Growing Competent Eaters: Pearls from NC’s Shifting the Feeding and Eating Conversation Workshop.
April 9, 2020
On March 5th, 2020, Nutrition Connections hosted a workshop in partnership with the Ellyn Satter Institute (ESI) to introduce and explore the models of feeding dynamics and eating competence.
Effective Food Literacy Strategies in Elementary and Physical Eduction
April 7, 2020
In March, Ophea hosted a French webinar with a specific focus on effective food literacy strategies in Health and Physical Education at the elementary level.
Getting Kids’ Handy Dirty: Experiential Approaches to Food Education
February 11, 2020
On January 23, NC hosted the latest webinar in our Unpacking Food Literacy series. Titled “Getting Kids’ Hands Dirty: Experiential Approaches to Children’s Food Education”, this webinar introduced attendees to two leading Ontario-based food education programs for young children.
Healthy and Sustainable Eating: Leading the Shift
January 16, 2020
Our 2019 Forum brought together approximately 200 attendees across sectors to explore the concept of sustainable eating from a food literacy perspective.
Healthy and Sustainable Eating: Leading the Shift – Event Highlights
December 5, 2019
In this post, Sue Mah and Lucia Weiler share some highlights from NC's 2019 Forum on Healthy and Sustainable Eating. Note: This post was originally posted on the Nutrition for NON-Nutritionists blog.
What I Learned from Farm & Food Care Ontario’s 4th Annual Registered Dietitian Farm Tour
November 1, 2019
In this post, Beini Wang shares her experience at Farm & Food Care Ontario's annual Farm Tour.
Working Together to Optimize Healthy Eating in the Early Years
September 4, 2019
Earlier this year, Nutrition Connections and Region of Peel – Public Health developed and delivered a series of healthy eating workshops for educators, cooks and managers working in the childcare sector in Peel. This was a great opportunity to work collaboratively while taking advantage of our […]
Food and Nutrition Insights from the 2018 Ambition Nutrition Symposium
May 17, 2018
Insights from the keynote speaker at the 2018 Ambition Nutrition Symposium
Preventing Chronic Disease in Primary Care: NRC Webinar Series Recap
November 27, 2017
On November 2nd, 2017 the Nutrition Resource Centre (NRC) co-presented a webinar with the Physical Activity Resource Centre (PARC) on Ontario’s Primary Care Diabetes Prevention Program (PCDPP). During the webinar, participants learned about an internationally recognized, best practice program repeatedly shown to be effective in reducing […]
Healthy Kids Community Challenge Hastings and Prince Edward Hosts Event
November 3, 2017
On September 27, Kristina Smith, Local Project Manager of the Hastings and Prince Edward Healthy Kids Community Challenge hosted a professional development day “Choose to Boost Nutrition in Schools” for elementary school teachers.