The following resources can help you find and navigate the world of healthy choices. Find the summaries below and then download those you're interested in using the links in the box at right.
- APPENDIX A: Nutritional Guidelines for Vending Machines in B.C. Public Buildings (May 2007)
A summary of the nutritional guidelines of grains, fruit and vegetables, vegetable and fruit juices, milk-based foods, milk-based beverages, meat and alternatives, nuts and seeds, mixed entrée foods, soups, candies and chocolates, energy bars, and other beverages and the recommendation for each: “Not Recommended,” “Choose Least,” “Choose Sometimes,” “Choose Most".
- APPENDIX B: How to Use the Brand Name Food List
Step-by-step instructions on how to navigate the Brand Name Food List, a website that provides access to BC nutritional guidelines. How to find out basic information and search the list of foods and beverages in detail.
- APPENDIX C: MeetWell: Healthy Eating and Physical Guidelines for Meetings, Conferences and Events
How to select and serve healthy food and beverages at meetings.
- APPENDIX D: Understanding Nutrition Facts Labels
The Nutrition Facts Panel is used to classify a food or beverage as “Choose Most,” “Choose Least,” “Choose Sometimes,” or “Not Recommended.” Here’s how to navigate the panel.
- APPENDIX E: Understanding Ingredients Labels
Every product has an ingredients list. Here’s how to understand it.
- APPENDIX F: Food Safety Guidelines
A step-by-step guide on how to become Food Safe certified: the best way to ensure food safety.
- APPENDIX G: BC Municipal Recreation Food Environment Survey Summary
This audit tool was developed to help municipal recreation facilities survey their food environments, so they could make effective changes.
- APPENDIX H: Glossary
Explanations of organizations and terms.
- APPENDIX I: Healthy Choices Success Stories from Recreation
Success stories from Kelowna YMCA-YWCA; Pentiction Recreation; Panorama Recreation Centre; District of Chetwynd Recreation Complex; four Saanich recreation centres; West Vancouver Aquatic Centre; New Westminster Parks and Recreation; Strathcona Community Centre; Nicholasville/Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA, Parks and Recreation; Rutland, Kelowna; and Esquimalt Recreation Centre.
- APPENDIX J: References
A list of books, academic journal articles, magazine and newspaper articles, brochures and websites that provide more resources on planning and implementing healthy eating initiatives.
