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Food is an essential part of everything that happens in our minds and bodies. It is the fuel that gets us through every day, it is the nutrients that help us learn, it is the sustenance that helps us feel good. The food we put into our body nourishes us not only physically but also mentally. If we want to mental health and all around wellness.....food should be our first priority. It is important to have a well rounded diet meaning.
Please see the Canada Food Guide to get a sense of all the many foods food that help us feel good and stay healthy physically and mentally. Also, Health Canada's Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide - First Nations, Inuit and Métis
And below, you can find more helpful links that are sure to give you some fresh ideas.
Jennifer's Nutrition Corner
Jennifer's Nutrition Corner
Join Jennifer Zinetti, our local Registered Dietitian and Nutrition Tour Leader from Save On Foods (Pandora store), as she shares her wonderful expertise to get your brain stirring with ideas that you can integrate into your healthy lifestyle.
Are you missing some ingredients to your favourite meals, but can't get to the grocery store?
Are you missing some ingredients to your favourite meals, but can't get to the grocery store?
Try this method: See what is in your cupboards and research recipes with those items and come up with a new favourite meal!
Try this method: See what is in your cupboards and research recipes with those items and come up with a new favourite meal!
Click on the Household Cookbook for more information.
Household Cookbook
Carrot Burgers photo by Mitchel
Photo by Mitchel
Do you have food related questions specific to the Covid-19 pandemic?
Do you have food related questions specific to the Covid-19 pandemic?
Find questions to your questions from the Dietitians of Canada
Find questions to your questions from the Dietitians of Canada
Trying to balance eating healthy while money is tight?
Trying to balance eating healthy while money is tight?
EatRight Ontario has some excellent advice, some practical recipes and ideas to help with planning out weekly meals
EatRight Ontario has some excellent advice, some practical recipes and ideas to help with planning out weekly meals
Are you looking for easy, affordable, healthy eating tips?
Are you looking for easy, affordable, healthy eating tips?
Here are 5 quick tips from UNICEF
Here are 5 quick tips from UNICEF
How can I maintain healthy eating habits when the kitchen is always so close?
How can I maintain healthy eating habits when the kitchen is always so close?
Find some strategies to consider using in this Globe and Mail article
Find some strategies to consider using in this Globe and Mail article
Looking for food related strategies to help reduce your stress and improve your mood?
Looking for food related strategies to help reduce your stress and improve your mood?
This article from the Harvard Medical School helps us to consider what we put in our bodies affects how we feel
This article from the Harvard Medical School helps us to consider what we put in our bodies affects how we feel
Are you finding that the stress of the Covid-19 pandemic has affected your eating habits?
Are you finding that the stress of the Covid-19 pandemic has affected your eating habits?
This article in Psychology Today offers 5 tips to curb your emotional eating
This article in Psychology Today offers 5 tips to curb your emotional eating
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