Why are some products like French fries, muffins or cookie bars in the Health Check program?
Health Check offers a variety of additional choices for consumers in many different food categories. In categories like French fries, muffins or cookie bars as an example, some products provide more benefits that others within those categories. All Health Check participating products must meet specific criteria based on Canada’s Food Guide. Health Check has more than 1,800 participating products found in almost every aisle of the grocery store, and all can be included in a healthy eating plan based on Canada’s Food Guide. The Heart and Stroke Foundation supports a diet that includes foods from all four Food Groups: Vegetables and Fruit, Grains, Meat and Alternatives and Milk Products.
