Children and Healthy Eating
Health Canada has developed nutrition guidelines for children through
key periods of growth, from infancy to adolescence. These resources will
be especially useful for health professionals and educators who work with
children. Recognizing that schools can play a key role in promoting healthy
eating, resources related to healthy eating in schools are also available.
In addition, Health Canada provides Canada's Physical Activity Guides
for Children and Youth, which promote the benefits of being physically
active.
Infant Feeding
 The
Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program
The Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program is a comprehensive community-based
program that supports pregnant women who face conditions of risk that
threaten their health and the development of their babies.
Canada's Food
Guide to Healthy Eating - Focus on Preschoolers-Background for Educators
and Communicators
This resource discusses how educators and communicators can use Canada's
Food Guide to Healthy Eating to promote healthy eating among preschool
children aged two to five years. This resource can be used with Food Guide
Facts: Background for Educators and Communicators.
Canada's Food Guide
to Healthy Eating - Focus on Children 6-12 years - Background for Educators
and Communicators
Containing ideas and information on Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating,
this backgrounder is for people who work with children six to twelve years
of age. This resource can be used with Food Guide Facts: Background for
Educators and Communicators.
Food for
Thought: Schools and Nutrition
Nutrition is fundamental to a sense of well-being, and to meet the growth,
development and activity needs of children and youth. Communities, schools
and parents can work together to help students develop attitudes and skills
for healthy eating.
Anaphylaxis - A Handbook
for School Boards
This handbook discusses how parents and school boards can work together
to decrease the risks for children with certain severe food allergies.
It includes some guidelines for developing school policies and emergency
response procedures.
Canada's
Physical Activity Guides for Children and Youth
Canada's Physical Activity Guides for Children and Youth provide Canadians
with clear and concise recommendations on how to help children and youth
achieve optimal growth and development by making physical activity an
important part of their daily routines. The Guides and support resources
reinforce the importance of daily physical activity and promote the benefits
of being physically active.
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