutrients and energy they need to grow, learn, and play. Here are a few tips you can use to provide healthy lunches and snacks for your children. For healthy lunches: Use… Continue reading Healthy lunches and snacks for kids
Author: Heather St.Bernard-John, RD, MS
I am a Registered Dietitian working as a Nutrition Promotion Consultant at Toronto Public Health. I have been working in nutrition for over 18 years sharing nutrition promotion strategies with multicultural families from diverse communities. For me nutrition is exciting as we share our lives around food.
Making your own baby food
Although it is very easy to purchase a jar of baby food to feed your baby, have you ever thought about making your own baby food? Making food for your baby is quick, easy, and healthy and can save you time and money as you can safely prepare and store food to use another day.… Continue reading Making your own baby food
Creating a healthy eating environment for your children
Your children's mealtime environment depends on where they are having their meals and snacks. It is very important to create a healthy and positive eating environment when having meals at home. So how do you create a positive and healthy eating environment for your child at home? Tips to provide a healthy eating environment for… Continue reading Creating a healthy eating environment for your children
Feeding your child
One of the questions that a client asked during a Healthy Eating Series program was: What should I do when my child does not eat everything on his plate? This is a very good question and believe it or not, many clients have asked this same question. So what do you do? Some of us… Continue reading Feeding your child
Quick & healthy snack recipe: Baked Plantain Chips
Looking for new snack recipes to prepare for the family? Here is a plantain chip recipe that is very simple to make as a side dish or a snack. Have you eaten plantains before? A plantain looks like a banana but is generally larger and is usually cooked before eaten. When it is ripe, it… Continue reading Quick & healthy snack recipe: Baked Plantain Chips
Keeping kids healthy
Is nutrition for children different from nutrition for adults? This is a good question that seems to come up often. The fact is, nutrition for children and adults is similar. We all need the same nutrients for optimal health but in different amounts depending on our age. Generally children require smaller amounts of food than… Continue reading Keeping kids healthy
Unlocking the potential of food for kids
Nutrition month is celebrated in March and dietitians across Canada are helping Canadians to Unlock the Potential of Food! This March we will continue to explore the potential of food to fuel, discover, prevent, heal and bring us together. Let us look at this from a child's perspective. The food we eat provides us with… Continue reading Unlocking the potential of food for kids
Snack recipe for kids: Carrot and cheese sandwich
Parents and caregivers are always looking for new and interesting recipes as snack ideas for their children. One of the recipes that we use at many of our programs is a "carrot and cheese" sandwich. This is a "nutrient rich" snack meaning that it provides a lot of nutrients. By making this snack you are… Continue reading Snack recipe for kids: Carrot and cheese sandwich
Introducing baby to a cup
During our nutrition groups, a common question parents ask is "Now that my baby is starting solid food, how can I get them to drink fluids from a cup?" This is an excellent question! Nutrition is dynamic and information changes all the time. Health Canada recommends when introducing solids to your baby around six months… Continue reading Introducing baby to a cup