Child and Youth Resources

Children and teens have unique nutritional needs. These resources and links provide information on packing a healthy lunch, sports nutrition for young athletes, teen vegetarianism, etc.

Resources

Cool Lunches Kids Will Eat
This resource provides cool tips for lunches that kids will eat.

Feeding Your Vegetarian Child
This resource provides nutrition information about feeding infants and children a vegetarian diet.

Healthy Choices for Nutrition Breaks
Tips and information on how to organize and pack kids' lunches including daily menu ideas.

Making Great Lunches for My Kids
This resource provides tips for making great lunches for children.

Picky Eaters
Know what to expect when your child is a picky eater and be prepared with strategies that will help your child eat well.

Refuel with the Right Fuel
A postcard with healthy eating information for sporting events.

School Lunch Your Kids Will Munch
Information for parents of elementary school aged children about packing nutritious and safe school lunches and snacks, including kid-friendly recipes.

Sports Nutrition
Find out how young athletes get enough fuel and nutrients for their sport and growth needs.

Sports Nutrition - Case Studies
Find out how young athletes get enough fuel and nutrients for their sport and growth needs. These two case studies may be helpful for you and your children.

 
The Vegetarian Way of Life
This pamphlet discusses the nutritional basics about being a healthy vegetarian.

Teddy Bear Toddlers
A Guide to Feeding Children Ages 12-36 months.
At 12 months, your toddler should be eating many of the same foods as the rest of the family with some changes to make food safer to chew and swallow.

The ABC's of Fruit Juice
This resource discusses the difference between fruit juice and fruit drinks and provides recommendations around the amount of fruit juice children should have.

Beverage Basics for Adolescents - colour
Beverage Basics for Adolescents - black & white

Choking Prevention Tips For Parents
Find out what foods to watch for to lower the risk of choking. Also, learn the difference between choking and gagging.

When Your Child Refuses to Drink Milk
This includes tips to encourage children to drink milk and offers suggestions about how to include milk in a child's diet.

When Your Child Refuses to Eat Meat
This resource explains why meat and alternatives are important and offers tips on how to encourage your child to eat meat.

When Your Child Refuses to Eat Vegetables
This resource explains why vegetables are important and offers tips on how to encourage your child to eat vegetables.

Additional Online Resources

Caring for Kids
This Canadian Pediatric Society website offers a healthy eating section containing nutrition information for children. 

Eat Right, Be Active 12-36 months
A guide for parents and caregivers of toddlers ages 12-36 months.

Eat Right, Be Active 6-8
A guide for parents and caregivers of preschoolers ages 6-8.

Food Allergy Network - Just for Kids
Allergy information and games for youth.

Mission Nutrition®
This website provides teachers, parents and students in Grades K to 8 with practical resources to promote positive self-esteem and body image, healthy eating and physical activity. From this site you can download lesson plans and student activities. Brought to you by Dietitions of Canada and the team of Registered Dietitions at Kellogg Canada Inc.

Pause to Play
An interactive website from the Government of Ontario on healthy eating and physical activity.

The National Eating Disorder Information Centre
Provides basic information and resources on eating disorders. Includes a Question and Answer section and newsletters on a number of relevant topics. Also includes information for friends and family members on understanding and dealing with individuals suffering with an eating disorder.