Healthy eating should be about balance, moderation and choosing the right foods. Unfortunately, when you look at the diet of North Americans, there are some big problems.
- North Americans eat too much junk food! 22% of the calories in the average Canadian diet come from empty calorie foods (foods such as pop, chips and candy). Only grain-based foods provide more calories in a typical Canadian diet.
- 25% of the fat in our diet comes from sweetened baked goods and fast foods.
- Sales of ready to-eat prepared meals and snack foods have doubled in the last two decades.
In contrast, beef consumption is within guidelines. In fact, on average, Canadians consume approximately 74g red meat per day1, which falls right in-line with guidelines set out by Health Canada’s Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide.
For other surprising truths about beef, see infographics below.