Food, Nutrition & Health

Food and nutrition have a powerful influence on your health and well-being. Our dietitians and health promoters offer a wide range of services to help you get the information - and the food - you need for good health. No matter what your age or income, we can help you prevent and manage disease. Being healthy never tasted so good!

Available Programs:

Bones for Life

Bones for Life is a 7-weeks program. This program is in partnership with Osteoporosis Canada's "Break Through" program. This program is designed to promote bone health through all stages of life. Each session will include a 15 minutes gentle stretch, 60 minutes education, 30 minutes on Healthy Bones Community Kitchen, and 30 minutes "eat and chat" components.

CHC Food Security Network

The network is a coordinating body that provides leadership to the issue of food security in CHC's. The network communicates food security as encompassing: food and health (food related to illness) food and access (poverty, culturally approppriate) food as sustainability (environment, agriculture)

Chinese Women’s Peer Nutrition Group

Led by a community nutrition assistant, Chinese mothers and caregivers share information and tips about healthy eating and cooking. Guest speakers may include dietitians, nurse practitioners and doctors. Childcare may be provided.

Community Kitchen

Prepare healthy and delicious meals in our community kitchen with a dietitian and other people living with diabetes. Share recipes and tips and learn more about managing diabetes through healthy eating.

Good Food Box

Order fresh fruits and vegetables at a reasonable cost, and pick them up at the South Riverdale Community Health Centre. Choose from a selection of boxes featuring organic and non-organic produce. Cost varies according to size and contents of box. Pay when ordering, 8 days in advance (cash only). Nutritional tips, information and recipes: free.

Healthy Shoppers

1 ½ hour tour of a grocery store with a registered dietitian. Take an eye-opening tour of a supermarket with a dietitian, and learn about the best food choices for your health and your food dollar. Groups tours (5-12 people) only.

Nutrition Counseling

Rooftop Gardening & Wellness Program

Adults meet twice a month from April to October to enjoy rooftop gardening. Each session includes time to work in raised beds, as well as presentations by a guest speakers and/or gardening expert. It is a great way to get some fresh air, do some gardening, learn new things, and have some fun! Help us plant, water, weed, and harvest from our raised garden beds.