Fact Sheet Library

Are You Getting Enough Fruit?
- Information on ‘Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide’ guidelines for daily fruit consumption
[PDF format, 548 KB]

Are You Getting Enough Vegetables?
- Information on ‘Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide’ guidelines for daily fruit consumption
[PDF format, 538 KB]

Are You Having Healthy Snack Attacks?
- An exercise to find out whether your snacks are healthy
[PDF format, 401 KB]

Feeding Your Baby
- A fact sheet outlining the approximate age when your baby is ready for solid foods
[PDF format, 87 KB]

Tips On How to Choose Commercial Baby Food
- A helpful reminder of information to look for while shopping for commercial baby food
[PDF format, 107 KB]

Best Buys in Grain Products
- Tips on how to save money while buying healthy grain products
[PDF format, 695 KB]

Best Buys in Meat and Alternatives
- Tips on how to save money while buying meat and meat alternatives
[PDF format, 695 KB]

Best Buys in Milk and Alternatives
- Tips on how to save money while buying milk and milk alternatives
[PDF format, 200 KB]

Best Buys in Vegetables and Fruit
- Tips on how to save money while buying vegetables and fruit
[PDF format, 128 KB]

Nutrition Tips for the Breastfeeding Mom

- A fact sheet describing healthy foods and serving sizes for breastfeeding moms, including some common asked questions
([PDF format, 292 KB])

Healthy Eating on a Budget

Your weekly grocery bill can cost you less! By following these steps, you should be able to get the best value from your food dollar.
[PDF format, 1.6 MB]

Buying Breakfast Cereals and Granola Bars
- A fact sheet to show what people should look for when buying granola bars or cereal
[PDF format, 291 KB]

Caffeine
- Information about caffeine with a list of common sources in our daily diet
[PDF format, 200 KB]

Children and Juice
- Information about the amount of juice a child should drink
. [PDF format, 165 KB]

Children and Milk
- Information about how much milk children should drink including alternatives to those who are intolerant
[PDF format, 125 KB]

Colour Your Plate With a Rainbow
- A diagram giving examples of healthy food alternatives to improve the nutrition of your meals
[PDF format, 353 KB]

Coping with a "Picky Eater"
- A pamphlet with ideas to handle a picky eater at home
[PDF format, 191 KB]

The Cost of a Nutritious Food Basket in Ottawa
- The Nutritious Food Basket is a list of low cost, healthy foods that allows for measuring the cost of healthy eating based on current nutrition recommendations.
[PDF format, 125 KB]

Easy to Eat & Great For Your Health!
- A fact sheet on fresh, frozen and canned vegetables and fruit, including some safety tips
[PDF format, 545 KB]

Facts About Trans Fat
- Important facts to know about trans fats in your food
[PDF format, 216 KB]

Feeding Your Baby
- A fact sheet outlining the approximate age when your baby is ready for solid foods
[PDF format, 87 KB]

Guide to Eating Fish for Women, Children and Families
- Information about the common fish we eat, which ones contain more mercury and how often to eat certain species.
[PDF format, 51 KB] (colour)
[PDF format, 51 KB] (black and white)

How to Prepare Infant Liquid Formula
Directions for preparing, storing and reheating liquid formula
[PDF format, 1.64 MB]

How to Prepare Infant Powder Formula
- Directions for preparing, storing and reheating powder formula
[PDF format, 1.78 MB]

Are You Getting Enough Fruit?
- Information on ‘Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide’ guidelines for daily fruit consumption
[PDF format, 548 KB]

Best Buys in Vegetables and Fruit
- Tips on how to save money while buying vegetables and fruit
[PDF format, 128 KB]

Easy to Eat & Great For Your Health!
- A fact sheet on fresh, frozen and canned vegetables and fruit, including some safety tips
[PDF format, 545 KB]

Best Buys in Grain Products
- Tips on how to save money while buying healthy grain products
[PDF format, 695 KB]

Good Sources of Fibre
- Examples of food with high fibre content
[PDF format, 367 KB]

Buying Breakfast Cereals and Granola Bars
- A fact sheet to show what people should look for when buying granola bars or cereal
[PDF format, 291 KB]

Guide to Eating Fish for Women, Children and Families

- Information about the common fish we eat, which ones contain more mercury and how often to eat certain species.
[PDF format, 51 KB]

Healthy Food Choices at Meetings, Seminars, and Catered Events
- A fact sheet with healthy alternatives for meetings, seminars or other catered events
[PDF format, 212 KB]

Healthy Foods for Special School Events
- Suggestions of fun and nutritious foods for school events and parties
[PDF format, 190 KB]

Help Our Family Eat Healthy and Keep Active
- A fact sheet with some tips about how to eat healthy meals while keeping an active lifestyle [PDF format, 258 KB]

How to Prepare Infant Liquid Formula
Directions for preparing, storing and reheating liquid formula
[PDF format, 1.64 MB]

How to Prepare Infant Powder Formula
- Directions for preparing, storing and reheating powder formula
[PDF format, 1.78 MB]

Juice and Beverages

A fact sheet discussing the nutritional differences between fruit “juice” and fruit “drinks
[PDF format, 1.85 MB]

Children and Juice
- Information about the amount of juice a child should drink
. [PDF format, 165 KB]

Try Legumes... You'll Love Them!
- Information about how to buy, prepare and cook legumes
[PDF format, 433 KB]

Liquid Candy

A fact sheet describing the negative points about cola and some healthy alternatives. It also contains a diagram illustrating the amount of sugar in different sizes of cola.
[PDF format, 343 KB]

What's for Lunch?
- A table with common lunch choices, listing the fat content and tips to lower the fat content
[PDF format, 65 KB]

Best Buys in Milk and Alternatives
- Tips on how to save money while buying milk and milk alternatives
[PDF format, 200 KB]

Children and Milk
- Information about how much milk children should drink including alternatives to those who are intolerant
[PDF format, 125 KB]

Best Buys in Meat and Alternatives
- Tips on how to save money while buying meat and meat alternatives
[PDF format, 695 KB]

Nutrition Tips for the Breastfeeding Mom

- A fact sheet describing healthy foods and serving sizes for breastfeeding moms, including some common asked questions
([PDF format, 292 KB])

The Cost of a Nutritious Food Basket in Ottawa
- The Nutritious Food Basket is a list of low cost, healthy foods that allows for measuring the cost of healthy eating based on current nutrition recommendations.
[PDF format, 125 KB]

Peanut-Free Lunch

Ideas for healthy and peanut-free lunch and snacks.
[PDF format, 70 KB]

Coping with a "Picky Eater"
- A pamphlet with ideas to handle a picky eater at home
[PDF format, 191 KB]

The Price of Eating Well in Ottawa

Ottawa Public Health conducts the Nutritious Food Basket Survey, and each year the results show that low-income households struggle to pay rent and bills, and to buy sufficient nutritious food for their family.
[PDF format, 371 KB]

School Lunch Ideas
- Helpful tips on how to pack your child’s lunch for school
[PDF format, 1.5 MB]

Shopping for One
- Tips to help you save money and still make healthy selections when buying groceries for one person
[PDF format, 62 KB]

Snacks for Adults on The Run
- Suggestions and tips on how to eat healthy even if you have a busy schedule
[PDF format, 453 KB]

Are You Having Healthy Snack Attacks?
- An exercise to find out whether your snacks are healthy
[PDF format, 401 KB]

Summer Picnics and Barbecues
- Tips on making healthier food choices for summer picnics and barbeques, as well as important information on preventing food poisoning
[PDF format, 100 KB]

Herbal Teas
- Information about herbal teas and whom they are safe for
[PDF format, 239 KB]

Tips On How to Choose Commercial Baby Food
- A helpful reminder of information to look for while shopping for commercial baby food
[PDF format, 107 KB]

Facts About Trans Fat
- Important facts to know about trans fats in your food
[PDF format, 216 KB]

Try Legumes... You'll Love Them!
- Information about how to buy, prepare and cook legumes
[PDF format, 433 KB]

Variety… the Spice of Life
- An alphabetical list of different fruits and vegetables
[PDF format, 2.5 MB]

Vegetarianism for a Healthy Pregnancy
- A four page document with examples of foods high in each of the different vitamins essential during pregnancy. Page 3 contains a “Vegetarian Food Guide for Pregnancy” while page 4 contains “Examples of menus based on the Vegetarian Food Guide for Pregnancy”
[PDF format, 358 KB].

Are You Getting Enough Vegetables?
- Information on ‘Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide’ guidelines for daily fruit consumption
[PDF format, 538 KB]

Best Buys in Vegetables and Fruit
- Tips on how to save money while buying vegetables and fruit
[PDF format, 128 KB]

Easy to Eat & Great For Your Health!
- A fact sheet on fresh, frozen and canned vegetables and fruit, including some safety tips
[PDF format, 545 KB]

What's for Lunch?
- A table with common lunch choices, listing the fat content and tips to lower the fat content
[PDF format, 65 KB]