Archive | November, 2009

Cuisine Canada and The University of Guelph present Canadian Culinary Book Awards

21. November 2009

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Winners 2009 They read, they cooked, they deliberated. Since April, some of Canada's top food professionals have been reading and testing their way through more than 50 entries to determine the winners for the Canadian Culinary Book Awards. Cuisine Canada and the University of Guelph are proud to announce the winners of the 12th annual Canadian Culinary Book Awards.

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Canola in the News

10. November 2009

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The 4 stories are from the email newsletter Canola Ink produced by the Canola Council of Canada

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Be a Star Be a Winner with Canola Oil

4. November 2009

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November 2-6, 2009 is National Paralympics Week in Manitoba Schools. Manitoba Canola Growers along with Canadian Paralympics Committee is working with Vietarra on the Power of the Prairies. What is Paralympic School Week? The week-long program adopts the ideals of the Paralympic Movement and showcases people with a disability who are making a difference. Paralympic School Week provides a focus for school-wide community building and subject-related instruction. Why participate in Paralympic School Week? The period leading up to Vancouver 2010 presents an unparalleled opportunity to engage students in an event that will be receiving worldwide attention. A compelling and multi-faceted experience, the 2010 Winter Games offer rich possibilities for student learning. For more information on how Paralympism-focused instruction can contribute to student learning, see the ‘Ideas for Classroom-Based Activities’ section of the Paralympic School Week Guide at http://www.vancouver2010.com/more-2010-information/education-programs/feature-programs/pan-canadian-paralympic-school-week_49846IR.html School presentations with Kevin Haywood, Athlete and Tenielle Sonnichsen, dietitian will be held at 3 schools to celebrate the week. The school involved are Gladstone School, Robert H Smith School and Carpathia School

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Core Stability

4. November 2009

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Core stability is very important. Your core includes your abdominal and back muscles and because they are right in the middle of your body, they pull your whole body together. This area determines much of how the rest of your muscles work when you exercise. Keeping a strong core will take unnecessary stress off of the rest of your muscles and help your body perform at its best. Keep Well…Kristy

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Top 10 Tips for Tasty and Healthy Meals http://www.diabetes.ca/about-diabetes/nutrition/healthy-meals/

4. November 2009

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Preparing food that both tastes good and is good for you is not a magic trick. A few simple meal planning and preparation tips will help you to produce healthy, delicious food that your family will love. This is by Sharon Zeiler, BSc, MBA, RD, Senior Manager, Nutrition Initiatives and Strategies, Canadian Diabetes Association and can be found at http://www.diabetes.ca/about-diabetes/nutrition/healthy-meals/

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National Diabetes Month

4. November 2009

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November is National Diabetes Month and this month, we are connecting you to good ideas, websites, links, recipes and videos. Chinweoke talks about Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes. There is a linked to the Canadian Diabetes Association and their Top 10 Tips for Tasty and Healthy Meals http://www.diabetes.ca/about-diabetes/nutrition/healthy-meals/ Kristy reminds us of core stability and how to improve upon it and I connect you to some core ideas for cooking at home. CanolaInfo partnered with American Diabetes Association on a new cookbook The Heart Smart Diabetes Kitchen cookbook. It can be found at http://www.canolainfo.org/heartsmart/ Be Well…Ellen

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