Healthy Eating

Food nourishes our bodies and gives us the energy to get through each day. Healthy eating is basic to healthy living and is a key element in healthy human development, from the prenatal and early childhood years to healthy aging. Healthy eating is equally important in reducing the risk of many chronic diseases including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, osteoporosis and some types of cancer.

Healthy Eating Basics

Eating healthy includes a variety of great tasting foods from each of the four food groups from Eating Well With Canada's Food Guide.

22 ways to feel good inside

24 ways to turn over a new leaf

Breakfast does every body good!

Easy to make breakfasts

Fatigue fighting tips

Whole grains and your health

Milk - facts and fallacies

Calcium and your bone health

Food safety

Focus on Vegetables and Fruit

Eating a wide variety of vegetables and fruit has been shown in over 4,500 studies to reduce the risk of cancer, heart disease, stroke and diabetes.

4000 reasons for vegetables and fruit

Healthy eating on the run

What's a serving of vegetables & fruit?

You can eat more vegetables and fruit

Making room for vegetables and fruit

Buy local, in season vegetables and fruit

Vegetables and Fruit to fit every budget

Storing vegetables and fruit properly

It is Easy to Eat Healthier

Focus on Sodium

Canadians consume more than twice the amount of sodium we need each day, putting us at risk for high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke and kidney disease. B.C. residents have among the highest sodium intakes in the country.