Nutrition

Do you know what is in your meat?

May 24, 2011




I originally posted this article on Care2.com in February 2011. I am reposting it here as part of the Healthy Child, Healthy World initiative to educate parents about the over-use of antibiotics. Most of the antibiotics in the US are administered to animals living in concentrated, industrial feeding operations. This week, Healthy Child, Healthy World [...]

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What are Community Values?

March 1, 2011




When I hear the term “community values”, I think of people coming together to support each other in health, happiness and success. I think of people reaching across barriers and getting to know people who are different from them. I think of people being considerate of their neighbours and polite to each other. I don’t [...]

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Garden Advice: Shade Vegetables

February 5, 2011




This summer I’m planning to plant our first vegetable garden at this house. It is the first year in a long time when I won’t be spending a significant part of the planting or growing season out of the country and where I don’t have an infant to care for. I’m hoping to get the [...]

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Who will gain the most weight?

December 28, 2010




Imagine three groups of people. They make up a variety of different socioeconomic groups, genetic backgrounds, and activity levels. As part of a study, their diets are the same except for one thing — the type of grains they eat. Instead of eating what they like or what they think they should eat, each of [...]

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Can we get high school kids to eat healthier foods?

November 7, 2010




From Jamie Oliver to new provincial nutritional standards and policies for schools, many school districts in North America have been pushing to improve nutritional standards. Some have set specific targets for eliminating trans fats and reducing levels of sugar and fat. Others have banned deep fryers and soft drinks. But, as the food in schools [...]

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Healthy Processed Foods (they do exist!)

November 1, 2010




I’ve become a compulsive label reader. I used to just buy whatever tasted good and ensure I had a good variety in my diet and assumed all would be good. I didn’t realize how much junk companies are adding into processed foods and how much better I would feel and how much healthier I would [...]

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Think About Food

October 16, 2010




I am sometimes accused of asking too much of people. Today, for World Food Day, I want to make a simple request. I want you to think about food. I’m not going to tell you to boycott certain companies or certain ingredients. I’m not going to tell you how much to eat or what to [...]

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The high-fructose corn syrup bloggers: A symptom of a larger problem?

October 7, 2010




Almost exactly one year after the Nestle Family bloggers, we now have the high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) bloggers, otherwise known as the “Corn Sugar” bloggers (note: HFCS is known as glucose/fructose in Canada). Like Nestle a year ago, the Corn Refiners Association (CRA) invited a bunch of bloggers to listen to their one-sided version of [...]

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Guest Post: Inside the American Academy of Pediatrics Conference

October 6, 2010




When I saw my friend Maya (@MarfMom) tweeting about some of the things she saw at the American Academy of Pediatrics Conference, I asked her if she would be willing to share some of her observations with me in a guest post. While I am disgusted by many of the things she has to say, [...]

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Good Nutrition: Nestlé is part of the problem, not part of the solution

October 5, 2010




A little bird provided me with a copy of a Nestlé news release that was being circulated via e-mail today. It seems Nestlé has teamed up with the American Academy of Pediatrics on a Healthy Active Living Initiative.  According to the news release: The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), with support from the Nestlé Nutrition [...]

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