Food Groups
Nutrition
Beverages
Foods to avoid
Healthy Eating Habits
100
Canada Food Guide
100
You will get lots of Vitamin A and C from this food group
Vegetables and Fruit group
100
Recommended beverage of choice in the Canada Food Guide
Water
100
Hard, stringy, sticky or round shaped foods can cause this hazard in children under the age of 4
Choking risk
100
The person responsible for the amount of food to eat, and whether to eat.
Your child's decision!
200
Bread, rice, pasta, quinoa, oatmeal are in this group
Whole Grains group
200
Nutrition Facts Table
200
This beverage is associated with dental decay
Fruit Juices and sweetened beverages
200
Deep-fried foods, sugary breakfast cereal, ready-to-heat packaged foods are in this group
Highly processed foods
200
This can support a toddler's social and speaking skills
Family mealtimes
300
You need to fill half your plate with this food group
Vegetables and Fruit group
300
These foods are a source of healthy fats
Nuts, seeds, Avocado, Fatty fish
300
This type of milk should not be offered to children until they are 2
Partly skimmed 2% or 1% milk
300
These meats are high in salt and saturated fat
Processed meats like sausages, ham, hot dogs, salami
300
Coaxing, bribing, rewarding or food games are forms of this type of behaviour
Pressuring your child to eat
400
Beans, eggs, lean meats are in this group
Protein Foods group
400
These foods are a source of iron
Beans, tofu, eggs, lean meats
400
All fluids should be offered in a cup by this age
18 months
400
Eating too much of these foods is associated with Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity, and Dental Decay
Foods and Drinks with added sugar
400
A way for parents to know if their child is hungry or full
Reading your child's hunger and fullness cues
500
These foods are plant based proteins
Beans, lentils, peas, tofu
500
These foods are in the protein group but they have no fibre
Meat, poultry, fish, eggs, milk
500
These beverages should not be offered as a main milk source to children under 2
Plant based beverages such as almond, oat, soy, rice milks
500
Eating foods with too much of this can lead to high blood pressure and heart disease
Salt
500
Toddlers need this many meals and this many snacks at the same time every day
3 meals and 2 or 3 snacks