All beverages sold in Nunavut have the calories of each serving on the front of the label so you can make the choice of beverage that best suits your energy intake each day.
Balanced Choices Nunavut
Balanced Choices Nunavut
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Swap for low/no-calorie drinks
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Try a smaller portion size
When you’re choosing a drink, consider how the portion size fits into your calorie-per-day target. Take advantage of smaller single serving sizes, including one of the most popular — “mini-cans”.
3
Balance calories with activities
We all know that activity and energy levels can change every day. When you choose a beverage, select one that balances the calories you consume with activities you enjoy.
About Balanced Choices Nunavut
Locally designed industry-led initiative: Balanced Choices NU, is a point of sale education program. This initiative has been launched in support of providing residents of Nunavut with quick tips on how to identify low and no calorie beverage options. It also encourages residents to access Nunavut government health resources on how they can adopt healthy habits to reduce their risk of chronic disease.
“Balance what you eat, drink and do” decals will be placed on coolers and fridges in stores throughout Nunavut to cue residents to visit balancedchoicesNU.ca.
Community Support
Balanced Choices NU is a “made in the North” initiative. We have partnered with local vendors and firms in Nunavut to ensure that this industry led initiative is created by residents, for the residents of Nunavut. We are proud to have collaborated with local businesses on the design, translation and printing of this initiative.
The Balanced Choices Nunavut decals have been translated into the following two Indigenous dialects:
- Inuktitut
- Inuinnaqtun
Industry Efforts
The Canadian beverage industry is committed to promoting healthy, balanced communities and is continuously working to improve the health of children and families in Nunavut. The Government of Nunavut’s Department of Health who provide health services and social programming in Nunavut are already working hard to educate residents on ways to prevent chronic disease through numerous resources. We believe that Balanced Choices Nunavut will help to support that work.
We know an important part of supporting balanced choices is by providing low-and no-calorie beverage options, smaller portion sizes to encourage balance between energy levels, physical activity and the beverages consumerschoose to enjoy.