Food nourishes the body and gives us energy to get through each day. Healthy eating is fundamental to good health and is a key element in healthy human development, from the prenatal and early childhood years to later life stages. Healthy eating is equally important in reducing the risk of many chronic diseases.
Health Canada has provided national leadership in nutrition since the 1930s. Working collaboratively with federal partners, provinces and territories and a range of other stakeholders, the Department develops and implements evidence-based policy that defines healthy eating and promotes environments that support Canadians in making healthy food choices. Health Canada is also recognized as an authoritative source of nutrition information.
Eat plenty of vegetables and fruits, whole grain foods and protein foods. Choose protein foods that come from plants more often. Limit highly processed foods. If you choose these foods, eat them less often and in small amounts.
You should limit highly processed foods and drinks because they are not a part of a healthy eating pattern. Highly processed foods are processed or prepared foods and drinks that add excess sodium, sugars or saturated fat to the diets of Canadians. Highly processed foods can include: sugary drinks.
Eat plenty of vegetables and fruits, whole grain and protein foods. Choose protein foods that come from plants more often and make water your drink of choice. Use food labels.
Canada's Food Guide encourages people to choose a variety of foods from each of the four food groups—Vegetables and Fruit, Grain Products, Milk and Alternatives, and Meat and Alternatives— and to include a specific amount and type of Oils and Fats.
Milk and alternatives was removed, which is now encompassed within protein, as there are many Canadians who can't tolerate dairy. Grain products have become “whole grains”, focusing on those that are fibre-rich rather than refined. Water is highlighted as the beverage of choice.
Eliminates the traditional “four food groups” replacing them with three: vegetables and fruits, whole grains, and proteins. Encourages Canadians comprise half of their daily diet with fruits and vegetables, and split the remaining half between whole grains and proteins.
Choose foods that have little to no added sodium, sugars or saturated fat. Compare the nutrition facts table on foods to choose products that are lower in sodium, sugars or saturated fat.
The Healthy Menu Choices Act, 2015 and its accompanying regulation (O. Reg 50/16) (“HMCA”) came into effect on January 1st, 2017 and require regulated food service premises to post calories for the food and drink items they serve.
Depending on a person's gender and age, Canada's food guide recommends the number of servings in each food group that a person should consume (Tables 1a-1d). It also contains information about what is considered a serving of different types of food.
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