Following Canada's Food Guide: Care Instructions
You can use Canada's Food Guide to know how much vegetables and fruits, whole grain foods, and protein foods to eat every day.
At meals, fill half the plate with vegetables and fruits. Try to include a variety of colours and textures.
Try eating apples, carrots, berries, cabbage, sweet potato, pears, peppers, leafy greens, or tomatoes. Vegetables and fruits can be fresh, frozen, canned, or dried.
Fill one-fourth of the plate with whole grain foods. Try quinoa, whole grain pasta, whole grain bread, oatmeal, or brown rice.
Fill one-fourth of the plate with protein foods. Try foods like eggs, beans, fish, poultry, lean meat, peanut butter, or tofu.
Other protein foods include low-fat dairy products like milk, yogurt, and cheese or fortified soy beverages.
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Current as of: September 20, 2023
Author: Healthwise Staff
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