Nutrition / Dietitian Services

The Great Northern Family Health Team offers individual counselling in nutrition by a Registered Dietitian.  Registered dietitians are health care professionals who are trained to provide advice and counselling about diet, food and nutrition. Our dietitian will work with you to develop a personalized plan that addresses your medical concerns in a way that aligns with your values, preferences, budget and personal lifestyle.   

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What Does A Registered Dietitian Do? 

• Helps you make changes in your eating and activity behaviours to improve your health or manage existing health conditions 

• Works together with you to create a nutrition care plan to fit your lifestyle and preferences with a focus on setting small, realistic goals at each visit 

• Works closely with your family physician, nurse, mental health counsellor and other team members to provide better care, together 

• May recommend bloodwork to identify your nutritional needs and measure progress 

• Discusses what, when, and how to eat to improve health and also explore the reasons behind why we eat the way we do 

• Provides nutrition advice 

• Improves heart health by lowering cholesterol and high blood pressure 

• Helps with chronic disease such as pre-diabetes, diabetes, cancer, and osteoporosis 

• Provides dietary strategies to manage gastrointestinal issues such as irritable bowel syndrome, celiac disease, and food intolerances 

• Gives you information about nutritional deficiencies including iron deficiency and pernicious anemia 

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Looking for nutrition and healthy eating information? Visit UnlockFood.ca

• Brought to you by Dietitians of Canada, UnlockFood.ca has information on nutrition, food and healthy eating, as well as recipes, videos and online tools.

• There is information on hundreds of topics from A-Z. Some favorites include: : Focus on Fibre,  Healthy Snack Ideas for Adults, Foods that Lower Cholesterol, Tips for healthy snacking for people with diabetes, Ten Tips for Healthy Aging, Picky Eating: 10 Fun Tips to Get Kids to Try New Foods. 

 

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Looking for meal planning inspiration? Visit cookspiration.com

• The meal planning tool helps you find delicious and nutritious recipes that meet your goals.

  • Step 1: choose a goal- Goals include budget friendly, kid approved, dairy free or smart eating for everyday meals. 

  • Step 2: Review your meal plan – Select breakfast, lunch and dinner recipes for the week.

  • Step 3: Edit shopping list - Uncheck any item that you do not want to appear on your shopping list.

  • Step 4: Download and print - Save your personalized plan. This includes your menu, your shopping list and the individual recipes.

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Other Resources:​

• Canada Dietary Reference Intake 

• Canada Food Guide to healthy eating 

• Canadian Cancer Society 

• Canadian Celiac Association 

• Diabetes Canada 

• Heart and stroke foundation 

• Nutri-Step nutrition screening 

• Obesity Canada

• Osteoporosis Canada 

• Childhood Nutrition and Activity 

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For more information please contact: 705-647-6100, press 2.