This is an ideal, certainly; one that Health Canada recently put forward in its revamped food guide. While researchers found that adhering to Canada’s Food Guide saves money and thus offers greater food security, these benefits come with significant caveats. The food guide didn’t even place in the top five of preferred sources of nutrition-related advice, according to a survey of 1,017 Canadians. “We’re expecting the new food guide to make Canadian households less food secure if they choose to follow the new food guide.”“We have shown in this study that the new guide is cheaper, at least in the short term,” adds Somogyi. And from a lifestyle perspective, particularly when it comes to eating out.”Through its guide, Health Canada is presenting a theoretical approach to food.

Source: National Post March 14, 2019 13:02 UTC