Nutrition Counselling

The Alberta Healthy Living Program (AHLP) is an integrated community-based chronic disease management program.

The program includes the following services:

• Patient education, including disease-specific and general health and lifestyle topics 
• Self-management support through Better Choices, Better Health™ workshops, tools and messaging 
• Supervised exercises (facility- or home-based)

Services may also include specialty services and services targeting diverse and vulnerable populations.  Group sessions are available on various topics including heart health, weight management, label reading and healthy cooking.

Prenatal Nutrition Program providing Non-Judgemental Support and Information on Healthy Lifestyle Choices for Pregnant and Parenting Women.. SERVICES PROVIDED: - Support in decision making and information about a healthy pregnancy -Coupons for milk, eggs, Slow Cooker Class, Cooking Club Class and exercise incentives - Free vitamin and mineral supplements, library card, items for baby, nutrition advice from a dietitian - Information about agencies that offer support -Breastfeeding Information -Collective food preparation and/or purchasing -Pre/postnatal information/support - available to all South zone rural offices.

There are many different factors that change our eating habits, including what and how much we eat. Join a Dietitian to learn more about how meal patterns, food choices and portion sizes can affect the amount of food you eat!

Call a registration number or click on “register online” for additional dates offered. 

Note: this class is also a part of the 10-part Adult Weight Management Series. If you are registered for that series, you do not need to register for this class. These classes are for Albertans over the age of 18. 

Online classes are on Zoom and participants should have access to: 

• A computer, tablet, or smartphone with a working camera and microphone; 

• An internet connection; visit this webpage to learn how to join a Zoom class; 

• A private space in Alberta while attending the class

Join Nutrition Services Registered Dietitians for a free online nutrition class about feeding your baby (0-12 months). You will learn about: 

• Drinks for baby 

• When to start solids 

• First foods for baby 

• Food allergies 

• Preparing different textures 

• Baby-led weaning 

• Making baby food and more

These classes are open to Alberta residents - for parents and/or caregivers of babies under 1 year of age. Each session will cover the same material, and you only need to attend one. Register for the date and time that works best for you.

Join Nutrition Services Registered Dietitians for a free online nutrition class about feeding your baby (0-12 months). You will learn about: 

• Drinks for baby 

• When to start solids 

• First foods for baby 

• Food allergies 

• Preparing different textures 

• Baby-led weaning 

• Making baby food and more 

These classes are open to Alberta residents - for parents and/or caregivers of babies under 1 year of age. Each session will cover the same material and you only need to attend one. Register for the date and time that works best for you.

This comprehensive series is for anyone who has had a heart event or heart surgery, has high blood pressure, cholesterol and/or triglycerides, or who is at risk for developing heart disease. It is facilitated by a Health Educator and a Registered Dietitian. In this 4-part series, you will learn how to manage heart health, including: 

• What is heart disease 

• How and why managing medications, stress, and sleep can keep your heart healthy 

• How to self-monitor symptoms and safely exercise 

• What is heart healthy eating and how it can look for you

These classes are for Albertans over the age of 18. 

Online classes are on Zoom and participants should have access to: 

• A computer, tablet, or smartphone with a working camera and microphone; 

• An internet connection; visit this webpage to learn how to join a Zoom class; 

• A private space in Alberta while attending the class

Join us to learn more about: 

• What can influence food choices and eating behaviours. 

• How to decrease stress around eating. 

• Freeing yourself from the food rules that control our lives. 

• How to start focusing on health and move away from focusing on weight.

These classes are for Albertans over the age of 18. 

Online classes are on Zoom and participants should have access to: 

• A computer, tablet, or smartphone with a working camera and microphone; 

• An internet connection; visit this webpage to learn how to join a Zoom class; 

• A private space in Alberta while attending the class.

In these 2-part and 3-part online classes, you will learn: 

• To understand what influences your food choices 

• To be aware of your food triggers, such as emotions, situations, events and cravings 

• How to form a healthy relationship with food 

• Skills, tools, and strategies for long-term healthy eating habits 

Note: This is a general information class for a general audience. It is not a therapeutic group and not meant to replace the advice of primary health care providers.

Wellspring Alberta offers free programs without referral to help you live better with cancer.

Healthy eating plays a critical role in wellness, but sometimes cancer and its treatments can make it challenging to know what to eat. Nourish is an online, evidence-based program that dispels nutritional myths, provides the latest recommendations on cancer-related eating, and offers helpful tips for selecting and preparing the foods patients will feel better eating while undergoing treatment or living with a longer-term cancer prognosis. 

Wellspring’s Nourish program covers a variety of nutritional topics through education and demonstration. Sessions include proven recipes and guidance from a professional dietitian with cancer experience. 

Demonstration sessions are delivered in a kitchen by a Registered Dietitian, Nourish programs provide educational content, preparation demonstrations, sampling, and take-home program materials and recipes.  

If you or a loved one is living with cancer, Wellspring is here to help. We can help you overcome the emotional, physical and practical challenges you may be experiencing. Join Wellspring for FREE here

Our team of Registered Dietitians will show you how to tackle food labels, how to make healthy food choices, and how to meet special dietary requirements.

We continue to offer virtual Nutrition tours for adult groups and school groups in all locations. We are pleased to be able to offer in-person Nutrition Tours at select stores.

Our Adult Nutrition Tours require a minimum of 7 participants and are offered for free to More Rewards card members. Tours are available for organized groups such as university and post-secondary classes, community health programs, newcomer and settlement programs, English-language programs, workplace wellness programs and other community groups.

Our kids and school group Nutrition Tours are also free of charge and are available for Kindergarten through Grade 12 school groups as well as organized youth clubs and sports groups. Kindly note the minimum age is Kindergarten (5 years old).

Please fill in and submit the Nutrition Tour request form here, including Province, City and Store. One of our Dietitians will be in touch to confirm your tour request and discuss the nutrition tour options available in your area.

SHOP SMART is a two-hour workshop that teaches you how to get the best dollar value out of a grocery store shop. This free 2-hour class focuses on learning how to Shop Smart to make your grocery shopping less stressful and more affordable. The class includes label reading, information about core nutrients and family meal planning, and wraps up with a grocery store tour for a hands-on demonstration on how to make a shopping trip budget-friendly.

Once participants have completed a Shop Smart session, they are eligible to attend Collective Kitchens programs.

What is a Teaching Kitchen?

It is a place to practise healthy cooking skills using basic ingredients and kitchen equipment.

- Free in-person and virtual cooking classes

- Culinary medicine and food is medicine research

- Professional and student training

The Wellness Kitchen in the Wellness Centre at South Health Campus (SHC) is a teaching kitchen that provides a broad range of food and nutrition education classes where community members, patients, families and staff can interact, participate, have fun and learn more about healthy food preparation, mindful eating and good nutrition.

Learn more about food and nutrition through classes and demonstrations offered virtually and in-person, refer to the Wellness Kitchen section within the Wellness Centre Program Guide.