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Toddlers First Steps A Best Chance Guide to Parenting Your 6-to-36 Month-Old Child

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Plan shop and prepare

… 2024 Overview Knowing how to plan meals, shop for healthy foods, and prepare foods are important food skills. Take steps to learn these skills to help you …

Helping your 1 to 3 Year old child eat well

… or caregiver, you can help your child learn important food skills and eating habits. You can also help shape positive attitudes towards food and eating. Healthy eating is about more than just what … roles at meal and snack times. Your role is to decide what foods to offer, when to serve them and where. Your child's …

Home canning - How to avoid botulism

… and how is it caused? Botulism is a serious form of food poisoning that can cause death. The poison is produced … fruits and vegetables, on meat and fish, and on many other foods and surfaces. Botulism bacteria can multiply quickly … are different methods of canning for high-acid and low-acid foods. High-acid foods Use the “boiling water bath” method …

Healthy Eating Basics Cooking

… the methods for yourself at home can help you discover more foods that you may really like. Did you know that changing the cooking method can give food a completely different flavour and texture? Use these … fancy, but it just means you use a hot pan and oil to cook food quickly. How to sauté. Heat a large pan with 1 …

Iron and Your Health

… people who eat meat, fish and poultry. The iron from plant foods is not absorbed by the body as well as iron from animal foods. Females over the age of 50 who still menstruate can … of their babies. If you are pregnant, choose iron-rich foods every day. Take a daily multivitamin/mineral …

Calcium and your health

… amounts of calcium include the total intake from food and any supplements. Age Aim for 0-6 months 200 mg 6-12 … *Including those who are pregnant or breastfeeding Which foods contain calcium? Foods that are high in calcium include: Milk and dairy …

Fibre and Your Health

… Fibre, also called dietary fibre, is the part of plant foods that the body cannot digest. Fibre is found in vegetables and fruit, whole grain foods, nuts and seeds, and dried beans, peas and lentils. Fibre can be either insoluble or soluble. Most foods have a combination of both. Canada’s food guide …

Dietary Fats and Your Health

… to the fats and oils found naturally in animal and plant foods, and those used in cooking, at the table, and added to processed foods. Dietary fat is made up of fatty acids. There are two … nerve function. Fats and oils add flavour and texture to foods and make you feel full longer. The type of fat you eat …