Food is something we all need to survive yet often times it is more than just that. Food is a way to connect with our heritage, to celebrate, and to relive memories. Certain foods bring back a thousand memories while others are simply repulsing. Whether it be cinnamon buns or chocolate cake, we all have a food that is our favorite. When someone asks us to give a description of ourselves, favorite foods are used to describe who we are. Food can change a bad day, food can be the highlight of your day. Food is awesome. I would say Canadians are mostly local food consumers because 75-80% of my diet was foods that are produced or grown in Canada. Most of the grains and wheat we consume is grown in Canada along with cheeses and some vegetables. Imported or global foods would include some fruits and fresh vegetables. For example, the banana I eat everyday is imported from Guatemala. Also, the celery and carrots which I eat as a daily snack were imported from California. However, some Canadians may be mainly global consumers because they eat traditional foods that are imported to Canada from other countries. I do consume a lot of South Asian food myself but the majority of the ingredients are grown or produced in Canada such as lentils and beans. Some exceptions would be the spices such as Garam Masala or Turmeric which are imported from India. Considering my own diet and generalizing it for most Canadians, I would say it is not really a concern because the majority of foods I consume are Canadian. However, I would add that I am a vegetarian, and perhaps the percentage of food grown or produced in Canada would vary significantly for someone who is not a vegetarian or vegan. Some of the meats in the grocery store are imported from t... ... middle of paper ... ... and what kind of a lifestyle I believe is healthy. In other instances however, food does mold who I am. As explained above I, often cook fusion foods which reflect my Indian heritage within North American foods. The type of food I buy also molds who I am. Again I consider myself fairly health conscious and therefore when at the grocery store I try to make wise choices by reading labels because being aware of what is going into your body is important to me. I consider myself a conscious and aware consumer, therefore food does mold me. Works Cited 1 Turner, Chris. “The Farms Are Not Alright.” TheWalrus.ca. The Walrus News, Oct. 2011. Web. 20 May. 2014. 2 Fraser, Evan. “How to Feed Nine Billion.” TheWalrus.ca. The Walrus News, Dec. 2012. Web. 20 May. 2014. 3 Chapman, Sasha. “Manufacturing Taste.” TheWalrus.ca. The Walrus News, Sept 2012. Web. 20 May. 2014.
But today more then even Canadian culture is affected by the American influence. Media, American artists, economic dependence, American propaganda and political pressure from the United States is making Canada too Americanized. All of these factors reflect on the social life of ordinary Canadians threatening the heritage and the traditions that define Canada as independent country. Canada and the United States are the largest trade partners in the world. It is the result of the geographical position of two countries and the free trade between two countries.
A similarity which can be contradicted as a difference is the generous portion of the Indian food guide being grains. This infographic was depicting that Indians need to have 43% of their meals consist of grains. This was the biggest group in the Indian food guide, while in Canada; it was ranked as the second most needed, with fewer amounts of servings. Despite this fact, for both food guides, grains are one of the more important food groups. Firstly, in India, wheats are used in many
As labeled on the estimated daily calorie needs for adults chart, I am an active man under the group age of 19-30 years old. As per mentioned on the chart I need 3000 calories per day to remain healthy. After looking at Canada’s food guide, I became aware about the recommended number of food guide servings per day for various age groups.
Carol’s food choices did not reflect the six Directive Statements in Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating as well as they should have. The first Directive Statement is to “enjoy a variety of foo...
In the last 20 years the penetration of the Canadian market by American cultural industries is still extremely strong. The United States is still the main source of culture products. American products represent 81% of all culture commodity imports. Canadians watch American TV shows, listen to American music, love American sports teams, drive American cars and buy American goods at American stores like Walmart. They eat American food, drink American beer (sometimes).
Canada is known for being the country filled with all different type of people from all around the world. The community that I have chosen to look in depth is Canadian Chinese.
The Canadian Food Guide1 is an important health promotion tool, as long as it is adapted to the sociocultural context in which it is used. This is crucial for the First Nations, which are struggling with health problems related to nutrition and whose traditional eating habits must be taken into account2. Drawing deeply into their values and culture, Atikamekw health services have developed their own Food Guide (AFG) in 1998. For ten years, it was the main tool used by health workers to teach basic principles of healthy eating.
Everywhere around us is our heritage. Our government, language, customs and habits, music, books and a wide variety of scientific inventions are gifts to us from our ancestors who lived in Canada. But, the influence of our heritage has been shaped by the influence of United States and many other nations. The histories of these nations have helped us become the country that it is today. Everyone living in Canada is lucky to have a great country, without many problems. I think, it is not hard to say that everyone is proud Canadian.
Canadians waste $31 billion of food every year, 47% wasted in the home*. The primary contributor to consumer food waste is high expectations—demand for high-quality, aesthetically-pleasing food is a key factor behind the volume of food waste occurring among consumers.* In North America, over 30 percent of fruits and vegetables are rejected by supermarkets because they aren 't attractive enough for consumers. (*According to the Cut Waste, Grow Profit 2014 report.)
Food plays a very important role in every religion and culture. Good nutrition is a great symbol of healthy food/diet. In order to keep ourselves healthy, it is very important to watch what we are eating. Food habits come from parents, which later on developed according to the environment. Food is one of the ways where humans describe themselves as cultured. Food is the most significant segment of our lives. Different types of food explain verities of the belief that we have in all over the world. Ones’ food discipline and choice, tells about which culture/religion they belong to. Food, Religion,
Centeral Intelligance Agency. (2008, August 21). CIA World Fact Book: Canada. (C. I. Agancy, Producer) Retrieved September 11, 2008, from World Fact Book: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/print/ca.html
To be healthy you must have four unsettles ingredients. These four things are eating healthy and the right amount, exercising regularly, sleeping well, and getting the right nutritious vitamins. A child two to eight years old need the same four unsettles to be healthy. The only difference is that they need a different amount of each that an adult. They must eat the recommended intake in each food group corresponding with their age and sex stated in the Canada’s food guide. They must also get daily excurses, with lots of sleep. The National sleep foundation recommends that children one to five years old should get 11 to 14 hours of sleep each night (National sleep foundation, n.d.) They must also get the right nutritious vitamins to help them grow. A good way to achieve this is with a child baste motley vitamin. I will be inspecting the intake of food a child in daycare consumes each day to see if them meet the recommendations set by The Canada food guide. Studying their strengths and weaknesses and how thy can be improved.
First, Canada is being slowly 'Americanized'; in its social identity. When we talk about a country's social identity, we examine a few areas. First is the media, which is constantly bombarding Canadians with images and values of American culture. Through the images we see Americans constantly fighting, either in aspects of global policing in their own backyard with Americans killing Americans. Through situation comedies and news we Canadians are hit with a whole other value system not of our own, saying it's okay to fight to solve our differences. The second aspect of the social identity is sports. This is quite financially the one factor that affects everyone. Every Monday night during the summer and on Sundays, the Fox network broadcasts the NFL. How many Canadians would rather watch the Tiger Cats and Argos battle, when they can watch the Denver Broncos and New England Patriots play some football and then to watch the cheerleaders? All of them, practically. In summary, this apparent coca-colonization of the Canadian social identity is on the uprise of one specific medium, the medium.
According to Food Secure Canada, food sovereignty is “the right of peoples to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods, and their right to define their own food and agriculture systems” (Nyéléni Village, Sélingué, Mali, 2007). Food sovereignty prioritizes local and national economies/markets and empowers local producers (Nyéléni Village, Sélingué, Mali, 2007). It promotes transparency in trade that assures fair pay to all parties and the rights of consumers to control their food and nutrition (Nyéléni Village, Sélingué, Mali, 2007). Improving food literacy through school curriculum and programs can enhance the general public's awareness and understanding of the food system and its injustices. In addition, communities may use the school to….?