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Canada's Official Food Rules
Released during the war as a way to improve the health of Canadians by maximizing nutrition. This was a time of a lot of poverty and food scarcity (Government of Canada, 2019). -
Canada's Food Rules
The term "official" has been removed from the title because there has been a major shift in dietary standards in comparison to 1942 (Government of Canada, 2019). -
Canada's Food Rules
Slight changes were made based on provincial standards. Furthermore, scientific knowledge was incorporated into the rules (Government of Canada, 2019). -
Canada's Food Guide
The term "guide" replaced "rules" since there has been recognition that there are different variations of eating habits in order to meet optimal nutrition (Government of Canada, 2019). -
Canada's Food Guide
For the first time, colourful pictures are used, which gains a lot of public interest. There are now four food groups instead of five (fruits and vegetables were combined) (Government of Canada, 2019). -
Canada's Food Guide
Slight changes have been made in order to include more food options (e.g. meat, fish, and poultry instead of just meat). There was also a focus on energy requirements due to growing focus on cardiovascular health (Government of Canada, 2019). -
Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating
The guide focused on healthy eating for the first time. This guide focused on meeting energy and nutritional requirements (Government of Canada, 2019). -
Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide
Designed as an "all-in-one" tool. This guide addressed flexibility, simplicity, awareness, and science (Government of Canada, 2019). -
Canada's Food Guide
A completely different look to the guide. Dairy products have been removed as a separate food group and were combined with meats to create the protein food group (Government of Canada, 2019).
