You Are What You Eat

Our bodies require healthy food.

What good things are in our food?

ProteinFat

Carbohydrate

VitaminsMinerals

Water

Some foods are healthy for us...

Whole GrainsVegetables &

FruitMilk 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!