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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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

Did you know?The % DVs shown in a Nutrition

Facts table do not add up to 100%. Each vitamin and mineral in the Nutrition Facts table has its own Daily Value.

•There is no % DV for protein since most Canadians get enough.

•There is no % DV for sugars because there is no generally accepted sugar target for a healthy population.

Nutrient Daily ValuesFat 65 gThe sum of saturated and trans fatty acids 20 gCholesterol 300 mgSodium 2400 mg

Carbohydrate 300 gFibre 25 gSugars no DVProtein no DVVitamin A 1000 REVitamin C 60 mgCalcium 1100 mgIron 14 mg

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