May is Vision Health Month and to celebrate we have found some great resources to help you eat right for good sight. Ensuring you have a good balance of some key vitamins and minerals will help to protect your vision long term. Take a look at the following articles from the CNIB which provide you with a list of the vitamins you need and recipes to eat for your sight every day!
Love Your Leftovers
Making a delicious and healthy meal takes a lot of time and effort, so why not make a little extra to create useful left overs. Doing so can save you time, reduce waste and help you to eat healthy nutritious meals each and every day. Check out these tips from Alive Magazine that will help you to love your leftovers.
Cancer and Nutrition
April is cancer month and we wanted to provide you with some guidance on eating well when you have cancer. Due to treatments and the disease itself, appetite can become an issue. However, ensuring those living with cancer maintain proper nutrition is extremely important. The following guide from the Canadian Cancer Society provides you with some great tips and information on how to achieve optimal nutrition when living with cancer.
Organic or Non-Organic? That is the Question…
This Friday is Earth Day. Eating local, in season foods is one of the best ways to benefit your health, help the earth and reduce your carbon footprint. But what about organic vs. non-organic? Is one healthier than the other? With so much debate over whether buying organic food is in fact the best option, decisions about food choices can become confusing. Especially when we consider other factors such as food availability and budget. The dirty dozen and clean 15 help to illustrate which fruits and vegetables have the most and least pesticide contamination which can help you make more informed choices when selecting your produce. Check out the following from The David Suzuki Foundation to get the dirty dozen and clean 15 lists and to learn more about the organic food debate.
The David Suzuki Foundation: What are the dirty dozen and the clean fifteen
Pre-Peeled Oranges: Think Before You Judge
Recent chatter on the web has pointed a finger at pre-sliced, pre-packaged foods such as apple or orange slices – deeming these as lazy, unnecessary and wasteful. However, for many people living with illness or disability, these items are extremely helpful and necessary. Check out the following from NPR to learn more about how prepared fresh foods, such as pre-peeled oranges, can make a difference in the lives of many.
NPR: Pre-Peeled Oranges: What Some Call ‘Lazy’ Others Call A ‘Lifesaver’
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A Healthier Dining Out Experience
Dining out is a wonderful treat! Who doesn’t enjoy a delicious meal without the labour intensive preparation or clean up? However, dining out can often lead to poor nutritional choices and over-eating. While it’s okay to indulge once and a while, we need to be aware of the health consequences. The following infographic from Sunnybrook Hospital provides you with tips for a healthier dining out experience. Bon appetite!
A Healthy Diet — Make it Last!
As Nutrition Month comes to a close we remind you that although March is a great time to challenge yourself to eat a healthy, balanced diet, it is something you can achieve every day. The following from the Dietitians of Canada’s 100 Meal Journey shows you how to create a healthy plan and stick to it year round.
Don’t Be Afraid To Try New Things
As we continue to promote the Dietitians of Canada 100 Meal Journey this nutrition month, we turn the focus to variety and the willingness to try new foods . With children, it can be difficult to get them to step outside of their comfort zones, especially with food. However, it is important to encourage children and ourselves to try something new on a regular basis. Check out the following from the Dietitians of Canada which encourages you and your family to try some new foods this nutrition month and take a look at our OT-V video on Solutions For Picky Eaters if you are concerned about your child.
Perfecting Portions
As we continue our Nutrition Month series, care of the Dietitians of Canada’s 100 Meal Journey, we focus on portion size. Portion size plays a key role in maintaining a healthy weight and ensuring you are getting the nutrients your body needs from the food you eat. The following from the Dietitians of Canada provides you with all you need to know about finding the proper portion size for each meal and snack.
Week 2 of the 100 Meal Journey
Our Food For Thought series will continue to look at the “100 Meal Journey” created by the Dietitians of Canada this Nutrition Month. This week the Dietitians of Canada encourage Canadians to look at the quality of foods they are eating and the nutritional benefits they will reap. Check out the following from the Dietitians of Canada to learn more.