You Are What You Eat

Our bodies require healthy food.

What good things are in our food?

Protein

Fat

Carbohydrate

Vitamins

Minerals

Water

Some foods are healthy for us...

Whole Grains

Vegetables & Fruit

Milk Products

Meat & Alternatives

Canada’s Food Guide

Some foods are less healthy...

“Other Foods” from Canada’s Food Guide:

• Pop, slush drinks, fruit drinks, candy, chocolate bars, fruit roll-ups

• Chips, instant noodles, nachos, french fries

• Soft drinks have no nutritional value

• Today school kids drink 3 times more pop than 20 years ago

They now drink twice as much pop as milk

• Excess weight gain in children has been linked to sugar-sweetened drinks

What About Sugar Sweetened Drinks?

There are Healthier Beverages...

• Water

• Milk

• Unsweetened Juice

What about the foods we eat?

The amount of fat & sugar is what’s important!

What about portion distortion?

What about the snacks we eat?

What about your choices?

• Do they fit into the 4 food groups?

• Have you read the food label?– Ingredient list? – Nutrition Facts?

What to Remember

• Portions

• Variety

• Balance

• Frequency

Eat Well - Play Well!