1. You Are What You Eat

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

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

4. Canada’s Food Guide

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

6. Soft drinks have no nutritional value Today school kids drink 3 times more pop than 20 years ago They now drink twice as much pop as milk Excess weight gain in children has been linked to sugar-sweetened drinks What About Sugar Sweetened Drinks?

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

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

9. What about portion distortion?

11. What about the snacks we eat?

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

14. What to Remember Portions Variety Balance Frequency Eat Well - Play Well!