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What’s A Healthy Diet? Many Canadians Don’t Know

By Lorraine Stevenson October 29, 2009

How difficult is it to drink a couple of glasses of milk a day, or pack a nutritious lunch to take to school or work? Insurmountable tasks, according to Canadians who report in a new survey they’re not eating even basic foods key to health – milk and alternatives, vegetables or fruits. A national survey

Crops, Pulses

Pea Starch Project Improves Food Safety – for Oct. 8, 2009

By Western Grains Research Foundation October 8, 2009

Researchers at the University of Manitoba have produced bioactive edible films and coatings from yellow field pea starch to improve food quality and safety. Jung Han with the university’s department of food science says his main goal was to make a bioactive material delivery matrix – a neutral food-grade material – that could contain or

Crops

Home Economics Heads Into Second Century At U Of M

By Ron Friesen September 17, 2009

“This is about everything you do.” – JANICE FILMON They say infant mortality rates began to fall in Manitoba after home economists began going out to rural communities to teach homemakers about sanitation and food safety. Agricultural extension centred mostly on farm management, growing crops and raising livestock when home economics first became a separate

Country Crossroads

Need More Iron In Your Diet?

By Julie Garden-Robinson September 10, 2009

Iron deficiency anemia is a common nutritional deficiency worldwide, especially among children. It can result in fatigue, learning disabilities and behavioural issues. Kids ages four to eight need about 10 milligrams (mg) of iron a day because of their rapid growth and development. Kids ages nine to 13 need eight mg per day. About two

Country Crossroads

Cooking With Grandchildren

By Colleen Gengler September 10, 2009

For some grandparents it is common for kids to help in the kitchen. For others, special-occasion baking might be the extent of kids helping out. Here are some suggestions to get enthused about cooking and baking together. Keep a sense of humour when you work with kids in the kitchen. Begin with talking about family

Livestock, Oilseeds

Do Horses Need Extra Fat?

August 13, 2009

carol shwetz dvm Benefits of flaxseed supplementation include stimulation of the immune system, relief from arthritis, reduction of inflammation, and improved skin and hair coat. Feeding sources of fat to horses is currently one of the most fashionable topics in modern horse-keeping nutrition. This is a rather peculiar topic since natural horse diets are very

Country Crossroads

Plan For Extra Calories At Fairs

By Julie Garden-Robinson August 6, 2009

Most of us get 100 to 300 discretionary calories per day, not per meal. We’re in the prime season for food-inspired guilt. Fairs, carnivals, festivals and all sorts of fun events are in full swing at this time of the year. Foods entice us with their aroma, texture and flavour. Here’s the good news: We

Country Crossroads, Dairy cattle

Uptake Of “Good” Trans Fat From Beef Seen Strong

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff July 16, 2009

Anew University of Alberta study finds beef to be a “nutritionally significant” delivery system for a “good” form of naturally occurring trans fat. Researchers said their work follows up on early studies of trans vaccenic acid (VA), the most prevalent natural trans fat in beef and dairy products. Those early studies show VA to displace

Cereals, Country Crossroads

Eat More Fibre This Summer

By Julie Garden-Robinson July 2, 2009

This dietary change could result in a nine-pound weight loss in a year. Eating more high-volume, fibre-rich foods will fill you up without filling you out, but most of us shortchange ourselves on the fibre recommendation, which averages about 25 grams per day for adults. Fibre is indigestible plant material found in foods such as

Beef cattle, Country Crossroads

Test Your Grilling Knowledge

By Glenyce Peterson-vangsness July 2, 2009

Safe food handling is always important, but grilling can bring special challenges. Take this quiz to see if you are doing all you can to prevent foodborne illnesses while grilling up those summer meals. Q. Is it safe or unsafe to marinate meat and poultry on the kitchen counter? A. Bacteria grows rapidly at room

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Tag Archives food science

What’s A Healthy Diet? Many Canadians Don’t Know

Pea Starch Project Improves Food Safety – for Oct. 8, 2009

Home Economics Heads Into Second Century At U Of M

Need More Iron In Your Diet?

Cooking With Grandchildren

Do Horses Need Extra Fat?

Plan For Extra Calories At Fairs

Uptake Of “Good” Trans Fat From Beef Seen Strong

Eat More Fibre This Summer

Test Your Grilling Knowledge

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