Nutrition

How Do Your Eating Habits Compare?

Canada's Food Guide recommends eating a balanced diet that includes a variety of foods from each of the four food groups. However, everyone is different, which means that everyone has different requirements. Knowing what your body needs to function properly can help you make healthy food choices every day.

The Four Food Groups


Food plays many roles, and is especially important for nutritional well-being, growth and development. Protein, carbohydrate and fat are the major nutrients found in food. These are called macronutrients and they are responsible for providing the energy (or calories) that your body needs to function properly and stay active. The amount of nutrients your body requires from any of these sources mainly depends on your age, gender and activity level.

Check out www.EATracker.ca to track your daily food and activity choices. EATracker provides you with personalized feedback, based on your age and gender, on how well your nutrient intakes, food choices and activity levels meet national guidelines. You can even track your progress over time to see how well you are doing.