Newsletter & News
Monthly Newsletter
Our Monthly Newsletter keeps you informed about upcoming NC projects and events, as well as food literacy spotlights, relevant research, resources, events and more.
Click below to browse some of our past issues:
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June 2020
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May 2020
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April 2020
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March 2020
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February 2020
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January 2020
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November 2019
In This Issue
- New Reports in The State of Healthy Eating and Food Literacy in Ontario series
- New Podcast Episode: Cannabis 2.0: Insights in Edibles
- Ophea Webinar: A Journey through Canada’s NEW Food Guide: What Educators Need to Know
- Food Literacy Spotlight: Peel Local Food Literacy in Action
- In the News
- New in the Navigator: Position statement on warning labels on sodium packages & more!
- Upcoming Events
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October 2019
In This Issue
- NC’s 2019 Forum – Do You Have a Question for Ontario’s Farmers?
- New Report on The State of Healthy Eating and Food Literacy in Ontario
- A Cookbook to Help Reduce Food Waste
- Food Literacy Spotlight: FRESH
- In the News
- New in the Navigator: How Ultra-Processed Foods Affect Health in Canada
- Upcoming Events
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September 2019
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Summer 2019
News In Brief
The News In Brief is a daily roundup of top food and nutrition stories that lands right in your inbox.
News in Brief Items
From convenience to conscious: COVID-19 pandemic leads to shift in snacking priorities – experts
Date: July 6, 2020
Source: Food Navigator
Snacking has evolved from being a convenient and comforting experience before COVID-19 to a more food conscious and healthy activity during the pandemic, two market experts claim.
Charlebois: Canada’s food insecurity problem is on the rise
Date: July 6, 2020
Source: Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Statistics Canada has confirmed what most of us knew already: Canada is becoming a hungrier place.
5 Winnipeg neighbourhoods chosen for curbside food waste pilot this fall
Date: July 6, 2020
Source: CBC News
About 4,000 Winnipeg homes will get new curbside bins and kitchen pails to toss out their fruit scraps, bones and other food waste as part of a pilot project that could help cut down methane emissions at the local dump.
Kellogg’s joins Piccadilly Lights campaign to highlight challenges visually impaired people face in the new normal
Date: July 6, 2020
Source: Bakery & Snacks
Kellogg’s has joined the World Upside Down campaign launched by the Royal National Institute of Blind People, which calls for people to think about the challenges visually impaired people face in ‘the new normal’.
Canada’s food insecurity problem is about to get worse due to COVID-19, experts say
Date: July 2, 2020
Source: CTV News
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought distinct challenges to many sectors of the food supply chain that have reshaped their operations with physical distancing, the use of personal protective gear and equipment modifications – all of which are contributing to rising costs.
Hospital dietitians face challenges feeding COVID-19 patients
Date: July 2, 2020
Source: The Expositor
Learn about the unique feeding challenges in critically ill patients from a team of registered dietitians.
Feds kick in $100M to help plant-based food industry sprout
Date: July 2, 2020
Source: Toronto Sun
“As people around the world start eating more plant-based food products, we have an opportunity to bring together innovation in Canada and Canadian crops, and a chance to create good, well-paying jobs,” Trudeau said.
Edible crickets farm coming to northern New Brunswick
Date: July 2, 2020
Source: CBC News
Millions of the insects are scheduled to be farmed in Lamèque this fall.
American Cancer Society’s updated diet and physical activity guidelines to help lower cancer risk
Date: June 30, 2020
Source: The Globe and Mail
Earlier this month, the American Cancer Society released updated lifestyle recommendations to help lower cancer risk. The advice, last updated in 2012, is based on a comprehensive review of the latest evidence.
Soluble corn fibre shows benefits for glucose response in Asian population – Tate & Lyle study
Date: June 30, 2020
Source: Bakery & Snacks
Tate & Lyle have completed their first clinical study on the consumption of soluble corn fibre on the glucose response in an Asian population. Their research suggests soluble corn fibre can offer significant benefits.