Eating a healthy, balanced diet is important. Unfortunately, it can also be confusing! The other day, while grocery shopping, I noticed something alarming: A Health Check symbol on a frozen chicken dinner. At first, I thought my eyes had deceived me. They couldn’t possibly endorse such a food; it’s processed! I picked up the frozen dinner and, sure enough, the Health Check symbol was there!
After looking at the Heart and Stroke website, I came to realize that the official standards are not based on organic, raw foods, but instead on nutritional facts. As long as the foods have minimal calories, sodium, and trans-fat, they meet Health Check requirements. Moreover, criteria are also based on the purchasing patterns of Canadians, and market realities.
What exactly does this mean?
