produce
Don’t give up on seasonal produce
January 22, 2025By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer Seasonal eating entails consuming foods that are naturally grown and harvested during their peak season in a specific region. This approach to food emphasizes eating ripe, locally sourced produce, which is often better for the environment and for your appetite! While globalized farming has accustomed us to the convenience of accessing any produce year round, buying imported goods comes at the expense of nutrition, flavour, and environmental health. Imported produce emits large amounts of carbon emissions due to the long distance transportation and special care for storage that it most often needs. As Agriculture Canada…
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SFU doesn’t offer enough healthy choices for low- income students
June 20, 2016[dropcap]A[/dropcap]lthough the suggested number of daily servings for fruits and vegetables varies by sex, age, and physical activity, many dieticians and nutritionists recommend that, in general, five to nine or more servings per day is essential for good health. Eating…
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Why can’t we eat like Europeans?
June 1, 2015This past May 23 marked the 3rd annual international march against the American biotech giant Monsanto. It was reported that over 400 cities around the world had supporters flood the streets to raise awareness for the ever increasing amount of…
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