Healthy Eating

Unhealthy eating is one of the major modifiable risk factors contributing to the development of chronic disease. In 2005, British Columbia launched ActNow BC, a health and wellness initiative aimed at making BC the healthiest jurisdiction to host an Olympic and Paralympic Games.  One of the goals of ActNow BC is improve healthy eating, with the specific target to increase fruit and vegetable consumption. Healthy eating is also a common area of focus for comprehensive school health initiatives. The Ministry of Education’s Healthy Schools Unit has several key initiatives and resources to promote healthy eating including the Guidelines for Food and Beverage Sales in BC Schools, Action Schools! BC and the School Fruit and Vegetable Nutritional Program.