The cup of milk is half full for Fraser Valley dairy farmers who say, no, they don91裸聊视频檛 feel left out of the controversial 2019 version of the Canada Food guide.
91裸聊视频淚 was happy to see dairy is still included and included as a protein,91裸聊视频� said Agassiz dairy farmer Julaine Treur.
Treur runs Creekside Dairy near Chilliwack and said while dairy has been eliminated as a food group, she doesn91裸聊视频檛 believe her sector was left out although she doesn91裸聊视频檛 agree with all that91裸聊视频檚 included in the new document.
91裸聊视频淎ll the food groups have been eliminated,91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淥f course, there is a change towards plant-based eating. I don91裸聊视频檛 know, that doesn91裸聊视频檛 jive with my own view. We enjoy meat and dairy and eggs as a family.
91裸聊视频淎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.91裸聊视频�
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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.
91裸聊视频淚 was really glad to see that milk is well-positioned in the new Food Guide,91裸聊视频� BCDA director of nutrition education Sydney Massey said. 91裸聊视频淎nd it really shouldn91裸聊视频檛 be as surprise that it should be there, it is with good reason. It91裸聊视频檚 nutritious, it is widely available, it affordable, it is a local product, it is a convenient food.91裸聊视频�
Calling dairy 91裸聊视频渨ell-positioned91裸聊视频� 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 Guide91裸聊视频檚 website image.
But Massey wouldn91裸聊视频檛 bite when asked if there was concern among dairy farmers about its seeming demotion.
91裸聊视频淭he format changed but it is very obvious that Health Canada wanted to keep it very much part of the food guide.91裸聊视频�
| Canada Food Guide 2019 |
91裸聊视频淵ou can get your nutrition from other places,91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 just that much easier and much more affordable [with dairy]. It91裸聊视频檚 our local products that people enjoy eating.91裸聊视频�
As for what we are specifically missing, what is easy to get with simple dairy products, according to the BCDA, it91裸聊视频檚 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 it91裸聊视频檚 taught in schools, something that influenced her. Massey said that while a failing of the previous food guide may be that it didn91裸聊视频檛 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 Guide91裸聊视频檚 recommendation for low-fat dairy products, something many experts say is not the way to go.
91裸聊视频淚t was a bit concerning that they are still pushing the low fat dairy when there is a lot of research that says otherwise,91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淲e eat a lot of butter and we love our bacon, and we are a very healthy family.91裸聊视频�
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