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 Nutrition and Healthy Eating

This page was reviewed or revised on Thursday, March 13, 2008.

When you mention "nutrition" most people think of food. But how much food and which foods should we be eating? Eating well with Canada's Food Guide provides the answers. Check it out,  you can link to it from:

www.canadasfoodguide.org
www.canadasfoodguide.net
www.canadasfoodguide.info

Want to know how to shop for the right foods and what to look for on food labels? We offer Supermarket Tours for groups of up to 10 people.

Interested in cooking with less fat? We also offer Heart Smart Cooking Courses.

Have a question about nutrition that's not covered here? Call 519 383-8331 or email our nutrition experts.

NEW - Connect to a Registered Dietitian at EatRight Ontario to get answers to healthy eating questions such as:

  • Feeding my baby

  • Tips for eating on the run

  • How to lower the risks of certain diseases

  • Supplements and sports

  • Nutrient content of foods

  • Menu planning and food safety

  • And more....

This NEW service provides general nutrition information only.  EatRight Ontario Dietitians cannot provide individual indepth counselling or medical advice.  The service is available in English, French and many other languages and is provided by Dietitians of Canada working with the Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion.

Call and speak to a Registered Dietitian, toll free in Ontario at 1-877-510-5102, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday.  To learn more about EatRight Ontario, click here


Related Links

Healthy Weights, Healthy Lives for Lambton A Health Status Report for Lambton County  Released October 2005

http://www.lambtonhealth.on.ca/resources/HWHL/index.asp


Sarnia Lambton Active 2010; A Community Roundtable on Physical Activity
Released 2005

http://www.lambtonhealth.on.ca/resources/active2010/index.asp

 

 

 

 

 

 

HEALTH INFORMATION

  

1. Food Allergy Information Package

A+ School Lunches (PDF)

Am I Eating Healthy?

Are You at a Healthy Weight?

Eating Well With Canada's Food Guide

Fill the Gaps with Snacks

Good Food Box Program

Guidelines for Offering a Healthy Meeting (PDF)

Healthy Eating Out

Healthy Eating with Less Fat

Healthy Eating with More Fibre

Lambton Breakfast Snack Network

Rate Your Weight

Reading NEW Nutrition Labels!

Selling Good Nutrition

Student Nutrition Program

Vitamins and Minerals