Snack time: No-bake energy bites
Nutrition Month is the perfect time for you to refresh your snack routine. Snacks can be both delicious and simple to make. The recipe below for Energy Bites highlights balance, flavour, and fun. Let'...
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The mason jar salad quest
Welcome, brave lunch seeker! Today you will set out on an adventure, not unlike the ones you may remember from the beloved “Choose your own adventure” book series. This time, your mission is to build a tasty and portable mason jar salad. What layered masterpiece will you create?
Overnight oats: Apple pie in a jar
Why wait until the evening to have dessert when you can start your day with it? This overnight oats recipe tastes like apple pie in a jar! The best part about it? It takes only five minutes to prepare: No cooking, no fuss, and it’s very affordable, too.
More than nutrition facts: How dietitians nourish Northern communities
When you think of a dietitian, you might picture someone giving one-on-one advice about food choices. That’s part of the story, but in Northern Health, dietitians fill a variety of roles.
Ditch the diet: Rekindle a positive relationship with food
The start of a new year often brings resolutions to “eat healthier” (which is often code for trying to lose weight). With the latest weight-loss diets hitting the media, it’s easy to get swept u...
Food Costing in BC 2022: What does it mean for Northerners?
Recently, the Food Costing in BC Report was released for 2022. No surprise: The cost of healthy eating was high at the time of data collection (May-June 2022) and it is likely higher now. In the No...
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...
