Resources
Here are some interesting resources that could allow to go further in your healthy decision.*
Websites
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Canada’s Food Guide: Tips for children.
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/food-guide-aliment/choose-choix/advice-conseil/
child-enfant/index_e.html - EatRight Ontario: Practical information about some of the nutrition issues that children face and how to correct or address these problems. http://www.eatrightontario.ca/en/DocumentListing.aspx?Topic=6&Cat=158
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Heart and Stroke Foundation – Kids/Teens Zone: Information for kids, parents and teachers.
http://www.heartandstroke.com/site/c.ikIQLcMWJtE/b.3479025/k.9BB0/
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SOS Cuisine: An on-line meal planning service that takes into account personal preferences, dietary needs, number of people in household, availability of fresh ingredients on the local market, flyer specials from local food retailers and more. This searchable recipe database contains over a thousand quick, tasty and healthy recipes.
http://www.soscuisine.com/?sos_l=en&sos_r=CA-QC - IGA Newsletter: Out of meal ideas? By subscribing to the IGA Newsletters, you will receive nutrition advice, recipes, tips and promotional offers every 2 weeks. As well, with each appearance of the Newsletter, you have the chance of winning an IGA gift certificate worth and a prize of AIR MILESmd reward miles. http://www.iga.net/infobulletin.asp?lang=en
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Healthy Start for Life: A health promotion initiative designed to promote the development of healthy eating and physical activity among toddlers and preschool age children (2 to 5 years).
http://www.dietitians.ca/healthystart/index.asp -
Mission Nutrition: Fun, interactive learning activities to use in the classroom and at home to make healthy eating, physical activity and positive self-esteem come alive for children in Kindergarten to Grade 8.
www.missionnutrition.ca
For children
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Cru-Cru’s Fantastic Healthy Feast: Fun and healthy recipes. Interactive or pdf versions available.
http://www.msss.gouv.qc.ca/nutrition/cru-cru/en/home.php -
Freggie Tales: Designed to provide children (5-12 years old) with the opportunity to learn about fruits and vegetables in a fun and exciting manner.
www.freggietales.com -
What Keeps You Going?: A game designed to help children (7-12 years) learn to make healthy meal choices, based on the time of day and their activities, making sure to have enough energy for the activity they are involved in.
http://www.msss.gouv.qc.ca/en/sujets/santepub/nutrition/whatkeeps/
Books and Publications
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Busy Bodies: Creative food and play ideas for your preschooler (ages 3 to 5).
http://www.eatrightontario.ca/en/EatRightBeActive.aspx -
Eat Right, Be Active booklets: Two guides for parents and caregivers of preschoolers ages 3 to 5 and 6 to 8. Both booklets feature interactive quizzes, “Good to Know” tips, and a list of places to go for more information.
http://www.eatrightontario.ca/en/EatRightBeActive.aspx -
Canada’s Physical Activity Guides for Children and Youth, Health Canada.
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/pau-uap/paguide/child_youth/index.html - Danks, Fiona and Jo Schofield, Nature's Playground: Activities, Crafts, and Games to Encourage Children to Get Outdoors, Chicago Review Press, 2007
- Graimes, Nicola, Gimme Five!: Kid-Friendly Recipes and Tips For Helping Your Child Enjoy Eating Fruits And Vegetables, North Atlantic Books, 2006.
Programs
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Active Healthy Kids Canada… The Power to Move Kids: Tools and tips to get kids active everyday.
http://www.activehealthykids.ca/ -
Freggie Tales: Designed to provide children (5-12 years old) with the opportunity to learn about fruits and vegetables in a fun and exciting manner.
Kids: www.freggietales.com
Parents & Educators: http://www.freggietales.com/education/default.asp -
Hoops for Heart: A program that gets students aged 11 to 14 out of their seats to sink baskets for a good cause.
www.hoopsforheart.ca -
Jump Rope for Heart: JUMP is a contagious FUN-draiser from the Heart and Stroke Foundation that motivates kids into action, encourages them to stay healthy, and inspires them to raise funds for a cause that's important to their communities.
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Children's Fitness Tax Credit: The Government of Canada allows a non-refundable tax credit on eligible amounts of up to 0 paid by parents to register a child in an eligible program of physical activity.
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/whatsnew/fitness-e.html
* Given the large range of resources available and the regular appearance of new resources, the 5/30 Health Challenge team does not claim that this list is exhaustive, nor that the proposed resources are of a higher quality then others that are not presented here.
