Let's Talk About Healthy Eating Amina:  A newcomer to Canada looking to improve her family's diet. Mark:  A community health worker at a local center. Amina:  Hi Mark! I’ve been looking at this Canada’s Food Guide . It says my 10-year-old son needs 6 servings of Grain Products  every day. That sounds like a lot! Isn't it? Mark:  It might seem like a lot, but a "serving" is often smaller than people think. For example, one slice of bread is one serving. If he has two slices of

Canada’s Food Guide Activities (Part 2) I. Choose the best word from the list Word List:   nutritious, nutrients, restrict, content, contain, multivitamin, ensure, benefit, saturated, quench, fortified, appetite, accumulate, limit, savour, inactive, flavoured, nachos, request, calories 1. A person drinks cold water after running → __________ their thirst 2. A food label shows fat, sugar, and salt → food __________ 3. A doctor says, “Don’t eat too much sugar” → __________ suga

Choose Healthier Menu Options - Choose healthier menu options when eating out Choosing healthy menu options when you are eating out can be an important step to limiting highly processed foods. If you eat out often, remember that the foods you eat are a part of your eating pattern or routine and can affect your health. Benefits of choosing healthy menu options: It is important to make wise menu choices whether you’re eating food from cafeterias, restaurants, coffee shops, or f

Choose Healthy Fats Choose foods with healthy fats instead of saturated fat Benefits of choosing foods with healthy fats Choosing foods that contain mostly healthy fats instead of foods that contain mostly saturated fat can help lower your cholesterol and risk of heart disease. Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in Canada. The type of fat you eat over time is more important for health than the total amount of fat you eat. Foods c

Healthy Food Choices - Make it a habit to eat a variety of healthy foods each day. Healthy eating is a habit. Eat vegetables and fruits, whole grain foods and protein foods often to develop a healthy eating pattern and maintain your health. The term eating pattern refers to what you eat and drink on a regular basis. In a healthy eating pattern, all the foods and drinks work together to: - help you feel good. - maintain your health. - meet your nutritional needs. How to follow

Canada’s Food Guide Activities (Part 1) I. Check the meaning of the following words: 1. Recommended a. Different choices or options 2. Servings b. The general condition or total result 3. Vitamins c. To help cause something to happen 4. Minerals d. A condition of having too much body fat 5. Nutrients e. The amount of food for one person at one time 6. Obesity f. Substances in food that help your body grow and