Food Skills

There is a strong connection between diet and health, and "food skills" can influence our ability to prepare nutritious, appealing food for ourselves and our families.

To learn more about what food skills are, why they are important and what people's food skills are like in our community, see Food Skills of Waterloo Region Adults, a research study on how skilled Waterloo Region adults are in preparing the foods they eat.

The information in the resources below shows how to:

• Wisely plan and store nutrient-rich seasonal foods
• Assess your nutritional intake
• Read nutrition labels
• Eat right with recipes for delicious meals, complete with nutrition information

Resources

• Dietitians of Canada's Cookspiration 
  Check for many nutritious and delicious recipes, complete with nutrition information.
• Freezing Fruit
  Extend your supply by freezing some local fruit. This recipe card provides easy to follow instructions on how to do it.
• Freezing Vegetables
  Extend your supply by freezing some local vegetables. This recipe card provides easy to follow instructions on how to do it.

• Healthy Food in Waterloo Region
  Learn more about local organizations that offer food skills programming in Waterloo Region

• Health Canada Meal Planning Information
  This is a personalized menu planner to help you find healthy meal plans for the whole family.

• Health Connect Ontario
  If you have questions or concerns about healthy eating, call Ontario Health Connect at 811 (TTY: 1-866-797-0007) to talk to a Registered Dietitian for free.

• Healthy Eating Recipe Book
  A collection of salads, main dishes, sides and snacks to help you plan healthy meals every day

• Nutrition Labelling
  Health Canada's website on mandatory food labelling helping Canadians make healthy and informed choices about the foods they buy and eat.

• Unlock Food
  Visit this website for reliable nutrition information, healthy recipes, and more.