The cup of milk is half full for Fraser Valley dairy farmers who say, no, they don含羞草研究社檛 feel left out of the controversial 2019 version of the Canada Food guide.
含羞草研究社淚 was happy to see dairy is still included and included as a protein,含羞草研究社� said Agassiz dairy farmer Julaine Treur.
Treur runs Creekside Dairy near Chilliwack and said while dairy has been eliminated as a food group, she doesn含羞草研究社檛 believe her sector was left out although she doesn含羞草研究社檛 agree with all that含羞草研究社檚 included in the new document.
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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.
含羞草研究社淚 was really glad to see that milk is well-positioned in the new Food Guide,含羞草研究社� BCDA director of nutrition education Sydney Massey said. 含羞草研究社淎nd it really shouldn含羞草研究社檛 be as surprise that it should be there, it is with good reason. It含羞草研究社檚 nutritious, it is widely available, it affordable, it is a local product, it is a convenient food.含羞草研究社�
Calling dairy 含羞草研究社渨ell-positioned含羞草研究社� 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 Guide含羞草研究社檚 website image.
But Massey wouldn含羞草研究社檛 bite when asked if there was concern among dairy farmers about its seeming demotion.
含羞草研究社淭he format changed but it is very obvious that Health Canada wanted to keep it very much part of the food guide.含羞草研究社�
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含羞草研究社淵ou can get your nutrition from other places,含羞草研究社� she said. 含羞草研究社淚t含羞草研究社檚 just that much easier and much more affordable [with dairy]. It含羞草研究社檚 our local products that people enjoy eating.含羞草研究社�
As for what we are specifically missing, what is easy to get with simple dairy products, according to the BCDA, it含羞草研究社檚 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 it含羞草研究社檚 taught in schools, something that influenced her. Massey said that while a failing of the previous food guide may be that it didn含羞草研究社檛 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 Guide含羞草研究社檚 recommendation for low-fat dairy products, something many experts say is not the way to go.
含羞草研究社淚t was a bit concerning that they are still pushing the low fat dairy when there is a lot of research that says otherwise,含羞草研究社� she said. 含羞草研究社淲e eat a lot of butter and we love our bacon, and we are a very healthy family.含羞草研究社�
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