Healthy eating

Information reflected in this section relates to older persons and their daily consumption of food, specific foods eaten on a daily basis, improving eating habits, and how they feel about food security issues.

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Daily consumption of food

  • A vertical bar chart comparing older men and women, age 55 years and up, on their daily consumption of fruits and vegetables

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Daily consumption fruits and vegetables (PowerPoint)  |  Daily consumption fruits and vegetables (Excel)

Source: Statistics Canada, 2014. Canadian Community Health Survey, Public Use Microdata File.

  • A table showing the daily consumption of various types of fruits and vegetables by older Manitobans age 55 years and up.

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Consumption various foods (PowerPoint)

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2012. Canadian Community Health Survey, Public Use Microdata File.

Specific foods eaten daily

  • A vertical bar chart showing the percentage of older Manitobans age 65 and up that eats specific foods: fruit juice, fruit, potatoes, carrots, green salad, ad other vegetables up to once a day

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Specific foods eaten daily (PowerPoint)  |  Specific foods eaten daily (Excel)

Statistics Canada, 2012. Canadian Community Health Survey, Public Use Microdata File.

Improving eating habits

  • A simple bar chart showing the percentage of older persons 55–64, and 65 years and up that plan to improve their eating habits in the next year.

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Improving eating habits (PowerPoint)  |  Improving eating habits (Excel)

Statistics Canada, 2014. Canadian Community Health Survey, Public Use Microdata File.

  • A bar chart comparing the percentage of older Manitobans aged 55–64, and 65 years and up that believe the most important change to improve health is with better eating habits.

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Better eating habits (PowerPoint)  |  Better eating habits (Excel)

Statistics Canada, 2014. Canadian Community Health Survey, Public Use Microdata File.

Food security issues

  • A simple bar chart identifying the percentage of Manitobans age 55 years and over with food security issues using 2018 data. Identified is the percentage of households were food insecure, did not have enough food or money, or were worried that the food would run out.

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Food security issues (PowerPoint)  |  Food security issues (Excel)

Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey, 2018

Resources

Canada's food guide: Healthy eating for seniors

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