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Hospitality Services hires dietitian for student counselling

Written on October 27, 2017. Posted in News.

Even though she only started in early October, newly-registered dietitian Jessica Bertrand says she’s already found her “dream job” at Queen’s. Working alongside Campus Executive Chef Colin Johnson, Bertrand’s primary focus will be on meeting with students who have allergies to help them navigate...

The realities of juicing

Written on March 11, 2016. Posted in Lifestyle.

Google “juicing” and the great health debate of 2016 will hit your laptop. To make sense of the juicing craze, it’s best to think of this health trend as existing on a spectrum of anti-juicing to extreme-juicing. At one end, you’ll find extreme-juicing, or in other words, juice cleanses. These usually...

Calorie count not enough

Written on November 27, 2014. Posted in Editorials.

The Ontario government’s efforts to include nutrition data on menus is worthwhile, but encouraging healthy choices can’t stop there. A proposed bill would make Ontario the first province to require all restaurants, fast-food outlets, supermarkets and convenience stores with 20 or more locations province-wide...

Food for thought

Written on January 31, 2014. Posted in Editorials.

You are what you eat. That’s probably what your mother told you as a child so you would eat your veggies, but think about it: our physical bodies are, quite literally, the re-construction of the elements that we consume. A few months ago, I offered a close friend a snack. Before even tasting it, she...

No limits necessary

Written on November 28, 2013. Posted in Editorials.

A Manitoba mother was recently fined by her daycare for not providing her children with a “balanced” lunch. The mother thought that the lunch she packed — roast beef, potatoes, carrots, an orange and milk — was healthy and sufficient. Since the provincial food guide requires a “grain” in each nutritious...

An orchard of options

Written on September 13, 2013. Posted in Features.

Student desire for healthier food options is driving Ontario universities to build better menus to tempt the taste buds of their conscious consumers. In 2012, a survey done by The Globe and Mail ranked Queen’s second in overall student satisfaction with on-campus dining. The University of Guelph ranked...

A cleansing ritual

Written on February 12, 2013. Posted in Lifestyle.

By the sixth hour of my first cleanse, I couldn’t leave my bed. Drawn by the growing popularity of cleanses — diets that cut out toxins in an attempt to purify the body — I decided to try the Master Cleanse to see how it felt to undergo a drastic change to my food intake. Widely known for being behind...

Fat tax sets healthy standard

Written on October 7, 2011. Posted in Editorials.

Denmark recently placed a tax on foods with at least 2.3 per cent saturated fat. It’s a policy that Canada should consider implementing. The cost of the tax amounts to $3 per kilogram of saturated fat, reported the Globe and Mail on Oct. 2. Canada has few measures in place to ensure healthy eating....

Tag: Nutrition

Hospitality Services hires dietitian for student counselling

The realities of juicing

Calorie count not enough

Food for thought

No limits necessary

An orchard of options

A cleansing ritual

Fat tax sets healthy standard

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