Health Care in Canada: Greener, Healthier Living

By making healthier choices and working together to create environments that support healthy lifestyles, we can reduce our risk for illness and injury.

Greener, Healthier Living

"Healthier living practices result in fewer negative impacts on our natural environment. The provincial government has created Manitoba Healthy Living, a new department to help Manitobans take a more active role in their own personal health through lifestyle choices like physical activity and better diets. By making healthier choices and working together to create environments that support healthy lifestyles, we can reduce our risk for illness and injury. Also, initiatives like Healthy Schools, In Motion and Healthy Baby Manitoba are helping thousands of Manitobans lead healthier lives every day."

Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Go Hand in Hand

Here are some easy green suggestions from the Dieticians of Canada:

Check out the fact sheet Eating Well for your active lifestyle.

1. Want to feel your best? Eat well and get physical!

Start by creating your Food Guide
Check out the Physical Activity Guide
Try www.EATracker.ca

2. Benefit from balance – challenge and support family
members to achieve and maintain healthy weights.

Find your Body Mass Index
For a great overview of the health risks of obesity, check Healthy Living.

3. Quality counts – whether at home, school, work or
play, keep healthy food choices top of mind!

For ideas on healthy eating on a budget
Fast Food Options – Tips for Making Healthy Choices
For ways to increase fibre in your menu

Eat well and live well. Dieticians of Canada are guiding you to make choices that will improve your health, help prevent disease, and allow you to get the most out of life.

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