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Canada's Food Guide

Discover the foundation for healthy eating with Canada's Food Guide. Learn about Canada’s Food Guide recommendations and how to apply them to your family’s diet.

Nutrition labels: Finding out about the food you eat

Learn how to read nutrition labels to help compare and choose products, and to make informed food choices.

Outcomes for premature babies

Learn about possible outcomes for premature babies.

Celiac disease: Tips to maintain the gluten-free diet

Children with celiac disease must follow a strict gluten-free diet. This article contains tips to help your child maintain their special diet.

Food safety basics

Learn how to prepare, store and cook food safely to minimize the risk of illness.

Enteral nutrition in intestinal failure

Enteral nutrition is any method of feeding that uses the gastrointestinal (GI) tract to deliver nutrition to your child. It can include food given through their mouth or through a feeding tube.

Involving kids in meal time tasks

Find out how engaging your child in meal time tasks can help them develop good eating habits.

Reading nutrition fact tables and food labels

Introducing new food textures to your baby

Learn how and when to introduce different food textures to your child.

Zinc

Discover the role of zinc in the body and how to get enough in your diet.

Good nutrition during leukemia treatment

Learn why good nutrition during leukemia is so important and how to manage nutritional side-effects of chemotherapy.

Hemophilia and everyday health care

Teens living with hemophilia learn the importance of eating well, good dental care and having all their vaccine shots up-to-date.

Feeding your toddler or preschooler

Discover some easy, creative and nutritious meal and snack ideas for your toddler or preschooler.

Developing positive eating habits

Developing positive eating habits can be difficult. Find out what your teen can do every day to develop a healthy attitude toward food.

Feeding and nutrition for blood and marrow transplants

Learn about nutrition and how to store and handle food after your child's blood and marrow transplant (BMT).

Dietitians for blood and marrow transplant

Learn how dietitians help during your child's blood and marrow transplant (BMT).

Nutrition: How a balanced diet and healthy eating habits can help your child's mental health

Mark National Nutrition Month by learning about the nutrients and routines that can help with your child's mental wellbeing.

The cancer care team: Dietitian

A dietitian can help you with special food requirements during cancer treatment. Find out what else a dietitian does and why you will have one as part of your health-care team.

Vitamin B12

Discover the role of vitamin B12 in the body, and how to get enough in your diet.

GI (gastrointestinal) tract

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Gut microbiome

Discover the role of microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi that live in the GI tract or gut. The world of microorganisms in the GI tract is called the gut microbiome.

Iron

Babies, children and adults all need iron to keep their bodies healthy. Discover sources of iron and how to get enough.

A childcare cook's guide to celiac disease

As a chef or cook for a childcare centre, you have a responsibility to ensure that meals and snacks meet the nutritional and dietary needs of the children in care of the centre. Learn about celiac disease and the strict gluten-free diet, and how to create a safe eating environment for children with celiac disease.

Pasteurized food and babies

Learn the difference between pasteurized and unpasteurized foods so you can safely feed your baby solids.