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Family Nutrition Journal

This family activity helps children, youth and families assess the types of foods they are eating and how those foods relate to Canada’s Food Guide. Record food eaten in the spaces below and boost wellness by including daily physical activities!

Iron & Protein

Iron is a very important nutrient because it helps the blood in carrying oxygen, and the body to store it. As well, it prevents tiredness (low iron levels cause a feeling of fatigue).

Fibre

Fibre is an important part of our diet because it maintains healthy and functioning digestive system, removes the wastes and toxins out of our body, and lowers your cholesterol.

Calcium

Calcium is an important nutrient because it helps build healthy bones and teeth and supports proper functioning of nerves and muscles

Vitamin C

Vitamin C is an important nutrient because it helps to build healthy bones and teeth and supports proper functioning of nerves and muscles

Water is Life

Water is an important nutrient because it prevents dehydration, lowers blood sugar levels, helps to transport nutrients and oxygen throughout the body, converts food into energy and much more.

LAWS: Land, Air, Water, Sun

Physical Activity

Traditionally, we as Indigenous people had a different and much healthier connection with our surroundings. Survival required constant physical activity right from hunting and gathering, planting and harvesting, food preparation, transportation, socializing, ceremonies, song and dance and even communication!

Children, Youth & Gestational Diabetes Management

Gestational diabetes can occur between the 24 and 20th week of pregnancy. The hormones made by the placenta can block the insulin normally produced by the pancreas. The pancreases may not be able to keep up so blood sugar levels …

Nutrition and Diabetes Prevention

Traditionally we as Indigenous people were very healthy, had a balanced diet, and ate only real food from Mother Earth. Food was scared and eaten for nourishment, nothing was wasted. We know where our food came from. It was hunted …

Foot Care & Diabetes

Too much sugar in your blood can affect your feet in many different ways.

Diabetes Management

It is important to manage your diabetes and keep your blood sugars within a healthy range. Be aware that if blood sugars are not controlled it can lead to serious complications.