Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating
Canada's Food Guide
to Healthy Eating is designed to help Canadians make wise food
choices. The Food Guide translates the science of healthy eating
into a practical pattern of food choices that meets nutrient needs,
promotes
health
and minimizes the risk of nutrition-related chronic diseases.
The Food Guide places food into four groups:
- Grain Products
- Vegetables and Fruit
- Milk Products
- Meat and Alternatives
The amount of food you need every day from the four food groups
and other foods depends on your age, body size, activity level,
whether you are male or female and if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
That's
why the Food Guide gives a lower and higher number of servings
for each food group. For example, young children can choose the
lower number of servings, while male teenagers can go to the
higher number. Most other people can choose servings somewhere
in between.
The right balance of food and activity will help you feel great
and stay at a healthy body weight.
Remember to:
- Enjoy a VARIETY of foods.
- Emphasize cereals, breads, other grain products, vegetables
and fruit.
- Choose lower-fat dairy products, leaner meats and food prepared
with little or no fat.
- Achieve and maintain a healthy body weight by enjoying regular
physical activity and healthy eating.
- Limit salt, alcohol and caffeine.
What Resources are Available?
Health Canada publishes several resources related to Canada's
Food Guide to Healthy Eating. Select a title to find a brief
description
of the resources:
For the Public:
For Educators/Professionals:
Additional resources:
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