Family Nutrition

Helping your child experience a variety of foods and build a positive relationship food and their bodies is important for their health and wellbeing. Using the Division of Responsibility for meals and snacks can help set a healthy relationship with food and avoid picky eating.

Finding evidence based nutrition information for you and your family can be challenging. The Grey Bruce Health Unit recommends the following resources:

Nutrition and Pregnancy

Find our more about the Grey Bruce Health Unit’s free online prenatal program.

Infant Nutrition

• For Parents and Caregivers
  • Feeding Your Baby A guide to help you introduce solid foods
  • Starting solids poster for Parents
  • Videos: Trust Me, Trust My Tummy and Baby Food Basics
  • Introduction of Solids and Food Allergies
• For Professionals
  • Health Canada’s Infant Feeding Resources, including Nutrition for Healthy Term Infants
  • Ontario Dietitians in Public Health, Pediatric Nutrition Guidelines (Birth to 6 Years) for Health Professionals
  • Starting Solids Poster for Professionals

Children

• For Parents and Caregivers
  • Visit UnlockFood for guidance on a variety of food topics for children
  • School Lunch Your Kids Will Munch
  • Food Allergy Canada, Caring for a child with food allergy: A guide on what you need to know

Visit our Resources for Educators Page for more information for School Age Children.