Health Archives - Canadian Food Focus

3 Steps to Improve Workplace Wellness

Three steps to build healthier people and a healthier workplace through good food.

Teens in the Kitchen

Cooking is an essential life skill and fosters healthy eating. When teens eat well, they’re fueled for study, work and play.

Your Top 4 Questions About the New Canada’s Food Guide

Canada’s food guide was released on January 22, 2019 with a new look and added recommendations. Are you wondering about some of the new advice? Here are my answers to your top 4 questions.

2 Things to Check Before Buying Cereal

In today’s supermarkets, fibre-rich cereals made from whole grains remain the gold standard of what is possible for nourishment in your morning bowl.

How to make Smart Choices in the Potato Chip Aisle

Depending on the store, you may find an expanding selection of ‘new and improved’ snacks like lentil crackers, puffed snap pea pods, gluten-free brown rice crisps, sweet potato chips and various energy ‘bites’ to name a few.

4 Questions to Ask to Help Choose Healthy Groceries

If you never really want to read a food label, here are 4 helpful questions to ask in choosing nutritious food.

How to Shop for Milk in 2019

Milk is a grocery store category that is exploding in response to consumers who are looking for specific functionality in their milk or plant-based beverage that relates to their overall lifestyle.

4 Quick and Easy Steps to Meal Planning

Need help getting fast, healthy meals to the table? Meal planning is the secret to stress-free meal preparation.

3 Fabulous Ways to Enjoy Tomatoes

Canadians love tomatoes, and it’s easy to see why. They’re delicious and versatile. They’re packed with vitamin C, which plays an important role in bone health. And because Canada’s farmers grow nearly half a million tonnes of tomatoes each year in their fields and greenhouses, we can enjoy local tomatoes virtually year-round.

Are We Over Thinking Feeding our Kids?

As a parent, one of the greatest sources of anxiety I observe among fellow caregivers is feeding kids. We worry whether they’re eating enough. We worry if what they’re eating is healthy. We worry that they’re eating too much. We worry about ingredient lists and nutrition labels. But mostly, we worry that we’re not doing it “right”.

Food Safety Basics Rule 1: Keep it Clean

Time to brush up on your food safety know how! Best practices are easily organized into four simple categories: clean, separate, cook and chill.

Food Safety Basics Rule 2: Separate to Prevent Cross-Contamination

Cross-contamination is when bacteria from one food are transferred to another. Separate to prevent cross-contamination.

Food Safety Basics Rule 3: Cook to the Right Temperature

Cooking food properly is the best way to kill bacteria such as E. coli, salmonella and listeria.

Food Safety Basics Rule 4: Keep Things Chill

Just as it is important to keep hot foods hot, it is equally important to keep cold foods cold. Avoid the temperature danger zone because it is where bacteria and food poisoning grows.

5 Common Bacteria Causes of Food Poisoning

More than four million Canadians get some form of food poisoning annually. Most recover quickly with no lasting complications but sometimes the effects can be serious,