Healthy Eating / Active Living
A healthy lifestyle includes the promotion of health eating and active living. Healthy eating means eating a variety of foods traditional to the north, or making healthy choices from other sources.
The NWT Food Guide and Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating offers simple guidelines for healthy eating.
Active Living is a way of life where people choose to be physically active every day in their community; whether they are at school, at work, at home, or at play.
Active Living is based on the belief that regular physical activity has many life long benefits. It means something different for everyone. Active Living is playing with the kids, walking the dog, dancing with friends, walking at noon with co-workers, gardening, berry picking, fishing, splitting wood, cycling to work or school, or enjoying active times alone or with friends and family.
Active Living also involves organized activities such as competing in your favorite sport or participating in an activity class of your choice.
The following links provide information on healthy eating and active living: