Incorporating Traditional Foods In Food Guide: A Recipe That Works

Incorporating Traditional Foods In Food Guide: A Recipe That Works

First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities are exceptionally diverse culturally, linguistically, socially, economically, and environmentally.

No food guide tailored to Aboriginal Peoples' could be successful in informing healthy practices without considering their physical, mental, emotional and spiritual needs.

As Health Canada releases the first Aboriginal food guide today - Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide - First Nations, Inuit and Métis, experts from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) are available to help us better understand the evidence behind the guide and its role in helping Aboriginal Peoples' eat a healthy diet as part of an overall healthy lifestyle.

The prevalence of obesity and diabetes among Aboriginal People; the Aboriginal food guide as a useful tool in improving health status: Dr. Jeff Reading, Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Aboriginal Peoples' Health (Victoria)