Build your knowledge and confidence in early childhood nutrition!

Discover Nourishing Beginnings, a free online nutrition program created for you by leaders in early learning and nutrition. Learn at your own pace and earn certificates!

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What you’ll explore

Practical modules that build on what you already do every day at the table.


Module 1:
Supporting Young Eaters

This module will guide you through the basics of common feeding concerns and teach you to apply good feeding practices.

Module 2:
Learning Together with Food

This module explores the many roles food plays in our lives – connecting us to others and to the world around us.

New Module Image of a chef bringing a cart with the daycare's lunch out of the kitchen.

Module 3:
Responsive Menu Planning

You will discover how to create menus where everyone sees themselves reflected.

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About Teach Nutrition

At Teach Nutrition, you’ll find food and nutrition resources, as well as professional development opportunities, that support positive attitudes and behaviours related to food and eating. We’re able to make great resources designed and delivered by our Registered Dietitians, at no cost to you, because of Teach Nutrition and Dairy Farmers of Canada’s longstanding commitment to nutrition education.

Who is Teach Nutrition for?

Teach Nutrition is for early learning and child care (ELCC) educators and K–12 teachers looking for food and nutrition resources and professional development opportunities. Welcome!