Everyone knows the importance of staying physically active. But it is equally important to pair your efforts with a balanced diet to be at your personal best. Did you know that up to 80% of premature heart disease and stroke can be prevented through your lifestyle and habits? This includes eating a healthy diet and being physically active.
Healthy eating helps maintain your body’s everyday functions, promote optimal body weight and prevent chronic diseases. The nutrients in the food you eat support your daily activities and routine, protect your cells from environmental damage and repair cellular damage when they occur.
A healthy diet can help lower your risks of chronic diseases by:
At the heart of a nutritious diet are foods low in unnecessary fats and sugars, and adequate in vitamins and minerals. Canada’s Food Guide recommends eating a variety of healthy foods every day.
Vegetables and fruits are packed with nutrients such as vitamins, minerals and fibres. They help you manage your weight by keeping you full longer.
This includes whole grain bread, crackers, brown or wild rice, quinoa, oatmeal and hulled barley. Whole grain foods have proteins, fibres and vitamin B.
Protein foods include legumes, nuts, seeds, tofu, fish, shellfish, eggs, poultry, lean red meats, milk, cheese and yogurts, and fortified soy drinks. Protein helps build and maintains muscles, bones, organs and skin.
Stay hydrated by having enough fluid from water, nutritious beverages and fruits.
YoPRO Canada wishes to express its support towards all those affected directly or indirectly by the COVID-19 situation.
In these difficult times, we are all trying to find balance, and YoPRO is there to help you keep healthy habits. Follow us on Instagram for inspiration!
Did you know that our parent company Danone Canada continues to support its long-term partner, the Breakfast Club of Canada, by contributing to their emergency fund with a $200,000 and 45 000 products donation?
Also, building on its 10 years+ partnership with Moisson Montreal, the country’s largest food bank, Danone Canada is currently reinforcing its efforts by donating products weekly. 1 million Danone products have been distributed so far.
In these difficult times, our teams continue to demonstrate exceptional commitment in order to be able to support Canadians in need by providing them delicious products. The Danone Canada mission of bringing health through food to as many people as possible is today more important than ever.