Layer up your lunch!
I recently spotted this delicious-looking salad in the lunchroom at work – my colleague Melanie was the one who brought it in, and I thought it was brilliant! There’s something about this prese...
Healthy eating
Canada’s new food guide: What Northern Health dietitians have to say
No doubt you’ve heard: Canada’s new food guide has finally been released. With a brand new look (bye-bye rainbow!) and recommendations going beyond food choices, it has already caused quite a bit ...
Making friends with food for your health
(Editor’s note: This article first appeared in Northern Health’s Healthier You – Winter 2018 edition on Healthy Relationships. Read the full issue here.) When we think about healthy relations...
Joyful eating: Northern dietitians share holiday food traditions
Northern Health recognizes that culture and traditions are components of healthy eating, and that food is an important part of holiday celebrations. In a recent post, dietitian Amelia Gallant describe...
Feeding patients: It’s all about teamwork
When I was younger, certain foods seemed “yucky” to me – brussel sprouts, for example– even though I’d never tried them. I couldn’t explain why, but there was no way I was going to give up...
Food Security, Part 1: What is household food insecurity?
Today is World Food Day, a day to promote awareness of food security around the globe. In northern BC, almost 1 in 5 households struggle to afford a basic, nutritious diet. When I first read this stat...
We asked, you answered: Northern Health staff weigh in on how to eat together
Eating together supports overall health Family meals. Eating together. Sharing food. We know it’s important – in fact, a variety of previous posts on this blog discuss how eating together suppo...