Helpful Online Resources for Healthy Eating

HealthLink BC  
Medically-approved information on over 5000 health topics, symptoms, medical tests, medications, and tips for healthy eating and lifestyle choices.

Nutrition and Food Safety in a Child Care Facility (Interior Health)  
Fact sheets on nutrition and health for parents and child care providers.

Better Together BC 
A practical hands-on approach for families to promote healthy eating.  Blogs, news updates and ideas for seasonal shopping, cooking, eating and more.

Sip Smart BC  
Families can download fun and engaging resources to help children learn more about sugar-sweetened beverages and healthy drink choices. 

Childhood Healthy Living Foundation
Outlines the 5,2,1,0 approach to obesity prevention.

Dietitians of Canada  
Online resources for healthy eating, shopping and menu planning. Links to finding local dietitians, videos and nutrition tips. 

Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide
Provides information on the four food groups, quantities for ages and sex, healthy meal ideas, activities, choosing food and frequently asked questions.

Caring for Kids, Canadian Paediatric Society
Information for parents from paediatricians on healthy development, ages and stages and physical activity.

Health Canada – Healthy Eating Toolbox 
This toolbox gives you free access to a wide variety of resources, tools, and tips on promoting healthy eating through your organization’s networks and communities.

Health Canada – Eat Well Be Active Toolkit  
This toolkit is designed to help those who teach groups of children and adults about healthy eating and physical activity, and encourage individuals to take action to maintain and improve their health.

Health Canada – Food Safety for First Nations
Food safety tips, videos, fact sheets and information for home, hunting and gathering, in the community, and when fishing.