Healthy Food Guidelines

For First Nations Communities

First Nations Health Council

Acknowledgements

First Nations Health Council would like to thank the creators of the Healthy Food Guidelines For First NationsCommunities. We truly hope that First Nations Healthy Food Guidelines will be useful in supporting a healthy eatingenvironment within First Nations communities in British Columbia.©2009 Guidelines Edited by Suzanne Johnson, RD The First Nations Health Council gratefully acknowledges the contributing authorship of Karen Fediuk and Angela Griggas well as the contributions of the many community members and health workers who inspired and assisted in guidingthe development of the guidelines. We also wish to thank the authors of the “Guidelines for Food and Beverage Sales inBC” and many other nutrition education tools that have been adapted for use in these guidelines for communities.

Contents

Section 1

– Introduction

Section 2

– Healthy Food Guidelines

Section 3

– Make Your Recipe Healthier

Section 4

– Promoting Healthy Eating In Children’s, Youth and Family Programs

Section 5

– Serving Healthy At Meetings and Conferences

Section 6

– Serving Traditional Foods

Section 7

– Improving Local Food Security – Increasing the Use of Local and Regional Foods

Section 8

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Recipes For Groups

Section 9

– Appendices

1) Nutrition Criteria for Healthy Food Guidelines for First Nations Communities2) Preparing Food Safely3) Colour It Up (Seasonally available vegetables and fruits)4) Guide to Storage of Vegetables and Fruits5) Label Reading6) Focus on Fat – What to Cut7) What’s in your glass?8) Safer User of Plastics9) Handouts to send home10) 21 Way to help your body11) Tips for preparting a community feast