Healthy Living - Be Active
- Follow the Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines and be active everyday
- Build activity into your daily routine
- Choose activities you enjoy
- Physical activity can be fun for the whole family
- Limit screen time and sitting for long periods of time
Healthy Living - Eat Well
- Follow Canada’s Food Guide by eating the recommended amount and type of food each day
- Enjoy a variety of foods from the four food groups of Canada’s Food Guide
- Eat vegetables and fruit at all meals and as snacks
- Eat regularly throughout the day, starting with breakfast
- Eat together as a family whenever possible
- Parents/caregivers are responsible for what foods are served, when and where meals and snacks are served
- Breast milk is the best food for all infants. Health Canada recommends exculsive breastfeeding for the first six months.
- Dieting does not work. Eating well, being active and feeling good about yourself are important steps towards better health and a healthy body weight.
Healthy Living - Accept Yourself & Others
- Healthy people come in a variety of weights, shapes and sizes
- Appreciate the positive qualities in yourself and other
- Be a positive role model
(Taken from the Brant County Health Unit Healthy Weights Key Messages 2009.)