Almost Half Of Food News Focuses On Food Security
I was just curious, so I decided to count. Almost half of the top 30 stories on my main food news wire feed this morning focused on Food Security. A shocking stat! And proof positive that Food Insecurity is our most urgent problem!Read More →
Income Report: One In Four Canadians Is Food-Insecure
Statistics Canada has released its annual Canadian Income Survey. And the news is discouraging, to say the least. Some 1.8 million more Canadians were food-insecure in 2022 than in the previous year. And 2023 is looking even worse…Read More →
Have You Become Sick After Eating ‘Old’ Food?
An interesting question is being asked in food news circles. It’s kind of a spinoff from yesterday’s story about more Canadians eating foods past their Best Before date. And it focuses on desperate consumers eating food that’s ‘too old’…Read More →
The Ginger Debate: Is It Really THAT Healthy?
There’s been a fair amount of debate recently, in online forums and clinical circles, about the value of Ginger as a medicinal root. And that’s generated a lot of comment, not all of it accurate – or even true at all. What’s the real story?Read More →
‘Steal From Loblaw’s’: Food Price Discontent Escalates
If you thought the call by a grassroots Reddit group to boycott Loblaw’s starting today was a little harsh… How about this? Another group – led by anonymous activists – is now escal-ating the protest, calling on fed-up consumers to ‘Steal From Loblaw’s’!Read More →
The Healthiest Fish You Can Eat – With A Twist!
I just came across a fascinating article com-paring the healthiness of various types of fish. I liked it’s fresh approach – focusing on the positive, not the negative. But its conclusion left me feeling… sheepish. Because it served me up a surprise!Read More →