Nutrition Fact Sheets

Nutrition Fact Sheets

Nutrition Services produces and distributes a series of nutrition fact sheets. The fact sheets provide current and accurate information on a range of topics such as healthy eating, meals and snacks, healthy weights, and nutrition through the lifecycle.

The following fact sheets are now available on-line:

Pregnancy

Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding Matters (from: Best Start Resource Centre, 2011)
Healthy eating while breastfeeding
Herbal teas: Are they safe during pregnancy or while breastfeeding?
Vitamin D and your baby

Babies

Constipation in babies and young children
Choking prevention tips
Making your own baby food
Feeding your vegetarian child (6 months and older)
Iron and your child
Trust me. Trust my tummy
Infant formula (to get a copy please contact Health Connection at 1-800-361-5653)
Finger foods
The ABC's of fruit juice
Feeding your baby (Birth to one year)
Your child's growth

Children and Teens

A parent's guide to children's weight
Are you body wise?
Blast off with breakfast
Can food affect my child's behaviour?
Choking prevention tips
Constipation in babies and young children
Cooking up some fun
Feeding your vegetarian child
For teens thinking about becoming a vegetarian
Healthy eating for sporting events
Helping teens develop a positive body image
Iron and your child
Peanut/nut-safe environments
Trust me. Trust my tummy
When your child does not eat meat
When your child does not drink milk
When your child does not eat vegetables
Feeding your toddler (12 months to 3 years)
Finger foods
The ABC's of fruit juice
Changing yuck to yum! Ten tips to help your child become a good eater

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Snacks that make the grade
Packing healthy school lunches
A guide to eating fish for women, children and families
Your child's growth

Healthy Body Weight

Healthy Eating (General)