The holiday season is a time of exciting activities, family get-togethers and a time away from the normal work and school routine.  Integrating simple, healthy household habits over the holidays can help your family maintain healthy eating, sleep and activity behaviours to feel your best during this busy season. Read the full article here: https://theconversation.com/healthy-habits-and-the-holiday-season-tips-for-families-to-navigate-eating-physical-activity-and-sleep-271723

Research has shown how bad ultra-processed foods can be for people’s health, but factors including the cost of fresh foods and food literacy can make them harder to avoid for some Canadians. Read the full article here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/tackling-ultraprocessed-foods-9.6984761

Making healthy food choices while at school is important and can have an impact on a child’s overall health and well-being. However, our research shows that children don’t eat enough vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and healthy protein foods on school days. As parents, we often face multiple challenges when trying to pack a healthy lunch box, ranging from lack of ideas to limited time, picky eaters and food waste, school food allergy policies, food safety, and rising food costs. In response to these challenges, our team developed 15 Better Lunch Box recipes to make life easier and help you enjoy packing tasty lunches. These are guaranteed to meet the discerning taste buds of picky eaters and get your kids excited about lunch time.

A nourishing lunch box full of fresh foods gives your child energy to play, concentrate, and learn all day.

We have a bittersweet announcement here at the Healthy Habits Happy Homes podcast. Our fabulous co-hosts, Tamara and Marciane, are stepping away and moving onto other wonderful opportunities. For the past 3 years, Tamara and Marciane have brought their curiosity, warmth and excitement to our soundwaves. We are so grateful to have had them contribute…

In this episode, we are excited to share some awesome work from students at the University of Guelph. These two podcasts were created by students in the course NUTR*4070: Nutrition Communication and Knowledge Translation, in the fall semester of 2024. The two podcasts cover the important topics of sleep and TikTok usage among youth and…

In this episode, we sat down with Lisa Sanvido. Lisa is currently the Vice Principal at John F. Ross CVI and the Vice President of the Learning Disabilities Association of Wellington County’s Board of Directors. She is an educator with a deep passion for supporting students with learning differences and has dedicated her career to…

In this episode, we were joined by Dr. Marsha Hinds Myrie. Dr. Hinds is an Adjunct professor in the Department of Political Science and an Educational Developer, specializing in Anti-Oppressive and Inclusive Pedagogies in the Office of Teaching and Learning, at the University of Guelph. With over 20 years of experience in education, Dr. Hinds…

In our upcoming episode, the Healthy Habits Happy Homes podcast team had the pleasure of talking with Dr. Marsha Hinds Myrie about all things equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI)! Tune into Healthy Habits Happy Homes wherever you get your podcasts on February 18, 2025, to listen in on this important and inspiring conversation.  

In this episode, we chatted with Dr. Kristel Thomassin about how parents can help their family better manage anxiety. Dr. Thomassin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology and the Director of the Child Emotion and Mental Health Lab at the University of Guelph. In her work, she studies how the family impacts…

In this episode we chatted with Cory Silverberg. Cory is a sex educator, author, and queer person who smiles a lot when they talk.  Cory teaches and talks with young people, adults, and professionals across North America about gender, sexuality, disability, and more.  Their books for young people and families have been called “the books…