The cup of milk is half full for Fraser Valley dairy farmers who say, no, they donB次元官网网址檛 feel left out of the controversial 2019 version of the Canada Food guide.
B次元官网网址淚 was happy to see dairy is still included and included as a protein,B次元官网网址� said Agassiz dairy farmer Julaine Treur.
Treur runs Creekside Dairy near Chilliwack and said while dairy has been eliminated as a food group, she doesnB次元官网网址檛 believe her sector was left out although she doesnB次元官网网址檛 agree with all thatB次元官网网址檚 included in the new document.
B次元官网网址淎ll the food groups have been eliminated,B次元官网网址� she said. B次元官网网址淥f course, there is a change towards plant-based eating. I donB次元官网网址檛 know, that doesnB次元官网网址檛 jive with my own view. We enjoy meat and dairy and eggs as a family.
B次元官网网址淎s for the industry, we kind of expected it to go this way and we are happy that Health Canada still considers that dairy can be a healthy part of your diet.B次元官网网址�
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Now there is an emphasis on eating food with other people, cooking at home and, quite simply, enjoying your food.
It has long been anticipated the new version would downplay red meat and dairy, but the B.C. Dairy Association (BCDA) is only looking at the bright side.
B次元官网网址淚 was really glad to see that milk is well-positioned in the new Food Guide,B次元官网网址� BCDA director of nutrition education Sydney Massey said. B次元官网网址淎nd it really shouldnB次元官网网址檛 be as surprise that it should be there, it is with good reason. ItB次元官网网址檚 nutritious, it is widely available, it affordable, it is a local product, it is a convenient food.B次元官网网址�
Calling dairy B次元官网网址渨ell-positionedB次元官网网址� may seem like a stretch given the more ambiguous guidelines, and the fact that dairy is reduced from one-quarter of all food products we should be eating to a thimbleful on a plate in the Canada Food GuideB次元官网网址檚 website image.
But Massey wouldnB次元官网网址檛 bite when asked if there was concern among dairy farmers about its seeming demotion.
B次元官网网址淭he format changed but it is very obvious that Health Canada wanted to keep it very much part of the food guide.B次元官网网址�
| Canada Food Guide 2019 |
B次元官网网址淵ou can get your nutrition from other places,B次元官网网址� she said. B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 just that much easier and much more affordable [with dairy]. ItB次元官网网址檚 our local products that people enjoy eating.B次元官网网址�
As for what we are specifically missing, what is easy to get with simple dairy products, according to the BCDA, itB次元官网网址檚 calcium, magnesium, zinc, potassium and vitamins A and D.
There have been questions whether anyone pays attention to the Canada Food Guide anyway. Treur replied that itB次元官网网址檚 taught in schools, something that influenced her. Massey said that while a failing of the previous food guide may be that it didnB次元官网网址檛 shift eating behaviours enough, where it is respected is in public policy is that it influences food served at institutions and school lunch programs.
As for dairy farmer Treur, given that there was word dairy might be excluded altogether from the food guide, that they are there at all is a good thing.
Still, she and others are confused by the GuideB次元官网网址檚 recommendation for low-fat dairy products, something many experts say is not the way to go.
B次元官网网址淚t was a bit concerning that they are still pushing the low fat dairy when there is a lot of research that says otherwise,B次元官网网址� she said. B次元官网网址淲e eat a lot of butter and we love our bacon, and we are a very healthy family.B次元官网网址�
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