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Health and Nutrition

Food Identification Symbols

balancedBalanced Choice: Includes healthy grains, vegetables, fruit, lower fat dairy products and/or leaner meat or alternatives from Canada's Food Guide To Healthy Eating. http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/food-guide-aliment/index_e.html Foods are prepared with minimal amount of added fat.


balancedVegetarian Choice: Contains no meat, fish, poultry or shellfish, but may contain dairy or eggs. Look for these symbols on flyers, food packaging, signs and menus to identify our healthier selections.
For information on vegetarian food, options please see the Vegetarian Resource Group website. http://www.vrg.org/

 

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