Why March is my favourite month of the year
March is my favourite month of the year! Why? It’s Nutrition Month – the month that I, along with my colleagues, celebrate our profession and how dietitians support health. Becoming a dietitian...
Nutrition Month
Supporting healthy eating at school and beyond
What does it mean to be a “good eater,” and how can we support children and youth to eat well? Whether you’re a parent or caregiver feeding kids at home, or an educator who wants to promot...
More than food: How you eat is important too
If someone were to ask you what brings you joy, what would you say? For me, it’s simple: food. There are so many memorable food experiences that come to mind when I think about the joy of eating....
Gathering with food: Northern voices
What does eating together mean to you? In March, we celebrated Nutrition Month. Throughout the month, dietitians across Canada highlighted food’s potential, including the ability of food to bring...
Dietitians share their pro tips!
To celebrate Nutrition Month this March, my colleagues and I had a potluck. The theme was “Throwback Thursday,” where we prepared foods that were important to us during our childhood. During the p...
From my family to yours: Personalized no-bake energy balls!
For Nutrition Month this year, we’re thinking about all of the ways we can make food with the family, and we’re celebrating how food can have the potential to fuel, create discovery, and bring us ...
Eating well at work: what Northern Health staff have to say
Have you ever tried to make a lifestyle change, say tweaking your eating habits, and it didn’t quite work out? My past efforts have taught me that success is more likely to happen when you consider ...
