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Some say the rise of specialty diets is due to consumers associating vegetarianism and veganism with healthier and cleaner products.
Opinion

Opinion: A meatless Canada? Not just yet

Dalhousie University’s recent poll shows vegetarian and vegan numbers are steady, not rising

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Canadians love meat. Many of us have been dedicated to our favourite protein source for years. But other sources of protein are emerging as potent alternatives to animal protein. Demand is up for vegetable proteins like pulses, as well as for fish and seafood, Loblaw has even started selling cricket flour and is trying to
The Manitoba Organic Alliance announced the working group Oct. 23 during its annual meeting in Brandon.
Crops, Local news

Organic Alliance says crop insurance needs an update on organic production

Organic growers argue that insurance excludes critical production practices, but change may come with some real logistical problems, according to MASC

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Organic farmers in Manitoba hope a new working group will help solve long-standing crop insurance issues. The body will have members from both the Manitoba Organic Alliance (MOA) and Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC). “There’s definite improvements that need to be made, so we want to know what the timeline on that is,” MOA president
man reading a restaurant menu
Recipe Swap

You can cut calories and still enjoy eating out

A few small adjustments to how you order and eat can really add up quickly

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What’s your favourite episode of ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’?” my daughter asked her siblings. Her brother and sister began describing the antics of SpongeBob, a yellow kitchen sponge who lives in a pineapple at the bottom of the sea. He works as a dedicated fry cook with an interesting bunch of characters at a restaurant. My kids
Labelling is intended to make things simpler for consumers but sometimes it just adds to the confusion.
Comment

Labelling helps consumers make healthy choices… or does it?

Sometimes labels actually cause consumers to make false assumptions about the foods they’re consuming

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Food labelling can give helpful information to consumers looking to make healthy choices. But as more food labels pop up, consumers can too easily associate a specific label with certain health outcomes, overestimating the value and risk a label implies. Many of today’s food labels create either a “halo effect,” implying the food is more
Take a 100-Meal Journey
Recipe Swap

Take a 100-Meal Journey

Gate to Plate: Baked Eggs With Lentils, Peppers And Tomatoes
 and Chicken, Swiss And 
Vegetable Bulgur Salad


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If you know you should be eating better, but don’t, you’re not alone. The national 2015 Tracking Nutrition Trends survey which asks Canadians questions about their dietary habits shows many of us appear to have just stopped trying, with 35 per cent saying they’re actually making less of an effort to improve their eating habits
Try singing the ’12 ways to health’ song
Recipe Swap

Try singing the ’12 ways to health’ song

Prairie Fare: Apple Smiles

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Mom, they just played that song!” my 12-year-old said. I think she wanted us to change the radio station. “That was a different singer, though. I think everyone likes it, so they play it a lot,” I said as we listened to the radio station that plays all holiday music. Soon one of her favourites
No such thing as ‘bad’ foods
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No such thing as ‘bad’ foods

Top experts say labelling some foods 'bad' makes people want them even more

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Nutrition experts attending the SINU (La Società Italiana di Nutrizione Umana) 36th national congress last week said singling out foods as being bad or good is counterproductive to healthy eating. “In the absence of specific medical contraindications, it is probably counterproductive to categorize a single food as a ‘bad’ food and establish rigid bans on
Butter lovers are smiling because of better news about health, and 2014 consumption was almost six per cent higher than the previous five-year average.
Dairy cattle, News

Butter back in consumers’ good books

Once the bad boy of foods, butter is regaining its place 
at the table as consumers look to richer tastes

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Consumers are beginning to warm up to butter — again. After years of anti-fat admonishments, diets and fads, butter is regaining popularity, according to Dairy Farmers of Manitoba. “It’s an amazing story, because years ago the medical profession said butter was bad for you,” said Henry Holtman, the organization’s vice-chairman. “Now that whole opinion has
Agricultural interests object to healthy eating recommendations
Opinion

Agricultural interests object to healthy eating recommendations

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Thomas Vilsack, secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Sylvia Burwell, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) appeared before the House Agriculture Committee on Oct. 7 to respond to criticism of the “Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee” by members of the agriculture committee. Chief
Each 50-gram portion of processed meat eaten daily increases the risk of colorectal cancer by 18 per cent, according to a WHO study.
International news, News

Processed meat causes cancer; red meat suspected

Study says 34,000 cancer deaths per year worldwide are attributable to diets high in processed meat

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Paris / Reuters | Eating processed meat can lead to bowel cancer in humans while red meat is a likely cause of the disease, World Health Organization (WHO) experts said on Monday in findings that could sharpen debate over the merits of a meat-based diet. The France-based International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), part of

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