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One of the first steps to healthier eating involves learning
what types of foods supply the nutrients our bodies need,
and how much of these foods we should be eating every
day. Unfortunately, too many people get information about
what they should be eating from self-help books/magazines
written by people who do not have the expertise to advise
people on nutrient requirements. Don't make this same
mistake! Take a little time to review a few, or all of
the resources in this section. They were written by experts
and will teach you what foods contribute to healthy diets
around the world. BON VOYAGE!!!! Note:
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Canadian
Guidelines
Canada's
Food Guide to Healthy Eating
is the primary healthy eating resource in Canada. It incorporates
years of nutrition research into a booklet that is easy
for Canadians to understand and use.
Canada's
Food Guide:
Recommended
Nutrient Intakes (RNI's) & Dietary Reference Intakes
(DRI's):
US
Guidelines
American
recommendations for healthy eating are easily accessible
in the form of the Food Guide Pyramid.
Food
Guide Pyramid & Guidelines:
Different
Versions of the Food Guide Pyramid:
Recommended
Dietary Allowances (RDA's) & Dietary Reference Intakes
(DRI's):
Healthy
Eating Tips
Use
these healthy eating tips to adopt a balanced diet
that follows healthy eating recommendations/guidelines.
Interactive
Tools
It's
a good idea to assess how well you are eating in relation
to nutrition guidelines, before you make drastic changes
to your diet. A Registered
Dietitian is trained to provide a thorough
assessment of your nutritional health, and to work
with you in designing a healthy eating plan that suits
your lifestyle. This is especially important if you
are required to follow a special diet.
The
tools below will help you get a general idea of how
healthy your diet is.
Diet
Assessment Software:
Not sure
of which software program to choose. Visit the link below
to compare features before buying:
Food
Composition Databases:
Diet
Assessment Services:
 Quizzes:
If
you just want a general idea of how well you are eating, and
you want to have a little fun it the process, try the following
"rate your diet" questionnaires. Keep in mind that
these questionnaires are based on a variety of different Food
Guides/Pyramids, but they can still give you a sense of what
food choices you are making.
Direct
links to Expert Q & A's:
(These
services should be reserved for general questions only.
Contact
a
Registered Dietitian
for a personalized nutritional
assessment.)
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