Menu Planning in Long Term Care
July 21, 2020
This menu planning guidance document Intended to assist Registered Dietitians, Nutrition Managers and menu planners to prepare a cycle menu to meet Long Term Care residents’ overall nutritional needs. It is intended primarily for facilities providing 24 -hour care to frail elderly with functional and/or cognitive […]
Managing Food Allergies and Anaphylaxis: A Guide for Post-Secondary Institutions
June 6, 2018
This reference guide is intended to inform and encourage post-secondary institutions in developing food allergy policies and practices that support students who have food or other severe allergies and are at risk for anaphylaxis.
Promoting Mental Health through Healthy Eating and Nutritional Care
August 31, 2017
Using an integrative literature synthesis, this comprehensive evidence-based document discusses intersections of nutrition with mental health, from promotion to nutrition care and therapeutic approaches.
Feeding Guidelines for Infants and Young Toddlers: A Responsive Parenting Approach
April 5, 2017
The aim of this US-based report is to empower caregivers to address the nutritional status and well-being of infants and toddlers by offering them healthier food and beverage options in response to their hunger and satiety cues.
Introduction of Allergenic Foods to Infants, especially Peanuts: Interim Guidance for Canadian Dietitians
March 27, 2017
This communication provides information on the scientific evidence regarding the introduction of peanuts to infants and how the current dietetic practice recommendations agree and differ from National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) recommendations.
Food Secure Canada Discussion Paper 1 – Indigenous Food Sovereignty
July 27, 2016
A discussion paper on the topic of “Indigenous Food Sovereignty”. It is part of a series of ten discussion papers on “The People’s Food Policy” compiled by Food Secure Canada, a community-based group committed building a just food system in Canada.
First Nations Food, Nutrition and Environment Study – Ontario Report Executive Summary
June 10, 2015
A summary brief of the aggregated results from the Ontario report of the First Nations Food, Nutrition and Environment Study.