Overview
The Food Guide Snapshot provides infor about healthy eating. It encourages people to eat a variety of healthy foods and also considers how, where, and when people eat.
Key findings
– eat more vegetables and fruits whole grains and protein foods
– choose water as the main drink
– cook more often
– enjoy food
– eat with others
– use food labels
– limit highly processed foods
– be aware of food marketing
Policy considerations
– Support access to healthy foods
– improve the food environment
– make healthy eating information easy to access
– consider cultural food traditions when developing nutrition policies and programs
Program considerations
– use the Food Guide as a basic nutrition education resource
– adapt information to community needs and food cultures
– provide cooking and meal-planning activities
– support healthy food choices
– include family and community participation
Target population
People in Canada aged 2 years and older
Intended audience
Health Care Providers, Community Organizations, Community memebers , Dietician, Educators
Geographic focus
Canada
Source type
Government guideline / policy document
Language
Bilingual
Reference
Health Canada. (2019). Food guide snapshot. Government of Canada
