Nutrition and Healthy Eating
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Public Health Nutritionists are part of a population health promotion team to promote the best possible nutritional health for everyone. They work with a variety of community partners (at the local, provincial and national level) to help make it easier for residents to make healthy food choices, to develop nutrition standards and healthy public policy. They address issues like healthy built environments, food security, breastfeeding, early childhood and school nutrition, and weight bias.
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Canada's Food Guide
The newly updated Canada's Food Guide is here and ready to use. Explore the online snapshot, tools and resources following the link below...
Canada's Food Guide
The new and completely refreshed Canada’s Food Guide that outlines the foundation for healthy eating in Canada
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Healthy Pregnancy
Your Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy (Public Health Agency of Canada)
If you are pregnant or are planning to become pregnant, this guide is for you! Having a baby can be a wonderful experience, but many parents have questions and concerns as they face all the changes that pregnancy brings. This guide will help you to make good decisions about how to take care of yourself before, during and after your pregnancy.
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Feeding Baby
The following web links to online resources provide information on feeding your baby:
Growing Up Healthy (Government of Saskatchewan) |
My Breastfeeding Guide (offered in 18 languages) (Best Start) |
Feeding Your Baby: A guide to help you introduce solid foods (Nutrition Connections) |
Baby Friendly Spaces

Baby Friendly Spaces is a program developed in Regina Area to support and encourage families to feed their children anytime, and anywhere.
Baby Friendly Spaces targets facilities, businesses and events to identify that breastfeeding is welcome and provides training to staff for how to do so. For more information, please contact BabyFriendlySpaces@saskhealthauthority.ca
Meal Time with Children
Although what foods we serve is important, the mealtime environment and how we approach feeding may be more important. The Division of Responsibility of feeding is a proven and practical approach. When it comes to eating, adults (parents/caregivers) and children have very different roles or jobs. Our goal is to support parents and caregivers in feeding children well while making mealtime pleasant. The following resources can help you and your family put The Division of Responsibility of feeding into practice to make mealtimes a little easier.
Family Dinner Conversations May 2018
Download these Family Dinner Conversation Starters to help get meal time conversations and stories started!
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School Newsletters, Information and Support
The Saskatchewan Health Authority, Regina Area, Population Public Health Services, Health Promotion Department is here to support your school in a variety of health areas including nutrition, physical activity, positive mental health, body image, and dental health. The newsletters below highlight some of the new resources, programs, training and initiatives available and coming up near your school.
School Nutrition Support:
- See the different ways we can support your School in the area of nutrition by downloading this resource: "Health Promotion is here to Support Your School, find out how!"
- See this infographic for highlights from a research study done in Regina in Elementary Schools around "Parent and School Staff Opinions on Using Food for Fundraising 2019"
- Download this Guide to Healthy School Vending Machines in Saskatchewan Schools (2020)
View and Subscribe to our Monthly Healthy Schools e-Newsletters:
Healthy Schools e-Newsletter - June
Summer Learning AND Tell us what you Think
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Teaching Nutrition in Saskatchewan - Curriculum support documents for Educators
The School Age sub-committee of the Public Health Nutritionists of Saskatchewan have developed SK health and physical education curricula support documents for grades 1-8, physed 20/30 and Health Science 20 called "Teaching Nutrition in Saskatchewan: Concepts and Resources (TNS)," et en Français "Enseignement de la nutrition en Saskatchewan (ENS): concepts et ressources." Download copies here:
Grades 1-3 |
Grades 4 & 5 |
Grade 6 |
Grade 7 |
Grade 8 ENS French (Sept) |
Health Sc. 20 ENS French (Sept) |
PhysEd 20|30 ENS French(Sept) |
These documents link to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Education Health Education Curriculum, and assist educators in identifying accurate and high-quality nutrition information and links to classroom activities, videos, handouts and other resources to help meet the SK Health Education Outcomes for each grade.
To view a free archived webinar on one of the resources resource click here.
School Nutrition Bites
These nutrition tip sheets are ready to be posted in your school, used in newsletters, as a part of school announcements, posted on the school website or for Facebook or Twitter posts. Share with school staff, parents/guardians, and the community. Developed by the Public Health Nutritionists of Saskatchewan.
Download this year's English versions from the following links:
Breakfast Tips
Healthy tasty breakfast ideas for school days - School Nutrition Bites October Edition
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Packing School Lunches
Involve children and youth in planning and packing lunches. When kids help, they are more likely to eat and enjoy the food!
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No Microwave Lunch Ideas
Try some of these easy, healthy lunch ideas. No microwave needed.
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Deli-Meat-Free Sandwich Ideas
Sandwiches can be part of a delicious and filling lunch! However, deli meats are a highly processed food and Canada’s Food Guide recommends we limit how many highly processed foods we eat. Thankfully, there are many ways to build a mouthwatering sandwich without the deli meat.
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Plant-Based Proteins
What are plant-based proteins, why should we eat more of them and how can we eat more of them? - School Nutrition Bites January Edition
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Rethink Your Drink |
Energy Drinks
Find out what makes an energy drink an energy drink and why they are not recommended for children and youth - School Nutrition Bites March Edition
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Enjoy Meals Together
Eating and cooking together with family and friends gives children and youth a chance to try new foods and develop healthy eating habits while learning about different cultures and traditions.
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Help Kids to Enjoy a Variety of Foods
Learning to enjoy a variety of foods takes patience and practice. What we tend to label as “picky eating” is often very normal behaviour. Adults can help kids feel safe and supported as they learn by following these tips
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Culture and Food Traditions
Learn about ideas to help connect children and youth to cultural & food traditions - School Nutrition Bites May Edition
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Positive Body Image
Body image and self-esteem are linked to how we treat ourselves. It is easier to take care of ourselves when we feel good about our bodies. Children learn how to care for their bodies from adults they love and respect. Help children and youth to develop healthy habits and a positive body image.
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Supportive Food Environment
Make the healthy choice easy. A supportive food environment promotes health and learning.
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Non-Food Rewards
Using sugary and salty foods as a way to reward good behaviour (i.e. getting dessert for eating veggies or a candy for completing homework, etc.) can be confusing for children and youth who are learning about healthy eating at home and school.
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Gardening with Kids
Kids are curious, learn well by doing things and love to dig in the dirt. Caring for a garden or plant can be fun. Gardening helps children learn where their food comes from, how to care for the environment, reduce stress and increase physical activity and much more.
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Seasonal Indigenous Foods |
Harvesting in Season
Indigenous Food Traditions in Saskatchewan
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Download French versions at the following links:
- Pour des repas sains à l’école
- Collations : clé de la réussite
- Guide alimentaire canadien
- Aliments à privilégier
- Habitudes alimentaires saines
- Déjeuners les jours d’école
- Faire du choix santé le choix facile
- Récompenses non alimentaires
- Littératie alimentaire
- Aider les enfants à apprendre à aimer de nouveaux aliments
- Boissons pour sportifs : moins saines qu’on ne le pense
Other School Nutrition Initiatives and Activity Ideas
Back to School Nutrition
Looking for healthy back to school lunch and snack ideas and tips to eating well with children? Visit our Pinterest page here for ideas
The following handouts are largely picture-based, which can be helpful when providing information to families in which English is not their most proficient language. Resources include:
Packing Safe School Lunches |
Healthy School Lunch Ideas 2022 |
Healthy Eating in Canada |
Healthy Concessions, Canteens and Food Hampers
School and community concessions and canteens can help to support the health and performance of students, young athletes, families and community members by offering healthy food and drink options, and they can do all this while still making a profit!
The following resources can help you in planning a tasty, healthy, profitable canteen or concession. They can also help when planning healthy food hampers for those in need:
Healthy Foods for my School (Government of Saskatchewan)
This guide helps schools choose and provide healthy food and beverage options for students. It includes information on food categories, nutrition standards and how to read food labels.
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Healthy Foods for Recreation Setting: Getting Started Guide (Gov. of SK)
To determine healthy foods and drinks to offer in your recreation setting
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Serving Healthy School Food During COVID-19: A Guide
A guide to serving fresh, whole, and nutritious food to students in ways that are COVID safe
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School Gardening
Interested in learning more about school gardening? Download a copy of the resource below for how to guides, curriculum links and start up guides:
School and Community Healthy Grants List
Looking for grants for your school or community organization to help fund projects and initiatives that help promote good nutrition, physical activity, mental health, access to nature, leadership and/or inclusion? Download the grants list below to browse through some we have come accross.
The Cost of Healthy Eating in Saskatchewan 2018

This is the sixth food costing report in Saskatchewan since 2001. The report discusses how much it costs to buy nutritious foods across the province of Saskatchewan and solutions to address food insecurity. Also included is a food cost calculator to help individuals, families, and groups estimate the cost of healthy eating for a week or a month.
The Cost of Healthy Meals and Snacks for Children and Youth in Saskatchewan 2018
Foods and beverages served in child care settings, schools and community programs can impact children’s health and well-being. The cost of foods, as well as available program funding and budgets, impact the type of foods and beverages served. This resource shows the average cost of healthy meals and snacks for children and youth in Northern and Southern Saskatchewan. Details can be found on page 3. Using these average costs can help child care facilities, schools, and community organizations budget for child nutrition programs. Planning for the cost of healthy food helps to ensure quality food is available in meal and snack programs.
Regina Food Asset Map

This map highlights food assets located in Regina (Updated Oct 2022).
Food assets are places where people can grow, prepare, share, buy, receive or learn about food. At this point, the map focuses on meal programs and access to free/low-cost food.
The map is designed to:
- help people find places in the city that have free and low-cost foods for the public or program participants.
- support community members dealing with food insecurity.
- make it easier for Regina community partners to share these food resources with others.
Click on the link below to view the map!
To add or update information about your organization to this map, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/1z6ebAghNZzjZem69
Have any questions about the map or ideas for how to improve it? We would love to hear from you! Please contact reginafoodmap@gmail.com
Download a copy of the handout below with instructions on how to use this map called "Regina Meal Finder Instructions."
Regina Food Asset Map
Highlighting food assets located in Regina
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Regina Food Asset Map Poster with QR Code
Printable posters for easy access to the Regina Food Asset Map QR code and link.
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Choosing Foods and Beverages for Healthy Meetings and Events
The Saskatchewan Health Authority, Regina Area, Population Public Health Services, Health Promotion Department works to make the healthy choice the easy choice for staff and people within our communities. It is recognized that food is more than fuel for our body; it plays a large role in our social lives, provides comfort and is often used with celebrations. When hosting health authority sponsored meeting or event, it is important to recognize that the food provided at these meetings or events impacts staff’s or client’s food choices. By role modeling a positive food environment, we can:
- Encourage healthy behaviours that can increase productivity and energy levels;
- Create a consistent message between our actions and what we teach our staff and clients;
- Support staff and clients to manage chronic disease and meet their own nutritional goals.
Following the guidelines below shows the public that the health authority is truly a role model for positive health behaviours and committed to improving the health and quality of life for employees and clients.
Finding that people are resistant to providing healthy foods? Needs some tips for making the case? Use the document below, "The Case for Healthy Foods" to help start the conversation.
Nutrition Update Newsletters
Nutrition Update Newsletters are developed by the Public Health Nutritionists of Saskatchewan Working Group, for health professionals, community leaders and educators. These Newsletters are designed to provide up-to-date information on 'early years,' 'school age' and 'adult' nutrition, and they highlight important initiatives and resources in the area.
Early Years |
School Age |
Adult |
Accessing Healthy Food Choices in Regina (2012)
This report aims to show the current food landscape in Regina. The report can be used to:
- start conversations on how better to improve the food landscape;
- To determine if the food resources are located where clients need them and if clients who need these resources can access available food resources.