Healthy Eating Fact Sheets

Promoting Good Health

• Pump Up Your Diet with Iron (pdf)
• Too Stressed to Eat Well (pdf)
• Water and Hydration (pdf)

General

• Avoiding Peanuts in Schools and Other Group Settings (pdf)
• Eat Well, Spend Less: Healthy Eating on a Budget (pdf)
• Healthy Eating - A Woman's Guide (pdf)
• Healthy Eating is in Store for You (pdf)
• How Much Does Healthy Eating Cost? (pdf)
• Know Your Serving Size (pdf)  Get the facts on the proper amounts of food.
• Making Healthier Fast Food Choices (pdf)
• Oils and Fats (pdf)
• Sugars and Sweeteners (pdf)

• A Guide to Buying Fish For Women, Children and Families (pdf)  Enjoy the benefits of fish while minimizing any risk.
• Healthy Eating for a Healthy Baby (pdf)  This 36-page booklet has information on nutrition in pregnancy and answers current concerns and questions.  Available in printed PDF in, French, Arabic, Filipino, Hindi, Punjabi, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Tamil, Urdu

Toddler / Preschooler

• Feeding Responsibilities - Toddlers  Here are some healthy eating tips for you and your toddler to develop good habits for nutrition (PDF version).
• Happy Mealtimes (pdf)  Tips for children to eat well and develop healthy eating habits early in life.

Child / Adolescent

• Food Guide - colouring sheet (pdf)
• Fun School Lunches (pdf)
• Lunches for a Balanced School Day (pdf)
• Pack a Healthy Lunch (pdf)
• Smart Fuel for Active Kids (pdf)
• Start the Day with Breakfast (pdf)
• Super Smart Snacking (pdf)

Professionals

• Food Access Guide 2010 (pdf)

Client handouts:

• Food Access Guide: Food Banks and Emergency Food listing(pdf)
• Food Access Guide: Free Meals listing(pdf)
• Food Access Guide: Prenatal Nutrition Programs listing(pdf)                                               

• The Cost of Basic Nutritious Food (pdf)

Last Update: September 1, 2010.