Jill Wheaton Registered Dietitian- Nutrition Consulting

10/25/2023

Are you school food smart? A lunchbox legend? Are you passionate about ensuring all school-aged kids in Newfoundland & Labrador get nutritious meals? Read on!

Food First NL is now accepting applications for a Program Coordinator in school food advocacy and action. This full-time contract position will see you working with our partners in community organizations, education, public health, and government to identify opportunities for the future of school food in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Join our team and help keep little bellies and hearts full! Reach out with your resume and cover letter by Tuesday, October 31st for consideration.

In-depth description and application details can be found on our website: https://ow.ly/P7AU50PXEHY

10/06/2023

Cannot love this enough.

03/15/2023

Happy (March 15)! Today we celebrate dietitians as regulated health care professionals, committed to using their expertise and skills to unlock the potential of food for all Canadians. Learn more: NutritionMonth2023.ca

03/06/2023

Dietitians use the science of nutrition to help people understand the connection between food and health and provide personalized guidance to meet your needs and goals. Get the most credible information by connecting with a dietitian today. What's the difference between dietitians and others who provide nutrition services... read here to learn more.
https://www.unlockfood.ca/en/Articles/About-Dietitians/Is-there-a-difference-between-a-dietitian-and-a-nu.aspx
Connect with a regulated, university-educated, insured registered dietitian today!

03/01/2023

It’s ! This March, go to
NutritionMonth2023.ca to help unlock the potential of food. Dietitians are here to help!

https://www.unlockfood.ca/en/NutritionMonth.aspx

10/11/2022

Partridgeberries❤️

My sister is visiting from Edmonton and hasn’t picked partridgeberries in many years, so off we went on an adventure! We enjoyed a great morning exploring the cutovers with my dog Raeya.

08/27/2022

Come Home 2022 to Lester’s Farm Market!

Our corn maze design this year is all about coming on back home to Newfoundland and stopping in during your visit. For a lot of you, we’ve been your family farm since you were younger! Enjoy the maze today in our Field of Fun! Here’s what’s happening at 173 Brookfield Road:
🌽Field of Fun open 10:00-5:00
🌻flower upick open 10:00-5:00
🍔Harvest Hut open 11:30-5:00
🥕Our market is open 10:00-6:00 and is BURSTING with our own veggies!
🍦enjoy an icecream treat from 10:00-6:00

Our Field of Fun is $7 per person and includes: corn maze, wagon rides, barrel train, rubber duck races, giant slide, entrance to flower upick, one sunflower bloom, petting barn, other mazes and games and more!

Our winners have been contacted for the guess the maze design!

08/27/2022

FYI… This works perfect 👍🏻

Freezing fruit is a fast and easy way to preserve produce at its peak maturity. To prevent clumping, freeze individual pieces on a shallow pan uncovered for 1-2 hours. When frozen, transfer to a resealable bag or container and return to freezer, for future use. Use in smoothies, muffins, and pancakes.

Pro tip: Thaw overnight and add to yogurt or oatmeal the next morning for a healthy boost!

For more details, download our home freezing guide for fruits and veggies.
https://halfyourplate.net/homefreezingguide

-Jen Ong Tone, Half Your Plate Dietitian

08/25/2022

Blueberries galore in central NL this year! I enjoyed some family time berry picking with my daughter (who was home visiting from university) and husband this week. We are well stocked and Julia’s gone back to university with a stash as well. We would of had more but one of us (hint he is male) ate more than they picked!! 🙃😝

Wild berries are FREE and freeze well so they can be enjoyed for months 💙 Get yours before they are gone 👍🏻

08/25/2022

It’s that time of year in NL … Farmers markets everywhere ❤️ support local farmers and fill up on yummy locally grown produce!

Fresh local vegetables available at our Farm Market from our pals at

Potatoes - red and white 🥔
Cabbage 🥬
Turnip
Beets - cylinder and round

We also have zucchini, cucumber, snap peas, romaine lettuce, chard, kale

Fresh fruit - raspberries, blueberries, plum and black currants

Frozen berries, local meat (beef, lamb, pork)

05/14/2020

Check out this information released by Health Canada on healthy eating during the Pandemic. 👍🏻

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/food-nutrition/healthy-eating/covid-19.html

You can eat a variety of healthy foods every day to feel good and maintain your health, even during the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes healthy food choices, healthy eating and the immune system, food to buy healthy meal and snack ideas and healthy takeout.

04/02/2020

Check out this short video about how to safely grocery shop and bring goods into your home. It’s created by a true expert in the field, not a person wearing scrubs who thinks they are an expert in food microbiology and food safety. 😊

Quick points to remember.
1. Wash your hands! A lot...
2. Do not wash your produce in soaps, bleaches or other chemicals. A good wash in cold water will do.
3. Stay home and only shop when absolutely necessary. Use online options if available.
4. Oh and did I mention, wash your hands 👍🏻 especially before food prep and before you eat.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=snnpNx6gRIY

Prof. Jeff Farber from U of G's Department of Food Science, offers tips for safe grocery store shopping amid COVID-19

11/27/2019

I get questions all the time about coconut oil... and I often get strange looks when I say it’s not healthy. It’s very high in saturated fat which is the bad fat. This Marketplace episode does a great job explaining coconut oil and where the hype came from to start. The research wasn’t done on coconut oil rather purified MCT oil that’s derived from coconut oil and only about 15% of coconut oil is MCT!

https://youtu.be/rXCPP0LPhYQ

It's regularly touted as a "superfood" or a "healthy fat" and is found in supermarkets and health food stores across Canada and the United States, but coconu...

06/06/2019

Excited to be in Ottawa today!

Good morning! We’re at the Dietitians of Canada Conference in Ottawa today with our friends Jill Wheaton and Shannon Crocker. If you’re at , stop by the exhibit today, ask any turkey questions, pick up an insulated grocery bag and enter to win a FitBit! Dietitians of Canada

02/25/2019

http://www.weightymatters.ca/2019/02/why-i-still-have-issues-with-set-point.html?m=1

Last week I watched a few people who I both follow and respect chat about set point theory - you know, the one that posits your body defends...