Nutrition & Food Services

Philosophy

Food is Medicine.

Client Food Services aims to improve health and healing through the food experience across all SHA sites. Optimal nutrition is essential to maintaining and restoring good health, managing chronic disease and treating and preventing malnutrition. Food provides warmth, comfort and enjoyment, as well as nourishment. Each meal served is an opportunity to support healing, recovery and quality of life.

Guiding Principles

  1. We support patient and family-centred care through offering a variety of high quality, nutritious foods based on preferences and therapeutic needs.
  2. We prepare food using recipes developed by our team with special effort to source ingredients locally where possible.
  3. We ensure menus reflect Canada’s Dietary Guidelines/Canada’s Food Guide (2019) and diverse nutritional needs.
  4. We encourage positive meal experiences that support health, recovery and quality of life.
  5. We recognize food’s important role in celebration and tradition.
  6. We promote a food first approach to recognize the important role of food in health, recovery and quality of life.
  7. We believe familiar and culturally appropriate foods serve as comfort and nourishment.
  8. We are committed to learning about traditional ingredients and methods of harvesting and preparing food for health of body, mind, spirit and the planet.
Dietitian Handbook

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is pleased to announce the publication of the third edition of the Dietitian Handbook. 

This concise, quick and user-friendly resource was written by clinicians for clinicians. It includes practical guidance for nutrition assessment and nutrition support, for adults and pediatrics, with an overview of a number of clinical states. 

Over 100 health professionals including dietitians, pharmacists, physicians and nurses contributed to the content. It’s a great resource for nutrition students, practicum students, new and experienced dietitians and other health-care professionals with an interest in nutrition and nutrition support. 

The Handbook consists of:

  • 376 pages
  • 38 sections of great content
  • Over 85 images and tables reproduced with permission

Email DietitianHandbook@saskhealthauthority.ca for information about how to obtain a copy.