Learn what nutrition is optimal for your child from the time they are born to the time they are a teen. Learn about the different food groups and find information about the different nutrients that food contains.
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.
Learn how to read nutrition labels to help compare and choose products, and to make informed food choices.
Learn about nutrition and how to store and handle food after your child's blood and marrow transplant (BMT).
Learn how dietitians help during your child's blood and marrow transplant (BMT).
Read about various nutrition and feeding consultants, such as dietitians and lactation consultants, who work to ensure that babies and children with heart conditions receive proper nutrition.
Parenteral nutrition is liquid nutrition that is given to your child through an intravenous (IV) infusion if their digestive system cannot absorb or tolerate adequate food or fluids by mouth or through a feeding tube to be able to grow and thrive.
Developing positive eating habits can be difficult. Find out what your teen can do every day to develop a healthy attitude toward food.
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.
Learn how and when to introduce different food textures to your child.
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.
Learn about macronutrients and micronutrients and how eating a balance of these can help support your mood and general wellbeing.
Learn about the important role of nutrition. A heart condition can make it hard for kids to get the nutrition they need and may result in failure to thrive.
Learn how to prepare, store and cook food safely to minimize the risk of illness.
An in-depth list of recommended foods for older babies. Healthy choices of nutritious foods are provided, and allergenic foods are discussed.
Learn why good nutrition during leukemia is so important and how to manage nutritional side-effects of chemotherapy.
Learn the difference between pasteurized and unpasteurized foods so you can safely feed your baby solids.
Find out what athletes at all levels should eat and drink before, during and after sports and exercise.
Learn about the mixture of nutrients in parenteral nutrition (PN) and how to provide your child PN at home.
Learn about intestinal adaptation and weaning children with intestinal failure off total parenteral nutrition to achieve enteral autonomy.
Mark National Nutrition Month by learning about the nutrients and routines that can help with your child's mental wellbeing.
To mark Nutrition Month, find out about tube feeding, special diets, food allergies and sensitivities, bowel conditions and more.
