Nourish leadership in health care
Nourish is changing the way food is served in health care settings — not just for the well-being of the patients, but for the people caring for them; for growers and food producers; for communities; and for the planet we all share.
Transforming Food in Health Care — Together
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100 Million Better Bites
A national movement to improve health, sustainability, and cultural connection through food in health care. Making food a cornerstone of a health care system that puts comfort, healing, culture, and climate action on the menu – a system that truly treats food as medicine.
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Nourish Commons
The Nourish Commons is the national implementation network powering 100 Million Better Bites. It’s where organizations and individuals come together to make that change real — through implementation support, shared learning, mentorship, and collaboration for systems change across Canada.
100 Million Better Bites helps shift menus and sourcing to:
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Low-carbon
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Delicious Nutrition
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Culturally Mindful
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Local & Sustainable
Change Happens Through the Nourish Commons
Transforming food systems requires more than ideas—it requires implementation, collaboration, and shared learning.
Through the Nourish Commons, members access working groups, communities of practice, implementation tools, menu supports, webinars, and learning resources.
Together, we’re advancing policy and systems change by connecting local action with provincial and national conversations on food, health, sustainability, and procurement.
Practical programs that support implementation, learning and systems change.
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Nourish Commons
The implementation network powering 100 Million Better Bites.
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Symposium
Our annual convening for learning, connection and inspiration.
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Food is Our Medicine
A transformative learning journey at the intersection of food, healing, and community.
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Coolfood
Join a global movement for climate-friendly food in health care.
Who Health Care Feeds
Nourish Food for Health Symposium
October 7–8, 2026 | Vancouver, BC
Nourish’s 2026 Symposium brings together leaders, practitioners, innovators, and changemakers from across health care, food systems, philanthropy, Indigenous communities, and government to explore how food can transform health care.
Together, we’ll examine how commitments to planetary health, sustainability, reconciliation, and community well-being translate into procurement decisions, menus, and meaningful action.
Join us we build the relationships, ideas, and momentum needed to move toward towards 100 Million Better Bites.
Nourish is proud to collaborate with Vancouver Coastal Health on our 2026 Symposium.
2026 Symposium Registration
Food has the power to heal, connect, and nourish.
Picture a simple hospital tray, not just as a means to serve meals, but a platform for improving food and health care systems. In Canada, this is a four-billion-dollar opportunity each year.
Change initially happens one hospital tray at a time, and as momentum builds, systems—big and small—are transformed.
“Nourish is a bright light illuminating ways to advance equitable personal and planetary well-being through our health care system.”
~ Stephen Huddart, Former President and CEO, McConnell Foundation