This Nutrition Month, dietitians go virtual!
March is Nutrition Month in Canada and this year’s theme invites everyone to “Unlock the Potential of Food: Find a Dietitian”. Northern Health dietitians work in a variety of settings, inc...
Healthy eating
Supporting food programs in Northern schools with the “Great Big Crunch”
School food programs support all students with eating, learning and being well. Thanks to the dedication of school staff, volunteers, and communities we have many amazing school food programs in the N...
When “healthy eating” becomes unhealthy: How can we help prevent disordered eating?
Feb 1-7, 2023 is Eating Disorders Awareness Week in Canada. A significant number of youth report dieting to try to lose weight, and more are struggling with disordered eating than ever before. We a...
Food marketing: How are you being influenced?
Food marketing is all around us. It shapes the choices we make about the products and brands we buy. Imagine you're shopping for food for your family and are faced with all the messages on product lab...
May 6 is International No Diet Day: Northern dietitians ditch diet culture
What do you get when you mix culture and food? Celebration? Sharing? Fun? You might think so . . . except when it’s “diet culture.” For the past 30 years, May 6 has been celebrated as Interna...
Farm to School BC grows in the North, Part 1: Planting seeds
How do you get kids excited about kale? How do you help students develop the values and skills to save seeds? What’s the first step in creating a school garden? Now with two regional hubs in N...
Loving that fruit leather: Tips for dehydrating your own food
Have you dehydrated food before, or tasted jerky or apple chips? These were staple roadtrip snacks for me growing up. Feeling nostalgic, I picked up a food dehydrator last spring and dove into the won...
