The Nutritional Food Fact Sheet series provides nutritional information about the most commonly eaten traditional foods, as well as the most popular vegetables, in the Northwest Territories.
Traditional Food Fact Sheets
Traditional foods are very healthy foods that provide a significant variety and amount of nutrients. In the past, traditional foods were all people ate and they were very healthy when these foods were plentiful. All parts of an animal were eaten, not only to avoid wasting food but because different parts of the animal provided different nutrients.
 Beaver |
 Fish |
 Ptarmigan and Grouse |
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 Beluga |
 Goose |
 Rabbit and Hare |
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 Berries |
 Moose |
 Seal |
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 Caribou |
 Muskox |
 Wild Plants |
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 Duck |
 Muskrat |
Vegetables
Vegetables grown locally taste better and can usually be less expensive than vegetables bought at the store. As with traditional foods, growing vegetables brings people out into the open air, provides physical activities such as walking or harvesting food, and can yield a sense of well-being.
