Healthy living

How can Choices help improve your diet?

We all know that good eating habits are important for your health. Besides the usual guidelines – eating regular meals, getting enough fruit and vegetables, limiting treats – it is also important to choose products that contain adequate vitamins, minerals, protein, and fibre and not too much saturated fat, trans fat, sugar, and salt.

But with all of the different options available in supermarkets and cafeterias, it can sometimes be challenging to know which ones are healthy choices. That’s where the Choices stamp comes in. It is found on foods and beverages that meet specific product nutrition criteria, so you can be sure that you are making a healthy choice within a food category.

Researchers in The Netherlands found that if consumers consistently select products that comply with the Choices criteria, they would have nutrient intakes that are more aligned with international dietary guidelines, compared to those following a typical diet. Their intake of beneficial nutrients would increase, while their intake of nutrients that should be limited would decrease.

When you see the stamp, you will know right away that the product is a healthy choice.