------- A workshop for parents-to-be and parents of new babies -------
Why attend?
The workshop provides demonstrations, advice and the most-up-to-date guidelines on feeding babies. Starting solids is a big step in your baby’s world. The workshop aims to assist and encourage you to build and maintain a healthy food relationship between you and your child.
What you will learn:
the signs your baby is giving you about when he is ready to eat solid food why solid foods should be introduced when your baby is 6 to 7 months old why your baby needs foods rich in iron that making your baby’s food is easy, quick, nutritious and delicious
When: Every month in the afternoon
Where: Various locations in Saskatoon
Transportation can be arranged if needed
Registration is necessary. Contact Lynn at 655-4630
Babies Welcome!
Please bring your own baby carrier, blanket and other baby accessories.
The ABC’s of Making Baby Food is offered to you by CHEP, Good Food Inc, a Saskatoon agency that encourages good food for all, and Public Health Services, a division of Saskatoon Health Region. We have collaborated together to encourage you in providing the best you can to your babies.
The workshop purpose is to provide you with guidelines, advice, and most recent information, tips and ideas to encourage a healthy food relationship between you and your child right from the start.
Homemade baby food need not be difficult or time consuming. Benefits of making baby food include improved taste, smell, cost, nutrition, appropriate texture and ability to ensure cultural connections. Research has shown that making baby food from scratch may strengthen the feeding and parent/child relationship.
What parents say about the workshop …
“They should make it mandatory for every mom to do the baby food taste test. Some companies would go broke. It’s an eye opener.”
“Us new moms are bombarded with so much advice about what to feed our babies and when. It’s good to hear the facts first hand and make decisions that we feel are best for our baby. A lot of mothers I meet don’t even consider making their own baby food.”
Thanks for giving me confidence in starting solids!”
We are willing to offer the workshop to interested community groups, neighborhoods and organizations.
We need commitment from a minimum of 8 parents.
Contact Person:
Robin
CHEP (306) 655-5311
Fax: (306) 655-5512
Email: robin@chep.org
A joint project sponsored by:
CHEP Good Food Inc.
Public Health Services – Saskatoon District Health
Additional Resources
Websites:
- www.healthcanada.ca Go to Food and Nutrition > Nutrition & Healthy Eating > Childres & Healthy Eating > Infant Feeding
- www.canadian-health-network.ca Search infant feeding. Link to various health information sites from across Canada and the world.
- www.caringforkids.cps.ca (Canadian Paediatric Society) Go to Healthy Eating > Feeding your baby in the first year
- www.beststart.org Go to Resources > Nutrition > Feeding your baby from six months to 1 year (pdf document)
- www.healthyalberta.com Go to Healthy Eating > Feeding your baby or toddler
- “Feeding Your Baby the Healthiest Foods from Breast to Table Foods” by Louise Lambert-Legace (2000).
- “Child of Mine” – Ellyn Satter (2000).
- “The Hospital for Sick Children Better Baby Foods” –Kalnins and Saab (2001).
- “Secrets of Feeding a Healthy Family” – Ellyn Satter (1999)
Site Design by
- eyecom -