What You Need to Know

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• What You Need to Know!

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What is Canadas Food Guide?

• Guidelines for healthy eating for all Canadians
  aged 4 and up
• Divides foods into four different groups
  depending on the type of nutrients they have, and
  where they come from
• Provides a wide range of servings needed from
  each food group to account for different peoples
  gender, age, and activity level

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Food Groups

• Each food group is important and has its own role
  to play in keeping us healthy!

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Grain and Grain Products

• Breads, pastas, cereals, rice
• Important for providing our bodies with
  carbohydrates this gives us energy!
• Whole grains also provide fiber good for our
  digestive tract

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Vegetables and Fruit

• Provide our bodies with vitamins and minerals
  iron, folic acid, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin
  E, and the B-vitamins
• Fruit and vegetables also provide fiber
• Help protect against many diseases heart
  disease, cancer and others!

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Milk and Milk Products

• Milk, yogurt, cheese, soy milk, chocolate milk,
  cottage cheese
• Give our bodies calcium and vitamin D these
  help our bones to grow strong

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Meat and Alternatives

• Beef, chicken, fish, beans and lentils, nuts and
  seeds, eggs
• Protein helps keep our muscles strong and
  healthy!

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Principles of Healthy Eating

• Balance
• ALL food groups are important
• Each food group relies on the other food groups
  to help it do its job
• Includes eating regular meals breakfast, lunch,
  and supper

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Principles of Healthy Eating

• Moderation
• ALL foods are good in moderation
• Stopping eating before you are full or continuing
  to eat after you are full is not healthy
• Your body knows when you need food

Listen to your body!
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Why is healthy eating important for teenagers?

• To keep our bodies strong and healthy both now
  and in the future
• To give us the energy we need to do the things we
  like to do
• To help us grow

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Is Breakfast Really Important?

• Eating breakfast breaks the fast when your
  body sleeps, your metabolism rests too breakfast
  tells your body that it is time to pick up the
  pace
• Gives you energy to start your day
• Helps you think faster, make better decisions,
  and even improves your mood!

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Dieting??

• Limiting your food makes your metabolic rate slow
  down this can make weight management for
  difficult in the future as well
• Making healthy choices and following the
  principles of healthy eating is the best way to
  go
• Keep in mind being healthy looks and feels good!

DIETS
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• Food and Health Communications
• www.foodandhealth.com
• Microsoft Clip Art