Guide to Healthy Eating In this presentation, we will look at: • Reading Canada’s Food Guide • The Food Groups • Nutrition Labels • What is on the label • What is ‘% Daily Value’ • Nutrient Content Claims
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Guide to Healthy EatingIn this presentation, we will look
at:
• Reading Canada’s Food Guide• The Food Groups
• Nutrition Labels• What is on the label
• What is ‘% Daily Value’
• Nutrient Content Claims
Canada’s Food Guide
Canada’s Food Guide is a tool produced by Health Canada to help Canadians make healthy food choices.
www.healthcanada.gc.caClick ‘Food and Nutrition’Click ‘Canada’s Food Guide’
Canada’s Food Guide helps Canadians maintain a balanced diet
There are 4 food groups:• Fruits and Vegetables• Grain Products• Milk Products• Meats and Alternatives*Other Foods – what foods do you think would be included here???
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Reading Nutrition Labels
What is on the Label???A guide to smarter eating…
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/label-etiquet/nutrition/cons/index-eng.php
What is on the Label???
Nutrition facts tables appear in standard formats – so they look the same from one product to the other.
The same 13 core nutrients are always listed in the same order
Labels may also contain ingredients
By reading Nutrition Fact tables – you can clearly see the nutrients contained in each food.
This helps Canadians make informed and healthy food choices...
Example of a typical nutrition table
How to read Nutrition Facts Tables….
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/label-etiquet/nutrition/cons/index-eng.php
What Exactly is % Daily Value(DV)• The key to using nutrition tables is the
% DV.• This column tells you how much of a
nutrient is contained in a particular food item in relation to what we should be taking in on a daily basis
*see chart on p. 315
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/label-etiquet/nutrition/cons/index-eng.php
Questions…1. Explain the differences between
nutrient content claims and diet and health claims on food labels. (p. 316)
2. Distinguish between the terms `low-fat` and `fat- free`.
3. Evaluate the use of the term `light,` on labels. How do you think shoppers interpret this term when they read it on a food label
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