Healthy Families BC - Healthy Eating
This website contains healthy eating tips, tools and resources for you and your family.
UnlockFood.ca
On UnlockFood.ca you’ll find information on nutrition, food and healthy eating as well as recipes, videos and interactive healthy eating tools. The content is written and reviewed by dietitians. There is also information about contacting a dietitian in BC.
Helping your child with extreme picky eating
A step-by-step guide for overcoming selective eating, food aversion, and feeding disorders.
Managing Stimulant Medications in Children and Adolescents
This document is to provide parents and caregivers with a better understanding on stimulant medication and how to manage the side effects so your child can gain the most benefits.
Generation Health Program
A free 10 week program designed for families in B.C. with children aged 8-12 years old. The program supports healthy family behaviours in areas such as healthy eating, physical activity, screen time and sleep.
Cake and Broccoli: Promoting mental wellness through feeding and eating
Parents know the importance nutrition plays in a child’s physical health, but what about their mental health? In this episode from the Kelty Centre's Where You Are podcast, join Char, a parent with two little ones, and Lorrie Chow, a dietitian at BC Children’s Hospital, for strategies that can reduce mealtime stress and help your child develop a healthy relationship with food.
Canada's Food Guide
Canada's Food Guide is a source of advice to help Canadians make healthy food choices. It highlights healthy recipes, tips and practices to support healthy eating and behaviours.
HealthLink BC
Visit their website or contact them by dialing 8-1-1 You can speak with a health service navigator, who can also connect you with a registered nurse or dietitian, exercise professional, or pharmacist. Translation services are available in over 130 languages on request.
Sip Smart! BC
Teach children in Grades 4-6 about sugary drinks and making healthy drinks choices. It includes a Booklet for Families as well as a Teacher Resource Guide for classrooms.
Lunches to Go: Bringing variety & fun to packed lunches!
A variety of lunch ideas to keep kids happy and healthy throughout the school year.
Article: Help! My kids won't eat enough vegetables and fruit
Tips to get your child to love their vegetables and fruit, and easy, kid-friendly recipes.