March Is Nutrition Month Across Canada!
Posters Get your orders in now for year 2012 nutrition month posters! For $10.00 (to help defray the cost of shipping and handling) you can receive a poster tube containing up to twenty copies of the poster. Theme Get the real deal on your meal features a superhero dietitian in the centre…
11th Annual Nutrition Forum Presentations
A Healthy Look at Obesity: Focusing on Solutions June 8, 2011 Vancouver, BC Obesity is a complex problem requiring complex solutions. How can we change the way we address it? This year's forum focused on solutions from different perspectives. Download the forum agenda and speaker info. Diane Finegood, PhD Shifting the Paradigm for…
How Many Food Guide Servings Do I Need?
This chart shows how many Food Guide Servings you need from each of the four food groups every day, as recommended in Canada's Food Guide. Recommended Number of Food Guide Servings per Day Children Teens Adults Age in Years 2-3 4-8 9-13 14-18 19-50 51+ Sex Girls and Boys…
South Asian foods
How do foods commonly eaten by South Asian communities fit into the four food groups of Canada's Food Guide? Vegetables & Fruit Leafy vegetables e.g. Mustard greens, Spinach Fresh, frozen, cooked or canned Large-sized e.g. Banana, Potato, Pumpkin Medium-sized e.g. Apple, Carrot, Guava, Mango Small-sized or cut-up e.g. Berries, Broccoli,…
Chinese Foods
How do foods commonly eaten by Chinese communities fit into the four food groups of Canada's Food Guide? Vegetables & Fruit Leafy vegetables e.g. Leafy greens, Mustard greens Fresh, frozen, cooked or canned Large-sized e.g. Banana, Cucumber, Sweet potato, Yam Medium-sized e.g. Pear apple, Carrot, Mango, Orange, Papaya Small-sized or…
Latin American Foods
How do foods commonly eaten by Latin American communities fit into the four food groups of Canada's Food Guide? Vegetables & Fruit Leafy dark green vegetables e.g. Spinach Fresh, frozen, cooked or canned Large-sized e.g. Banana, Cucumber, Plantain, Potato, Pumpkin, Sweet potato Medium-size e.g. Apricot, Cactus, Carrot, Citrus fruit,…
First Nations Foods
How do foods commonly eaten by First Nations communities fit into the four food groups of Canada's Food Guide? Vegetables and Fruit Wild greens— raw or cooked e.g. Lamb’s quarters, New stinging nettle leaves, Sheep sorrel Fresh, frozen, cooked or canned Large-sized e.g. Potato, Cucumber Medium-sized e.g. Apple, Apricot, Carrot,…
Southeast Asian Foods
How do foods commonly eaten by Southeast Asian communities fit into the four food groups of Canada's Food Guide? Vegetables & Fruit Leafy dark green vegetables e.g. Pea shoots, Pepper leaves, Water lily greens Fresh, frozen, cooked or canned Large-sized e.g. Banana, Sweet potato Medium-sized e.g. Apple, Carrot, Guava, Mango,…
Common Food Guide Servings for Cultural Ingredients
Many cultural dishes are made of ingredients that are common to many different cultures and are prepared many different ways around the world. For example cauliflower may be raw or stir-fried, or used in curry or milk-based recipes. COMMUNITY FOODS NUMBER OF FOOD GUIDE SERVINGS Vegetables & Fruit Grain Products…
Check on Caffeine: Ideas for Action
Here are some ideas to reduce your caffeine intake. Select the ideas that would work for you or create your own. Choose milk, juice or water instead of caffeinated drinks. Choose a smaller cup when you drink coffee. Switch to decaffeinated coffee or tea. Switch from coffee to a latte…