FoodLiteracyCanada

Federal government has now invested $300M to food charity despite evidence that: 1⃣ Most food-insecure households don't use food charity, incl. during pandemic; 2⃣ Even those that do don't become food secure; Why we need leadership on inadequate income, not expanding charity🧵:

Nature's Touch Frozen Food Inc. is recalling various frozen mangoes due to possible Hepatitis A contamination. More info here: bit.ly/3jmyqeW

❗️UPDATE July 7, 4:29 p.m.❗️: The Provincial Booking system has been updated with next week's clinics. Appointments are available for booking.

❗️UPDATE July 7, 12:29 p.m.❗️: The Provincial Booking system is currently having technical difficulties with these clinics. We hope to see them uploaded later today and will provide an update when appointments are available for booking.

#FoodInsecurity is a serious public health issue that is far more complex than a lack of food literacy or budgeting skills. Urgent government intervention is needed, especially as COVID-19 exasperates the issue. Learn more with the @RDspubhealthON Position Statement.

The Food Policy Council of KFL&A is seeking support for Bill 216: Food Literacy for Students Act This bill would make it mandatory for schools to teach topics like growing and preparing food and food system issues in Gr.1-12. foodpolicykfla.ca

A great example of how a food programs are about more than food skills and food access. Understanding and responding to racism in our food system is critical to #foodliteracy

Reducing household food waste requires food literacy attributes like food safety knowledge, food preparation skills, and confidence/self-efficacy. 94% Canadians are motivated to reduce their food waste, growing food literacy can help lovefoodhatewaste.ca/get-inspired/f…

There's so much food all around us, but would you recognize it if you saw it? #foodliteracy gem.cbc.ca/season/forage/…

Natural? Unsweetened? Reduced sodium? Food labels are covered in terms that can be confusing. Most of what you read on a food package is marketing. Become a label reading pro inspection.gc.ca/food-label-req…

It's a great time of year to visit a local community garden - just remember, programs like these support #foodliteracy not #foodinsecurity. odph.ca/upload/members…

So often we celebrate events with food, this Saturday let celebrate food and everyone involved in bringing it to our tables #FoodDayCanada fooddaycanada.ca

Have questions about food allergies? How to manage them? How to introduce common allergens to infants? Look no further than Food Allergy Canada's recorded webinars: foodallergycanada.ca/tools-and-down…

Health professionals are delivering services in new ways including this live #foodliteracy video on introducing solid foods to infants at around 6 months old facebook.com/childbabytalk/…

This shows me that Canadians are interested in our food system and want to build their #foodliteracy

COVID-19 is once again shining a spotlight on social inequities. Our local food systems rely on migrant workers (both documented & undocumented), but we're failing to recognize their value and needs ctvnews.ca/mobile/health/… and cbc.ca/news/canada/le…

Food waste and loss are important issues that food literacy can help address. Learning what you can do in your household is a great start lovefoodhatewaste.ca

Safe food handling is one of the most important food skills contributing to #foodliteracy. Summer BBQs, camping, and beach trips can make temperature control challenging, be food safe and keep hot foods hot and cold foods cold. canada.ca/en/health-cana…

Last week was Local Food Week in Ontario, keep the celebration going by visiting or buying online from a farmer's market or producer. Tell us how your province or territory celebrate it's regional food producers🎉🥬🍓🧀

Racism in our food system impacts how our food is grown, processed, accessed, and spoken about. Achieving food literacy means having open conversations of race, colonization, and oppression and acting on injustices like those spoken about on this webinar: youtube.com/watch?v=vnaRAQ…