Practical advice

Whom should you contact to get help?

To find out what nutritional services for teenagers are available in your neighbourhood:
Contact the dietician-nutritionist at your local community service centre (CLSC).

To find out what nutritional services are available at your high school:
Contact your school board's dietician-nutritionist: 

• Commission scolaire de Montréal
• Commission scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys
• Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l’Île
• English Montreal School Board
• Lester B. Pearson School Board

Where can you find credible information? 

Breakfast
Lunch and lunch boxes
Snacks
Fruits and vegetables
Hydration
Growth and healthy weight

Breakfast

Breakfast is essential to start your day on the right foot! For more information, check out the following links:

• Trucs et astuces pour le déjeuner
• Breakfast recipes

Lunch and lunch boxes

If you're running out of ideas about what to serve for lunch and put in your lunch boxes, check out the following links:

• Trucs et astuces pour le dîner des adolescents 
• Tips on eating out
• Tips on eating out
• MSSS
• MAPAQ
• Suggestions on how to keep food fresh in a lunch box:
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency
• MAPAQ
• MSSS

Snacks

Nutritive snacks are a great way to recharge your energy throughout the day! Click on the following links for information that will help you chose your snacks:

• Nutritious and delicious snack ideas
• Recettes nutritives au goût des enfants pour des collations saines et succulentes

Fruits and vegetables

To learn about how you can increase the amount of fruits and vegetables you eat, check out the following links:

• Tips on how to eat more fruits and vegetables:
  • Manger au moins cinq portions de fruits et légumes par jour, c'est facile
  • C'est quoi une portion ?
• Conseils pour manger des légumes et des fruits à bas prix

Hydration

What healthy things can you drink to quench your thirst? 

• Healthy hints and tips on hydration
• What you need to know about energy drinks: 
  • Boissons énergisantes : pas pour nos jeunes sportifs!
  • Health Canada: Safe use of energy drinks
• Information on sweetened drinks:
  • Boissons gazeuses : rafraîchissantes mais à quel prix ?
  • Superflus, les jus ?

Growth and healthy weight

If you need information on how to reach and maintain a healthy weight, click on the following links:

• Preventing and countering weight and body image-related problems in teenagers: 
  • Campagne Derrière le miroir
  • Programme Bien dans sa tête Bien dans sa peau
• Comprendre pourquoi les régimes ne fonctionnent pas 
• Les adolescentes et leurs relations avec la nourriture 
• Besoins nutritionnels à l’adolescence 
• Daily physical activity also plays an important role in reaching and maintaining a healthy weight.