Nutrition Resources

Online Resources 

• Canada's Food Guide - Tips and tools to help you eat well. Available in 30+ languages.
• Parenting in Ottawa - Resources and services for parents on pregnancy and children from birth to 18 years.
• UnlockFood - Wide range of information on food, nutrition, healthy eating and lots of recipes. 
• Half Your Plate - Information and videos about choosing and preparing vegetables and fruit, eating on a budget, and food storage.
• 2-1-1 Ontario connects people to community and social resources, including food programs and services across Ontario. This includes cooking classes and facilities, food delivery service, food banks, free/low-cost meals, grow/pick your own food, programs where fresh food products can be purchased and more. 
• Call Health811 or visit the website - Speak with a dietitian at no cost and no need for referral.

Healthy Eating for Older Adults

Ottawa Public Health - Healthy Eating for Older Adults - Includes tips on eating well as you get older using Canada's food guide, recipes, and information on maintaining healthy bones.

UnlockFood - Healthy Eating as you get older - Factsheets to assist older adults with planning, shopping and preparing healthy meals.

Health Canada - Healthy Eating for Seniors - Various nutrition topics throughout the lifecycle, including food allergies and intolerances, food safety, healthy weights, and more.

Healthy Eating for Children and Youth

• Babies and Toddlers (Birth to 3 years)
• Children (4 to 11 years)
• Teens (12 to 18 years)
• Pregnancy
• Breastfeeding

Talking to Children About Food 

• Healthy Eating Booklist for Children [PDF 542 KB]
  • List of books for children that focus on food – growing, preparing and eating. 
  • Plus a list of conversation starters to talk about food with your children.
• 10 tips to help your child have a positive relationship with food and their body
  • A resource from Ontario Dietitians in Public Health.
  • Information and tips on how to talk about food with your child in a way that promotes a positive relationship with food and body image.

 Save Money on Food

• 10 Tips for Planning Meals on a Budget - A resource from Unlock Food that gives ideas about how to save money on food using meal planning.  
• 20 Ways to Save Money on Your Groceries - More tips from Unlock Food on how to cut costs on your food shopping.  
• Love Food Hate Waste - A website covering different ways to reduce food waste in the home.  
• Half Your Plate - Helpful resources and tips for how to store fruits and veggies and waste less.