7-Day Caribbean Healthy Meal Plan
This resource provides a 7-day meal plan using dishes from different Caribbean kitchens. The meals are designed to be diabetes friendly, with balanced carbohydrates and portion sizes.
Nutrition and Metabolic Resource
Explore research, guides, and community tools on food security, healthy eating, and metabolic health.
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A national plan to end food insecurity in Canada is within reach
- Authors
- Jasmine Ramze Rezaee (Policy Options)
- Published
- 2025
- Source
- Rezaee, J. R. (2025, June 4). A national plan to end food insecurity in Canada is within reach
- Resource type
- Policy brief
The author explains that food insecurity is a policy problem, not a food supply problem. Charity alone cannot fix it. Real change must come from strong government action and a national plan that addresses the root causes, especially…
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BlackFit – Health and Wellness Guides for Black Communities
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- BlackFit / Interdisciplinary Centre for Black Health (ICBH)
- Published
- 2026
- Source
- BlackFit. (2026). BlackFit – Health and wellness guides for Black communities. Interdisciplinary Centre for Black Health…
- Resource type
- Website
BlackFit is a bilingual health and wellness website developed through the FIIT project. It provides culturally adapted resources for Black communities, including a food guide, physical activity resources and a well-being guide. The food guide includes East African,…
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Bok Choy, Black Beans, Bananas… A Newcomer’s Guide to Healthy Eating
- Authors
- Lesley Glazer, BSc, MHSc, RD; Access Alliance Multicultural Community Health Centre
- Published
- 2000
- Source
- Glazer, L. (2000). Bok choy, black beans, bananas… A newcomer’s guide to healthy eating. Access Alliance Multicultural C…
- Resource type
- Guide
A culturally responsive healthy-eating guide developed by Access Alliance Multicultural Community Health Centre to support newcomers in navigating food, nutrition, shopping, food safety, and food-access resources in Toronto. The guide was informed by community consultations and focus groups…
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Canada’s Food Guide: Food Guide Snapshot
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- Health Canada
- Published
- 2019
- Source
- Health Canada. (2019). Food guide snapshot. Government of Canada
- Resource type
- Guide
The Food Guide Snapshot provides infor about healthy eating. It encourages people to eat a variety of healthy foods and also considers how, where, and when people eat.
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Canada’s Food Price Report 2026
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- Agri-Food Analytics Lab (Dalhousie University, plus partner universities)
- Published
- 2025
- Source
- Agri-Food Analytics Lab, Dalhousie University et al. (2025). Canada’s Food Price Report 2026. Dalhousie University
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- Report
The Canada’s Food Price Report 2026 is the 16th annual forecast of food price trends in Canada produced by the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University in partnership with several Canadian universities. The 2026 report forecasts that overall…
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Diabetes: Balancing Meals with Carbohydrate Counting – Adapted for African and Caribbean Communities
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- Dietitians of Canada and EatRight Ontario
- Published
- 2017
- Source
- Dietitians of Canada & EatRight Ontario. (2017). Diabetes: Balancing meals with carbohydrate counting: Adapted for Afric…
- Resource type
- Guide
A culturally adapted diabetes nutrition education resource that explains carbohydrate counting and provides practical guidance for balancing meals. It identifies culturally familiar carbohydrate foods and provides portion sizes equivalent to approximately 15 g of carbohydrate. Foods include yam,…
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Evidence synthesis – Food-based interventions to mitigate household food insecurity in Canada: a systematic review
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- Public Health Agency of Canada
- Published
- 2025
- Source
- Public Health Agency of Canada. (Year). Evidence synthesis – Food-based interventions to mitigate household food insecur…
- Resource type
- Report
This systematic review looks at food based programs used in Canada to reduce household food insecurity, such as food boxes, meal programs, vouchers, and subsidized food initiatives.The findings show that while food-based interventions can help in the short…
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Food Insecurity & Food Affordability in Ontario
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- Public Health Ontario; Ontario Dietitians in Public Health (ODPH)
- Published
- 2025
- Source
- Public Health Ontario & Ontario Dietitians in Public Health. (2025). Food insecurity & food affordability in Ontario.
- Resource type
- Report
This report examines the prevalence and severity of household food insecurity in Ontario, especially among households reliant on social assistance. It combines data on household food insecurity and the cost of a basic nutritious diet (using the Ontario…
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Food Insecurity and Major Diet-Related Morbidities in Migrating Children: A Systematic Review
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- Arianna Dondi et al.
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- 2020
- Source
- Dondi, A., Piccinno, V., Morigi, F., Sureshkumar, S., Gori, D., & Lanari, M. (2020). Food Insecurity and Major Diet-Rela…
- Resource type
- Report
A systematic review of nutritional deficiencies and diet-related conditions in migrant children.
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Food Sovereignty for Black Communities in Toronto: Challenges and Policy Opportunities
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- Black Food Sovereignty Working Group (BFSWG) — Black Food Sovereignty Toronto / Afri-Can FoodBasket with policy contributors
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- 2023
- Source
- Black Food Sovereignty Working Group. (2023). Food Sovereignty for Black Communities in Toronto: Challenges and Policy O…
- Resource type
- Policy brief
The report explains how food insecurity in Black communities in Toronto is caused by systemic racism and unfair food systems, not individual choices. It introduces the idea of Black food sovereignty, meaning Black communities should have control over…
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Healthy Eating with Diabetes: African and Caribbean
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- Diabetes Canada
- Published
- 2022
- Source
- Canadian Diabetes Association. (2018). Tips for healthy eating, diabetes prevention and management: Healthy eating with…
- Resource type
- Guide
This guide shares simple information about healthy eating, preventing diabetes, and managing diabetes. It uses familiar African and Caribbean foods and meals to help explain healthy food choices, portion sizes, meal planning, and the importance of staying active.
