March is Nutrition Month
Nutrition Month 2024
Nutrition month is here! Take some time to reflect on your food choices with this year’s theme ‘Bring a Natural Balance to Nutrition’.
Like most things in life, nutrition is about balance. Having a healthy diet can look different for everyone! What’s most important is to have a variety of nutritious foods every day.
Nutritious Foods
Nutritious foods are important for our wellbeing and contribute to our overall health. The Healthy Plate from Canada’s Food Guide a simple visual tool to help us remember the different types of nutritious foods we can choose from.
The Healthy Plate is divided into three food groups, and each food group contains a variety of nutrients that accomplish different tasks in our bodies.
Eating a balanced diet that includes a variety of nutritious foods ensures that our bodies are getting enough beneficial nutrients on a daily basis.