Teaching Canada's food guide: What is Canada’s food guide?

Canada’s food guide is a suite of resources that offers guidance on what to eat, as well as where, when, why and how we eat. It helps develop food skills that can help people in Canada navigate the complex food environment and promote health and well-being. Its goal is to help:

• meet nutrient needs
• improve nutritional health
• lower the risk of nutrition-related chronic diseases and conditions

The food guide includes information that is relevant to all people in Canada 2 years of age and older.

Canada’s food guide resources

Review these Canada’s food guide resources before you complete the activities to better understand the food guide:

• food guide kitchen
• Canada’s food guide snapshot
• healthy eating recommendations and related webpages including:
  • make it a habit to eat vegetables, fruits, whole grains and protein foods
  • limit highly processed foods
  • make water your drink of choice
  • use food labels
  • marketing can influence your food choices
  • be mindful of your eating habits
  • cook more often
  • enjoy your food
  • eat meals with others

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