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Lisa-Anne Elvidge, MSc, RD Office of Nutrition Policy and PromotionHealth Canada
The Food Choices of Canadians Relative to Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide
“Eat at least one dark green and one orange vegetable each day”
Outline
• The surveillance tool • What is the Canadian Nutrient File / Canada Food Guide
Classification (CNF/CFG classification)?
• Key results from CCHS 2004 – Nutrition • Type (quality) of food choices within each of the four major food
groups
What is the CNF/CFG Classification
Canadian Nutrient
File
CNF/CFG Classification
2015CCHS
CCHS: Canadian Community Health Survey
Assess and report on Canadians’ adherence to the Food Guide using nutrition survey data
CNF/CFG Classification
Descriptor Explanation
“Foods in line with CFG guidance”
Foods that are lower in fats, sugar or salt. Most choices should come from this category of
foods.
“Foods partially in line with CFG guidance”
Foods that are generally high in one of the following: fat, sugar or salt.
On average, few choices should come from this category of foods.
“Foods not in line with CFG guidance”
Foods that are generally high in at least two of following:
fats, sugar or salt. Foods to limit.
Outline • The surveillance tool
• What is the Canadian Nutrient File / Canada Food Guide Classification (CNF/CFG classification)?
• Key results from CCHS 2004 – Nutrition • Type (quality) of food choices within each of the four major food
groups
Vegetables and Fruit
Percentage of Vegetables and Fruit servings coming from “Foods in line with CFG guidance“, “Foods partially in line with CFG guidance”,
and “Foods not in line with CFG guidance”, first 24h recall in CCHS ‘04
Foods in line with CFG Guidance
Foods partially in line with CFG Guidance
Foods not in line with CFG Guidance
Children2-13 y
Adolescents14-18 y
Adults19-50 y
Adults51+ y
All 2 y +0%
10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
100%
88 83 88 91 89
Perc
enta
ge o
f Veg
etab
les
and
Frui
t ser
v-in
gs (
%)
19%Juice servingsAll other veg-etables and fruit servings
“Have vegetables and fruit more often than juice”
% of total Vegetables and Fruit servings
Grain Products
Percentage of Grain Products servings coming from “Foods in line with CFG guidance“, “Foods partially in line with CFG guidance”, and
“Foods not in line with CFG guidance”, first 24h recall in CCHS ‘04
Foods in line with CFG Guidance
Foods partially in line with CFG Guidance
Foods not in line with CFG Guidance
Children2-13 y
Adolescents14-18 y
Adults19-50 y
Adults51+ y
All 2 y +0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
61 68 74 72 71
Perc
enta
ge o
f Gra
in P
rodu
cts
serv
-in
gs (%
)
16%
Whole Grain serv-ingsNon Whole Grain servings
“Make at least half your grain products whole grain each day”
% of total Grain Products servings
Milk and Alternatives
Percentage of Milk and Alternatives servings coming from “Foods in line with CFG guidance“, “Foods partially in line with CFG guidance”,
and “Foods not in line with CFG guidance”, first 24h recall in CCHS ‘04
Children2-13 y
Adolescents14-18 y
Adults19-50 y
Adults51+ y
All 2 y +0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
43 44 40 45 42
50 45 49 47 48
Perc
enta
ge o
f Milk
and
Alte
rna-
tives
ser
ving
s (%
)
Foods in line with CFG Guidance
Foods partially in line with CFG Guidance
Foods not in line with CFG Guidance
“Drink skim, 1%, or 2% milk each day- Have 500 mL (2 cups) of milk every day for
adequate vitamin D- Drink fortified soy beverages if you do not
drink milk”
Mean intake of fluid milk, including fortified soy-based beverages, in Canada, first 24h recall on CCHS 2004
*For young children nutritious, higher-fat foods, such as homogenized (3.25% M.F.) milk, are an important source of energy and they do not need to be restricted.
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d Boy
s
2-3 yr
s
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s
4-8 yr
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Boys
Girls
Boys
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Wom
en Men
Wom
en Men
Wom
en Men All0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
2
Foods in line with CFG guidance Foods partially in line with CFG guidanceFoods not in line with CFG guidance
Mea
n in
take
of f
luid
milk
(ser
ving
s)
_______ ________ ________ _________ _________ ________ 9-13 yrs 14-18 yrs 19-30 yrs 31-50 yrs 51- 70 yrs 71 + yrs
Meat and Alternatives
Percentage of Meat and Alternatives servings coming from “Foods in line with CFG guidance“, “Foods partially in line with CFG guidance”,
and “Foods not in line with CFG guidance”, first 24h recall in CCHS ‘04
Foods in line with CFG Guidance
Foods partially in line with CFG Guidance
Foods not in line with CFG Guidance
Children2-13 y
Adolescents14-18 y
Adults19-50 y
Adults51+ y
All 2 y +0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
26 28 33 38 33
54 57 57 53 56
Perc
enta
ge o
f Mea
t and
Alte
rna-
tives
ser
ving
s (%
)
Limitations• 2004 dietary data assessed with 2007 CFG
• Data presented here are average reported intakes based on one 24hr recall – Recall bias– Underreporting
• Not assessing overall diet quality but we assessing the type (quality) of food choices made within each food group
• Due to lack of time, there is no assessment of quantity in this presentation
Summary
Foods in line with CFG guidance
Consumption
VEGETABLES AND FRUIT √Dark green and orange vegetablesWhole fruit ↑
GRAIN PRODUCTS √whole grains (WG) ↑ MILK AND ALTERNATIVES ↑fluid milk /fortified soy-based beverages ↑
MEAT AND ALTERNATIVES ↑
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