Healthy Eating – Resources and Toolkits

Below are some local and Canadian resources to help you promote healthy eating in your community.

• Healthy Eating in the Community (Canada’s Food Guide)
• Promoting Health in Your Workplace and Community: Taking the Focus Off Weight (Eastern Health)
• Eat Great and Participate (Recreation NL) – Eat Great and Participate promotes healthy eating to children and youth. They also work to increase access to healthy food and beverage choices in recreation, sport and community settings across Newfoundland & Labrador.
  • Community Healthy Eating Framework 
  • Making the Move to Healthy Choices – A Healthy Eating Toolkit for Recreation, Sport, and Community Food Service Providers
  • Healthy Fundraising Ideas
  • Healthy Choices for Canteens
• Food First NL– Food First NL works with communities in Newfoundland & Labrador to make sure everyone has access to affordable, healthy, and culturally appropriate food.
  • Cooking Posters
  • Wasteless Resources
  • Community Garden Toolkit
  • Bulk Buying Clubs Toolkit
  • Farmer’s Market Toolkit
  • Community Kitchen Toolkit
• Food Programs in NL (Food First NL and 211 NL Partnership)
• Breastfeeding Toolkit for Municipalities (Baby Friendly NL)
• Food Safety Guidelines
  • Safe Food Handling Tips (Health Canada)

Teaching Kitchen Videos

Click the links below to watch recipe videos from the Compass Group Teaching Kitchen. These videos show healthy recipes that use few ingredients and are generally easy to prepare.

• Beef Stew
• Better Than Take Out Fried Rice
• Black Bean Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
• Crispy Lentil Bites
• Easy Homemade Chili
• Egg Bites
• Ground Beef Curry
• Overnight Oats 3 Ways
• Southwest Black Bean Pasta Salad
• Tuna Noodle Stovetop Casserole