Clinical Nutrition

Goals

It is the goal of our dietitian to assist rostered PEFHT County residents to improve their eating habits so that a better quality of life can be enjoyed at all ages. 

Services

Individual appointments can be arranged to review your specific nutritional needs and eating habits. Our dietitian will provide you with the information and support you need to achieve a healthier lifestyle.

Our dietitian can help you to improve your eating habits through:

Education:

• Managing cholesterol
• Management of high blood pressure
• Weight management to help achieve your best weight
• Reducing the workload on your kidneys in mild to moderate chronic kidney disease
• Prevention and treatment of osteopenia and osteoporosis
• Preventing and correcting various vitamin and mineral deficiencies
• Seniors nutrition
• Treatment of celiac disease
• Improving bowel habits (to manage constipation or diarrhea, including symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome)
• Balanced meals and general healthy eating advice
• Pre-natal nutrition
• Eating healthy on a budget
• Meal planning
• Label reading including low sodium eating, and more

Counselling:

• Individual sessions
• Focus on specific eating patterns to help manage a wide variety of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and congestive heart failure.
• Provides individualized and general resources.

Group Education:

Community-Based Workshops:

• On request
• Topics include healthy eating basics, label reading and preparing healthier meals at home and more.

Local Programs:

PEC Fresh – A Good Food Market:  Offers an opportunity for more affordable produce. Open every Wednesday in Picton from 3:30-5:30pm,  every other Saturday in Sophiasburg and every other Friday in Consecon. Details are available on their website or follow them on Facebook.

Recipe of the Season:  

Chocolate Mousse Dec 2024

Advocacy:

• To advocate for better access to healthier food choices in stores and restaurants.
• To advocate for affordable food access for all

Websites

• Dietitians of Canada
• UnlockFood.ca  (Brought to you by Dietitians of Canada)
• Diabetes Canada 
• Canada’s Food Guide
• College of Dietitians of Ontario
• Food Labelling Changes – Canada

Contact Information

Clinical Nutrition Team