Eating is definitely one of the great pleasures of life. More than just a basic need, eating brings together family or friends and helps discover new flavours. Your health depends a great deal on your diet. So, it is crucial to pay special attention to it.

Whether it’s to lose a few kilos, eat a balanced diet, or simply adopt healthy lifestyle habits, whatever your reasons may be, Canada’s Food Guide is the ideal tool to help you!

Canada’s Food Guide: a comprehensive tool!

Canada’s Food Guide has been in existence for several decades and despite many changes, it continues to fulfil its original objective: guiding food selection and promoting the nutritional health of Canadians.

Canada’s Food Guide offers a multitude of tips and ideas that will help you make healthy food choices to meet your nutritional needs.

A balanced plate for a diverse diet

Canada's Food Guide promotes a three-part plate:

• vegetables and fruit should take up half of the plate
• the other half is divided into two parts:
  • one part includes protein-rich foods such as meat, fish, tofu, eggs, yogurt, legumes and almonds
  • the other part contains whole grain foods such as rice, bread and pasta.

The guide’s recommendations

The guide offers many tips above and beyond the choice of what foods to eat, including these seven recommendations:

1. Be mindful of your eating habits

2. Cook more often

3. Take time to enjoy meals and snacks

4. Make informed choices by comparing food labels

5. Eat meals with others

6. Limit foods high in sodium, sugars or saturated fats

7. Be aware of food marketing

Choose high quality foods

Choosing high quality foods can be quite a task. But take heart, the Canada Food Guide understands you and is there to help you. You will find items to favour. In addition, the Food Guide gives you practical tips for grocery shopping and meal planning. It contains examples of healthy and easy-to-prepare recipes and snacks.

Eating a healthy meal at home or in a restaurant doesn’t have to be complicated. Canada’s Food Guide is there to make things easy! Don’t hesitate to get your copy now. You’ll see that eating well isn’t so difficult!

Consult 2019 Canada's Food Guide