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You Are What You Eat
Our bodies require healthy food.
Protein
Fat
Carbohydrate
Vitamins
Minerals
Water
What good things are in our food?
Vegetables & Fruit
Whole Grains
Milk & Alternatives
Meat & Alternatives
Some foods are healthy for us...
Eating Well With
Canada’s Food Guide
What is one Food Guide ServingLook at Examples Below
“Foods to limit” from Canada’s Food Guide:
• Pop, slush drinks, fruit drinks, candy, chocolate bars, fruit roll-ups
• Chips, instant noodles, nachos, french fries
Some foods are less healthy...
• Soft drinks have no nutritional value
• Today school kids drink 3 times more pop than 20 years ago
• They have been linked to excess weight gain
What About Sugar Sweetened Drinks?
• Water
• Milk
• Unsweetened Juice
There are Healthier Beverages...
The amount of fat & sugar is what’s important!
What about the foods we eat?
Nutrient Density vs Calorie Density
What about portion distortion?
Supersize
What about the snacks we eat?
And what about the beverages we drink?
• Do they fit into the 4 food groups?
• Have you read the food label?– Ingredient list? – Nutrition Facts?
What about your choices?
• Portion sizes
• Choose a variety of healthy foods
• Frequency
Eat well and be active today and
every day!
What to Remember