This was my first project with the provincial Ministry of Child and Youth Services and gave me an insightful look into some of the challenges involved in feeding children growing up in residential care settings. I co-conducted initial key-informant interviews and co-authored this resource. I later presented the resource at the Ministry of Child and Youth Services Licensing conference. I remember starting off the presentation highlighting the sobering statistics of the shamefully high rates of nutrition-related health issues experienced by our First Nations people and put a challenge to everyone to find ways to champion the nutritional well being of aboriginal children and youth.
