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

🥗 Welcome to Nutrition Month 2025! 🥗

This year’s theme “Nourish to Flourish” is all about the connection between food and well-being. The subtheme for Week #1 it is “Physiological Wellbeing Nutrition.”

Proper nutrition is important for good health across the lifespan.  At the Prince Edward Family Health Team, one of our goals is to help patients have the best possible health throughout life.

Are you eating the right kinds and amounts of food to provide your body with the necessary vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids, protein, fibre, and antioxidants for physical health, performance, and disease preventing and managing disease including malnutrition.

Connect with a Registered Dietitian to find out. 🥦💪#NutritionMonth2025 #NourishToFlourish

🌱✨ Nourish to Flourish – Food has the power to transform! ✨🌱
The subtheme for Week #2 is “Mental Wellbeing Nutrition”

Food is powerful and nourishes more than just our bodies—it nourishes our minds, our emotions, and our overall well-being. Could it be the missing piece of the puzzle for your mental health? Mental symptoms such as brain fog or lack of focus can be linked to medical conditions that need nutritional management, such as ADHD. A balanced diet can also help improve mental function for kids to perform better at school, reduce effects of perimenopause, and improve mental health disorders such as anxiety and depression. Although dietary strategies are often overlooked, they can lead to big improvements in mental well-being.

Let’s nourish our bodies to flourish, together! #NutritionMonth2025 #NourishToFlourish

🌟 Wednesday March 19th is Dietitian’s Day! 🌟
Our PEFHT Dietitian, Sarah Sandham with the Clinical Nutrition Program is passionate about helping PEC patients understand how what’s on your plate can make a big difference in your physical, mental, and emotional health.

The sub-theme for Week #3 is “Sociocultural Wellbeing.”
Food connects families, communities and cultures. Dietary patterns are a reflection of who we are. Food is more than just nutrients – it connects us to our families and communities and helps shape our identities. Work schedules, cooking skills, lifestyle choices and family dynamics influence food choice, not to mention access to food and budget constraints. Let’s empower each other to develop healthy, fulfilling dietary patterns that are aligned with their values and circumstances.

  Sarah Sandham, RD

🥗 Nourish to Flourish—This Nutrition Month, we are talking about how you can use food to fuel your entire life. 🥗
The sub-theme for Week#4 is “Emotional Wellbeing.”

Emotional eating is part of everyday life. Eating can bring happiness, ease tension, and create distraction. People also have positive or negative memories linked with specific food choices that influence their preferences. However, emotional eating can become a problem when feelings are avoided and go straight to eating. This can override hunger cues. Did you know that approximately 70% of overeating is caused by emotional eating?  Thankfully there are many ways to eat healthier by identifying triggers and finding alternative coping mechanisms for emotional challenges.

#NutritionMonth2025 #NourishToFlourish

Contact Information

Clinical Nutrition Team

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