Indicator 3.1.1 Percentage of Canadians who report eating fruits and vegetables 5 or more times per day

Percentage of Canadians who report eating fruits and vegetables 5 or more times per day

No specific target

This indicator measures the percentage of Canadians who report eating fruits and vegetables 5 or more times per day. This includes fresh fruits and vegetables as well as pure fruit juice, frozen or canned fruits and vegetables, and dried fruit, but excludes fried potatoes.

Canada (excluding territories) and provinces

Percentage

Not applicable

Data for this indicator may not be available for all reference periods due to changes made to the survey over the years.

The indicator the population 18 years of age and over living in the ten provinces and the three territories. Excluded from the survey's coverage are: persons living on reserves and other Aboriginal settlements in the provinces; full-time members of the Canadian Forces; the institutionalized population, and persons living in the Quebec health regions of Région du Nunavik and Région des Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James. Altogether, these exclusions represent less than 3% of the Canadian population aged 18 and over. Altogether, these exclusions represent less than 3% of the Canadian population aged 18 and over.