1. You Are What You Eat

2. Our bodies require healthy food. Protein Fat Carbohydrate Vitamins Minerals Water What good things are in our food?

3. Vegetables & Fruit Whole Grains Milk & Alternatives Meat & Alternatives Some foods are healthy for us...

4. Eating Well With Canada’s Food Guide

5. What is one Food Guide Serving Look at Examples Below

6. “Foods to limit” from Canada’s Food Guide: Pop, slush drinks, fruit drinks, candy, chocolate bars, fruit roll-ups Chips, instant noodles, nachos, french fries Some foods are less healthy...

7. 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 What About Sugar Sweetened Drinks?

8. Water Milk Unsweetened Juice There are Healthier Beverages...

9. The amount of fat & sugar is what’s important! What about the foods we eat?

10. Nutrient Density vs Calorie Density

11. What about portion distortion?

12. Supersize

13. What about the snacks we eat?

15. And what about the beverages we drink?

20. Do they fit into the 4 food groups? Have you read the food label? –Ingredient list? –Nutrition Facts? What about your choices?

21. Portion sizes Choose a variety of healthy foods Frequency Eat well and be active today and every day! What to Remember