{"id":18239,"date":"2019-01-23T09:48:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T14:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=18239"},"modified":"2019-01-23T09:48:00","modified_gmt":"2019-01-23T14:48:00","slug":"minister-of-health-launches-new-approach-for-canadas-food-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2019\/01\/23\/minister-of-health-launches-new-approach-for-canadas-food-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister of Health launches new approach for Canada\u2019s Food Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"breadcrumbs-wrap\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"content\">\n<div id=\"post-359356\" class=\"single post-359356 video type-video status-publish hentry iptv_category-health iptv_category-indigenous\">\n<div class=\"single-story-wrap clearfix\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/visual_en.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-18240\" src=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/visual_en-300x280.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/visual_en-300x280.png 300w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/visual_en-768x717.png 768w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/visual_en-600x560.png 600w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/visual_en.png 1542w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The Food Guide that many of us grew up with focused on food choices. But we now know that our eating habits are just as important to our health as the foods we choose. Busy Canadians want simple guidance that they can trust to help them make healthy food choices for themselves and their families.<\/p>\n<p>In launching the new Canada\u2019s Food Guide today, the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Health, emphasized that healthy eating is about more than the foods Canadians eat.<\/p>\n<p>The new Food Guide is an online suite of resources that better meets the needs of different users, including the general public, policy makers and health professionals. This includes mobile-friendly web content to encourage Canadians to eat healthy whenever and wherever they go.<\/p>\n<p>Canada\u2019s new dietary guidance includes concrete advice for Canadians on healthy food choices and healthy eating habits. This advice includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>eating plenty of vegetables and fruits,<\/li>\n<li>eating protein foods,<\/li>\n<li>choosing whole grain foods, and<\/li>\n<li>making water your drink of choice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Healthy eating is more than the foods you eat. The Food Guide encourages Canadians to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>cook more often,<\/li>\n<li>enjoy food,<\/li>\n<li>be mindful of eating habits, and<\/li>\n<li>eat meals with others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Canada\u2019s Food Guide is intended for all Canadians. Health Canada is working to ensure that the revised Food Guide is inclusive of Indigenous Peoples, reflecting social, cultural and historical context. Additionally, Health Canada and Indigenous Services Canada are committed to working with First Nations, Inuit and M\u00e9tis to support the development of distinctions-based healthy eating tools, as part of the revision process.<\/p>\n<p>The new Food Guide is an integral part of Canada\u2019s Healthy Eating Strategy, which aims to make the healthier choice the easier choice for all Canadians.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quotes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHealthy eating is more than the foods you eat. It\u2019s about your whole relationship with food. The new Food Guide gets to the heart of this relationship and gives Canadians concrete advice that they can follow to make healthy eating part of their day.\u201d,\u00a0The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor &#8211;\u00a0Minister of Health<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHealthy eating is an important part of maintaining a healthy lifestyle and helps prevent chronic diseases like type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and some cancers. The new Canada\u2019s Food Guide not only encourages healthy eating for all Canadians, but also teaches us that healthy eating is more than the foods we eat \u2013 it includes such important aspects as sharing meals with others, cooking more often and eating mindfully.\u201d,\u00a0Dr. Theresa Tam &#8211;\u00a0Chief Public Health Officer of Canada<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDietitians are passionate about the potential of food to enhance lives and improve health. We\u00a0commend Health Canada on taking a\u00a0broader approach\u00a0to eating by providing evidence-based\u00a0guidance\u00a0on not only\u00a0what\u00a0to eat but how to eat. We are also pleased to see\u00a0inclusion\u00a0and consideration\u00a0of\u00a0traditional foods, cultural diversity and environmental\u00a0sustainability.\u00a0Health promotion is an essential pillar in food policy and the\u00a0new\u00a0Food Guide\u00a0tools and resources\u00a0will support the creation of healthier food environments for Canadians.\u201d,\u00a0Nathalie Savoie,\u00a0CEO, Dietitians of Canada<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Products<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/health-canada\/services\/canada-food-guides.html\">Canada.ca\/FoodGuide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/health-canada\/news\/2019\/01\/backgrounder-the-science-behind-the-new-food-guide-----.html\">Backgrounder:\u00a0The science behind the new Food Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alert_msg\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Food Guide that many of us grew up with focused on food choices. 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