Healthy Eating

Healthy Eating plays an important role in achieving and maintaining a Healthy Weight. Healthy Eating helps you look and feel better and may reduce your risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, some cancers, diabetes and osteoporosis.

Durham Region Health Department is working in the community to make our Region a healthier place to live. We provide a number of services to promote and support healthy eating. We invite you to become involved and learn more about food and nutrition for you and your family.

Healthy Eating

• Trans Fat Information
  • Calculating Trans Fat in Foods (PDF)
  • Choosing Healthy Foods at School (PDF)
  • Trans Fat Standards Regulation - FAQ (PDF)
  • Fats, Trans Fats and Your Health… What You Should Know (PDF)

• Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide

• Resources for Educators & Parents
  • Back to School Lunches
    • Healthy Lunches to Go
    • Lunches that Make the Grade
  • Curriculum Resources
  • Healthy Eating Active Living Trivia Game (PPT)
  • Go For All Four! Activity Resources (PDF)
  • Learn more about Healthy Schools
  • Nutrition Tools for Schools (PDF)

• Eat Smart! Ontario's Healthy Restaurant & Cafeteria Programs
  Eat Smart recognizes restaurants and cafeterias that achieve high standards in safe food handling and offer a variety of healthier food choices.
• Health Statistics in Durham Region
• Healthy Eating Resources
• Healthy Weights
• Nutrition Resources for New Moms, Babies & Children