[Recording] BC Dietitians Network & Learn Presentations

Presentation #1:
Behavioral insights to food choices and decisions

Speaker: Dr. Yann Cornil, University of British Columbia

Step into the world of food psychology and understand why your clients make
the food choices they do. Discover the behavioural science behind food choice and portion control. Learn the relationship between pleasure and health, the effectiveness of nutrition labels on food choice, and the psychological drivers of portion control. Take away effective strategies that you can use with your clients to encourage healthier food choices at home, school, in grocery stores, and restaurants, without sacrificing on pleasure.

Presentation #2:
3 winning strategies to help your clients make fruits and veggies the easy choice

Speaker: Jennifer Ong Tone MHSc RD, Half Your Plate

Eating a variety of vegetables and fruit is the foundation for a healthy diet. But
Canadians’ vegetable and fruit intake is consistently low. Add to this rising food
costs, how can we as dietitians, better support our clients to help them fill half
their plate with veggies and fruit? In this presentation, you’ll learn the top barriers to produce consumption, consumer trends, and how the pandemic has shifted consumer behaviour. Take away winning strategies to tackle food
inflation, produce waste, and more to help your clients make fruits and veggies
the easy choice.