You Are What You Eat

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You Are What You Eat
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What good things are in our food?
Protein Fat Carbohydrate Vitamins Minerals Water
Our bodies require healthy food.
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Some foods are healthy for us...
Vegetables Fruit Whole Grains Milk
Alternatives Meat Alternatives
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Eating Well WithCanadas Food Guide
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What is one Food Guide ServingLook at Examples
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Some foods are less healthy...

• Foods to limit from Canadas Food Guide
• Pop, slush drinks, fruit drinks, candy, chocolate
  bars, fruit roll-ups
• Chips, instant noodles, nachos, french fries

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What About Sugar Sweetened Drinks?

• Soft drinks have no nutritional value
• Today school kids drink 3 times more pop than 20
  years ago
• They have been linked to excess weight gain

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There are Healthier Beverages...

• Water
• Milk
• Unsweetened Juice

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What about the foods we eat?
The amount of fat sugar is whats important!
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Nutrient Density vs Calorie Density
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What about portion distortion?
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What about the snacks we eat?
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And what about the beverages we drink?
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What about your choices?

• Do they fit into the 4 food groups?
• Have you read the food label?
• Ingredient list?
• Nutrition Facts?

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What to Remember

• Portion sizes
• Choose a variety of healthy foods
• Frequency

Eat well and be active today and every day!