08 Jul The process to develop the 1992 Guide was considered to be revolutionary in food guide history
Information was assembled from experts, consumers, literature reviews, food consumption surveys, consumer research, and commissioned scientific reviews. Consultation was an integral part of the process.
Implementation
A number of Food Guide materials were created, the most popular being the Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating tearsheet. A 16-page booklet intended to help consumers to understand and use the Food Guide was also developed. Two additional resources were produced to help educators and communicators use Canada's Food Guide to promote healthy eating among preschool children aged two to five years, and children aged 6 to 12 years. As in earlier days, resources were developed in both French and English. An important change was the availability of the Food Guide and its accompanying support materials through the internet. In fact, Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating consistently was the most popular destination on the Health Canada Web site.
The front side of Canada's Food Guide 1992 includes a rainbow with four arcs each representing a food group with images of foods and key messages.
- Canada's Food Guide to healthy eating for people four years and over
- Eat a variety of foods from each food group every day.
- Choose lower-fat foods more often.
The largest arc of the rainbow is yellow and represents the Grain products food group. Foods depicted include a variety of breads (for example, pita bread and whole wheat bread), hot and cold cereals, pastas, rice and baked goods such as a muffin and pancakes.
- Choose whole grain and enriched products more often.