Nutrition

Use Canada’s Food Guide and other articles below to learn about the four food groups and how to get your child the vitamins and minerals they need from their food.

Read about the stages of your baby’s nutrition and how to safely feed your baby solids.

Discover ways of encouraging healthy eating with the help of meal plans and guidance on appetite slumps. Also find information on preventing choking in toddlers and preschoolers.

Support your child’s changing nutrition needs as they face changing activity levels, growth spurts, and influences from friends, family and media.

Find out why vitamins and minerals are important in your child’s diet and how to make sure they are getting enough. Also discover what fibre, prebiotics, and probiotics do for the digestive system.

Find out how to manage the most common food allergies and sensitivities and when to get your child tested.

Learn about some of the infections and diseases caused by food poisoning and how handwashing and handling and storing food properly can help you prevent them.

Good nutrition is important for gaining the recommended amount of pregnancy weight, supporting fecal development and reducing the risk of complications during pregnancy and birth.

Learn about the roles of each part of the digestive system, and what good and bad bacteria do for the gut.