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Richly-coloured berries often make for a healthy eating choice.
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Superfoods aren’t superheroes

Trendy foods are no cure-all or replacement for a balanced diet and healthy lifestyle


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Every year, popular magazines and trend watchers release lists of must-eat “superfoods” that will boost our health and overall well-being. The idea sounds appealing — eat this food and you’ll feel great and improve your health. Unfortunately, it’s not that easy — superfoods are not the superheroes they’re made out to be. The concept of
Canned foods are picked and packaged at their peak and a lot of the preparation has been done for you.
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Cook quickly with canned foods

Canned fruits and vegetables can help us meet our nutrition requirements

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Back when I was in college, my roommates and I relied on canned food and other staples such as rice and pasta for quick, economical meals. We mixed in some fresh meat, fruits and vegetables, too, of course. Preparing canned food was faster, though. One of my roommates was famous for her “mono-meals,” or one-item
The agri-food sector could add even more to Canada’s economic growth with a concerted public-private effort.
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Agri-food sector gets nod from key federal panel

The federal Advisory Council on Economic Growth has tipped agriculture and food as an important opportunity

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The agri-food sector has received a big-league endorsement from the federal Advisory Council on Economic Growth. The group gives policy direction to federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau. In a report that will receive plenty of attention around the cabinet table, agri-food is identified as one of eight sectors “where Canada has a strong endowment, untapped
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The all-day breakfast wake-up call

The divide between breakfast, lunch and dinner is eroding as millennials 
start to gain a hold in the marketplace

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The three-meals-a-day standard is slowly becoming more an ideal than a reality – ask McDonald’s and millennials. More than a year ago, McDonald’s Restaurants introduced all-day breakfasts in the United States. Now, McDonald’s Canada is slowly rolling out the all-day breakfast, testing it at several locations across the country. A&W Food Services of Canada will
Vitamin supplements can help make up dietary shortfalls, but consult your doctor first because some health issues can mean a greater need for them.
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Do you need a vitamin pill?

Do your homework before taking vitamin supplements

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You need to eat more vegetables,” my husband said to our 13-year-old daughter. He was scraping the uneaten vegetables from her plate while she was getting a daily kids’ vitamin for herself. I walked into the kitchen during their conversation. “I really don’t like vegetables,” she announced a little sheepishly. I can attest that she
Oats are a versatile food that can be eaten at any meal or in snacks of all types.
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Oats after breakfast

This healthy dietary choice doesn’t just have to be limited to the breakfast table

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Hardly anyone says ‘porridge’ anymore. It’s a plain, old word, like grits or gruel or frumenty. For most of us it means, simply, boiled oats, a rather humble meal. Englishman Samuel Johnson, who had something to say about everything, once called oats “the grain, which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland
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Editorial: Mutual respect

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I can’t count the number of times I’ve heard someone from this industry lament that consumers just don’t understand them. They don’t realize that agriculture produces some of the safest and most readily available food in human history, these ‘agvocates’ state, all on low margins, and at high risk. From their positions of comfort in
‘Great Tastes of Manitoba’ seeks sponsors to develop new farm-focused content in 2017
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‘Great Tastes of Manitoba’ seeks sponsors to develop new farm-focused content in 2017

The popular cooking show featuring Manitoba foods is now entering its 28th season

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A popular cooking show that was the brainchild of groups representing Manitoba farmers is still going strong — and beginning its 28th season this year. “Great Tastes of Manitoba” first aired in 1991 with half-hour programs airing on CTV with dietitians and home economists sharing recipes and offering expert advice on how to cook and
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Food production for and by consumers

A strong consumer connection can let a 
small farm be a big economic success

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Technology has significantly changed agriculture, reducing the amount of labour required to produce food. As a result there are larger farms with more acres and many more animals per farmer. This means a small percentage of farmers produce a large percentage of the total. However, this does not mean that big is the only way
Every artificial sweetener is different,
with different properties.
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What’s in artificial sweetener packets?

Artificial sweeteners can help cut calories but too much can have side-effects

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What kind of sweetener would you like?” my husband asked me. “I’ll have a blue packet,” I said. He handed me the small packet. I ripped it open and added half of it to my coffee cup. He took a pink packet. We were eating in a restaurant. I’m not sure why we always add

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