The
History of Canada's Food Guide
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the article. http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/07/27/f-food-guide-70.html
Comment on this current event.
First, summarize the article and
state the facts - Who wrote it? When was it written? Who does
it affect? What is it all about (summary)?
Second - What is the issue being
addressed here? Why is this a relevant issue? What could be debated
about in regards to this issue? How does this make you feel, when you
think about how the Canada Food Guide has been presented to you as a young
person?
Third - Discover the meaning of
'lobbyists'. You may do an internet search or use your textbook.
What do they do? What is their purpose? Why do they exist?
What do you think about their jobs and goals? Should there be some
government organizations or documents that should not be influenced by lobbyists,
or should people have a voice in all aspects of government? How do lobbyists relate to this article and
topic?
I've attached a link to the current
Canadian Food Guide here in case you need it: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/alt_formats/hpfb-dgpsa/pdf/food-guide-aliment/view_eatwell_vue_bienmang-eng.pdf
You should answer these questions as
a 'comment' to this entry. You should have 3 or 4 paragraphs and a
minimum of 12 sentences included. Answer all of the questions thoroughly
and be sure to be clear about your thoughts and opinions. You should
spend about 20 minutes on this assignment to do it well.
It will be marked as a formative
assessment.
Again - REMEMBER -
save your comment in a word document - just in case!
Canada’s food guide: In my opinion I think that more families in Canada should follow the Canada’s food guide a little bit more. Its tells you what’s good for you and whats not. It also help your family to eat right. Tells you the amount of everything you need.
ReplyDeleteIve never used the Canada food guide but I’ve looked at it and it looks like its very good for staying in great shape. Not enough families follow it. I think its better when you get introduced to it young so you know more as you grow older. As long as you workout its ok to treat yourself to something you want. A cheat day.
Canada’s food guide-Cameron Ness
ReplyDeleteThe article was written by Daniel Schwartz, Posted July 30 2012; this article affects all Canadians.
This article states facts that only 3% of the people in Toronto had a sufficient amount of calories and only 7% for protein as well, and with that we were at war. In the times of WWII over 60% of Canadians had insufficient amounts of nutrition; this was not helping us with the war. We had over 43% of the first 50,000 recruits rejected for insufficient amounts; they decided Canada needed to be stronger than we were. They decided to change our diets with the first Food Guide in Canada. What changed their minds on our diets? Well the headline of the famous Saturday Night Magazine might have “Canada’s Faulty Diet is Adolf Hitler’s ally”. These are the reasons that we have a “Canada’s Food Guide” today.
The issue being stated is that many Canadians for over 70 are not following a healthy diet, to me this is a very relevant topic due to the health and safety of our bodies. We need to be healthy in order to live a good life and that’s what many believe not just me, although this could be debated due to people wanting to live their life independently and not follow the food guide. We cannot force people to follow the food guide in Canada but we sure can prove to them they should. As a young citizen I strongly believe that the health of ourselves is very important, if we don’t eat healthy it could drastically change our lives; such as obesity or the disease diabetes.
Lobbyists are representatives who are paid to represent a political group on an issue, they are influencing the people around them for a political group; they exist to support groups in politician. I think lobbyists are a scam in the government because it is practically bribery. I think lobbyists should be allowed because everyone should have a voice, but I do think we shouldn’t always go with what they are saying. Lobbyists relate to this article and topic because we wouldn’t have the food guide today if there weren’t a lot of opinions in the situation.
Cameron Ness.
Canada's Food Guide Assignment
ReplyDeleteThe article was written by Daniel Schwartz. It was posted July 30th 2012. It affects all Canadians because its talking about Canada's food guide. The article tells you about the food guide and what changes it over went and the different amount of serving that changed also.
The issue here is, are Canadians following the rules of the food guide and eating healthy? This is a relevant issue because many people care about their bodies and try to eat right about for themselves to live a good and healthy life. Many different opinions can be expressed in this topic. Being exposed to the food guide at a younger age can help with people's health issue and obesity. And since some people play a lot of sports they can read the guide and educate themselves to the right amounts they would need after a hockey game or something.
A lobbyist is a person who tries to influence legislation on behalf of a special interest. Lobbyists try to persuade members of the government to earn seats for that specific party. I think lobbyist are pretty much bribing people to vote for them. I believe that on some issue or topics that lobbyist should not be allowed and everybody should have a voice of their own to talk. Lobbyists relate to the issue and the article because many people had different opinions about the food guide and that how it was changed over 70 years.
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ReplyDeleteMatthew Jackson
ReplyDeleteThis article about the Canadian food guide was written by Daniel Schwartz. It was posted on July 30 2012. This article affects all Canadians because of the information about the food guide that you are supposed to follow. In my opinion the food guide is just a recommendation its not mandatory to have a healthy lifestyle.
To summarize this article it talks about importance to follow food guide. The guide was written to address the crisis of widespread malnutrition revealed by a series of studies. A study conducted in Toronto stated that only 3 percent of families were consuming the required amount of calories. The food guide was the efforts of Canada’s government to transform Canada’s diets. In 1992 marked a new era for Canada’s food guide the biggest change they made was to a total diet approach. Those changes met the nutrition and energy requirements to have a healthy lifestyle. The issues that are being addressed is that is the people of Canada making the right choices when it comes to their body and is Canada doing enough to enforce those changes. This issue is relevant because lots of people are becoming obesit and nobody is doing anything to fix it. We could debate it is the act of attempting to influence decisions made by officials in the government what is Canada doing enough to stop the obesit of Canadians.
A lobbyist is the act of attempting to influence decisions made by officials in the government. A lobbyist earns seats in the government by persuading people. I think there job is important and if your good at connecting and persuading people it would be the kind of job for you. I think a lobbyist can influence anyone they want because that’s their job and they can speak to whoever they want. Lobbyist relates because there like the food guide they are trying to convince people to follow them just like a food guide.
The Politics of Food Guides
ReplyDelete‘The politics of food guides’ is an article written by Daniel Schwartz on July 30, 2012, which can be found on the cbc.ca/news website under the health section. This issue with the Canadian Food Guide affects everyone who leaves in Canada. The article is talking about the many versions of the food guide and how the most recent ones are being controlled by companies.
Are companies being too involved with the Canadian Food Guide? Are the food guides using appropriate servings amount for the food groups? The issue at hand is relevant because, us as Canadians, follow this food guide, and it may be feeding us false information. It could be debated whether the serving portions are accurate or not; or if there are anyways to revise the food guide. When the food guide was first presented to me, everyone said that that is what we must follow in order to be fit and happy. Now when I see this article, when obesity experts are saying the servings it suggests can cause obesity, I have a whole other approach to it.
A lobbyist is someone who tries to influence legislation on behalf of a specific interest, or company. Lobbyist exist so companies and individuals can thrive above everyone else. The jobs and goals of a lobbyist is unprofessional. When a company or individual try to sway the way the government thinks, it is unnerving and disgusting. Government organizations and documents should not be influenced at all by lobbyists. They relate to this article and topic because there were companies trying to change the food guide so Canadians will go out and buy their products.
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ReplyDeleteCanada’s food guide assignment- social studies
ReplyDeleteThis article is about Canada’s food guide which was written by Daniel Schwartz. It was published on July 30th 2012. This affects Canadians because it’s talking about different amounts of serving you need to take daily. It also affects daily life if you want to have a healthier life style. In this article it states facts about people who have sufficient amount of calories and protein.
This issue is being stated that many Canadians are not following a healthy diet, but to me this very important issue since later on, it would affect you health and safety in our bodies. Especially being a dancer, being healthy is the key importance. Not only would this be helpful for a sport but this would be very important in everyday life. It would decrease the chance of getting diseases or diabetes.
Lobbyists are the act of attempting to influence decisions made by officials in the government, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies. This is done by many different types of people and organized groups, including individuals in the private sector, corporations, fellow legislators or government officials, or advocacy groups. They may be among lobbying as a business, or not.
The Politics of Food Guide by Daniel Schwartz and it was first Posted at Jul 30, 2012 and Last Updated Aug 3, 2012.This article affect everyone's health and nutrition in Canada.this article is about the timeline of the Canadian Food Guide and how it got better and that there is still some miss information some believe.
ReplyDeleteAre Companies affecting The Canadian food Guide?It is relevant because that what the article was talking about and how over the year the guide got better but some believe there is still miss information.It makes me feel that when is was young the food guide wasn't the best information about nutrients that you need as a kid because of the food companies affecting the food guide.
Lobbyist are people persuade the officials in the government decision, most often legislators or companies.they exist so companies or legislator can go far in there success in their business.Their jobs and goals sound like rude things because with out them the companies/legislators wouldn't be able to thrive and make how it is right now.personal I think that we should have our own decision but at the same time we shouldn't because then some people don't know what is and appropriate decision.lobbyist are relevant to this article because they both affect the way information is led out.
Daniel Schwartz posted the article about Canada’s food guide on July 30th 2012. It involves all Canadians because it tells you about the Canadian food guide that is recommended that you follow.
ReplyDeleteThe issue being addressed is do companies have to big of an impact on the Canadian food guide? The issue is relevant because if they do than that can lead to bigger problems like diabetes and obesity. If this is the case I do not feel that any person that wants to have fit and happy life style should follow it.
A lobbyist is a person who tries to influence legislation on behalf of special interest. I disagree completely about their jobs and goals because their job is to bribe the company and change their way of doing things. Just like this article the lobbyist is trying to change the Canadian food guides so people will do what they are told to do.
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ReplyDeleteThe History of Canada’s Food Guide
ReplyDeleteThe politics of food guides is an article on the history of Canada’s food guides, written by Daniel Schwartz, posted July 30th 2012. It is a rundown of the history of Canada’s food guide, and describes the change that Canada’s food guide has gone through in all its 70 years. The article describes how Canada’s Food Guide, started, to its name, and what it is today. The food guide started during the 1940’s and was used to address the issue of malnutrition. It affects everyone, 100% of Canadians, no exceptions.
The issue being addressed is the change of the food guide, its initial errors, and malnutrition across Canada, and the world. The major issue that could be addressed in this article is the amount of servings in each food group and if Canada’s food guide is even relevant. Will people really change their habits only because a tiny handbook recommends they should? This is my opinion and I think that Canada’s food guide is very irrelevant. It needs to grab people’s attention and add things to it so that it actually gets a major percentage of people to change their eating habits.
A “lobbyist” is anyone that tries to attempt to influence government decisions. They exist because not everyone will agree on specific rules and laws so lobbyists are there to voice their opinion. Everyone has the right to freedom of speech so I do think lobbyist have a purpose in society. It relates to Canada’s food guide because people could be against the food guide. They may think it is pointless and think there need to be a change to the guide. They may also think food guide servings are wrong and need to be reviewed again.
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ReplyDeleteThe article was written by Daniel Schwartz, Posted July 30 2012; this article affects all Canadians.
ReplyDeleteOne of the studies, conducted in Toronto, found that only three per cent of families were consuming sufficient calories, and only seven per cent were getting enough protein.
Across Canada, over 60 per cent of people had inadequate nutrition, and that was a challenge for the war effort. Over 43 per cent of the first 50,000 military recruits had been rejected for medical reasons.
Are Canadians following the Canada food guide? This is relevant topic because without the Canada food guide the economy would go down why? Well because people would be so overweight or not healthy that they couldn’t work or do much for company’s and worst case scenario is that all of us get to overweight we can’t do anything all of the people will end up dying because were to unhealthy or to fat too even get up for a drink and many people want to take care of the body so without it were nothing. We should follow because without and don’t think we would where we are today.
Lobbyist is the act of attempting to influence decisions made by officials in the government, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies. Lobbying is done by many different types of people and organized groups, including individuals in the private sector, corporations, fellow legislators or government officials, or advocacy groups(interest groups). Lobbyists may be among a legislator's constituencies, meaning a voter or bloc of voters within his or her electoral district, or not; they may engage in lobbying as a business, or not. Professional lobbyists are people whose business is trying to influence legislation on behalf of a group or individual who hires them. I think it’s wrong that company’s even think of this stuff never mind do it I hope the government aren’t fooled by the lobbyists
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ReplyDeleteThis article, By Daniel Schwartz on Jul 30, 2012, is about the Canadian food guide and how and why it has changed over the years. It goes through the people and companies that made contributions to the information it displays.
ReplyDeleteThis entire article is on the topic of nutrition, good and bad, and how our government is helping us make better and healthier decisions through the food guide. This issue is relevant because there are a large number of malnourished and obese Canadians, both of which would benefit from eating correctly. It makes me feel good, because we live in a county that cares enough about its citizen’s health to make something like this.
A lobbyist is someone who is employed to persuade legislators to vote for legislation that favors the lobbyist's employer. They are people used to persuade politicians to vote for something that benefits another politician or group of politicians. I believe it is almost a way of cheating in politics, considering there more or less hiring lobbyists to do there “dirty” work. Yes, I do believe there are some things that “we” should not have a say in! Our government knows how to handle situations very well! And there are times where I think they should make the decision on a topic without worrying about different opinions. Lobbyists relate to this topic because they had a say in how our food guide was setup, by persuading the politicians in a way that benefits the food conglomerates.
Ross Langmaid
Canada’s Food guide assignment
ReplyDeleteThe article was written by man with the name of Daniel Schwartz, who posted the article on July 30th of 2012. The article in itself affects every individual Canadian because their diet can either be healthy, or unhealthy and the food guide helps guide in the healthy direction. Now it isn’t mandatory for every single Canadian to follow it, maybe they don’t want to or cant afford it although it does help keep a good diet.
It doesn’t take a genius to figure out how many people actually use the food guide, and it defiantly shows in other countries citizens. A lot of people care about their image, how the look, how much they weigh or the amount of fat they have. Eating healthy is for sure a key to a longer life, with less problems, but is everyone doing what they can to be able to live a long life? Its debatable how people can make these changes for the better.
Not only that, but the food companies may also be affecting how the food guide is formulated, making their product look like its really good for you, buy in reality its still a bad food for you and your being essentially tricked.
A lobbyist is an individual or group who attempts to be influential towards the government’s decisions. Now a lobbyist may be trying to make a good change, or even doing it for a completely different reason although keeping in mind not everyone wants the same thing, or else the world would be perfect which it is far from. Everybody should be able to voice their opinions and thoughts, but not abusing their right to do so. A lobbyist can be related to the situation at hand because the food guide was essentially created through people lobbying and voicing themselves for their views.
The article was written by man with the name of Daniel Schwartz, who posted the article on July 30th of 2012. The Canadian food guide affects anyone who wishes to improve their diet and eat healthy. Basically the Canadian food guide is an article or magazine that states facts about what you need to eat to stay healthy and how much of everything you need to eat based on your age. The guide also suggests the better and best kinds of food to eat from each food group for best results.
ReplyDeleteThe issue being addressed is people eating un healthy; to me this is a very relevant topic because the health and safety of our bodies is key in living a long happy life. All though people could debate the food guide wrong because of wanting to live independently and do what’s easiest, but we can’t force people to use the food guide or even consider to use the food guide but we can use it ourselves to improve our lives. As a young athlete I strongly believe that my health being in top condition is very important and doing everything in my power to improve my health (such as the food guide) is something very smart and I’d advise for not only athletes but everyone else to use the food guide to improve their quality of life.
The second issue in this article is about how the food companies are manipulating the food guide to get more customers to purchase their products. So basically companies such as a meat selling company would tell the publisher of the Canadian food guide to make the meat servings larger so more meat would get sold. I believe manipulating what a trusted source says on how people can stay healthy to make more money is wrong and can harm people, maybe not now but in the future it can harm many people in various different ways.
Lobbying is the act of attempting to influence decisions made by officials in the government. Lobbyists go to the government and convince them to change something (like the food guide) so that they can sell more meat and make more money. Their basic purpose is to get the government to do what they ask so they can get a bigger pay check. Lobbyists exist because there is selfish people out there willing harm others in any way to make more money for themselves. personally I believe that lobbying is wrong and there should be a law put against it so that people can truly trust what important articles and guides have to say. I think that convincing the government to change something that affects people’s health should not be tampered with and most other things that play huge roles in the lives of many shouldn’t be tampered with too. Lobbyists relate to the article because the article is stating that there is an issue with people messing with the food guide to make more money.
Canada’s food guide history
ReplyDeleteThe Canadian food guide was posted on July 30th, 2012. By a man named Daniel Schwartz. The Canada food guide effects everyone in Canada, it can help you loose weight and can assist you in eating right, portion size and what to eat in general. By eating healthy Canada could really become a better country.
The issue being addressed is that people really need to improve there diet and become healthier. This really is kind of upsetting when you think about it, because there are things devolved for a reason an some people still ignore it and just brush it off like its no big deal. This could really change us as a country and also many more countries.
A lobbyist is a person who attempts to persuade others and is a member of the government. They often go to the government and ask them to change something such as the food guide and then they can sell more food to people that isn’t very healthy and make more money.
The political of food guild was written by Daniel Schwartz, he wrote this about the Canadian food guide on July 30th 2012. This topic is a huge concern and it does affect everyone who lives in Canada. The issue is telling us about all the Canadian Food guides and how companies can be controlling them.
ReplyDeleteAre companies really changing the food guide for their own needs? I find this very relevant it can affect everyone. What if they are changing the ways we should eat just to become richer. A good debate could be about this topic easily, if they do get caught then they could get sued for a lot of money. This makes me angry; when we were kids they shove this down our throats, when it could have just been a huge lie. I can’t believe they would go through all this just to make more money.
A lobbyist is someone who tries to influence government decisions. Their purpose is for their selves or their companies to strive. I see why they exist I would love for my company to strive, but it is a very scum way of doing it. No there shouldn't be lobbyist influencing government decisions. These lobbyists are just like the people in this article, they make something look official and then everyone thinks it should be followed but it’s all a lie. People need to stop believing everything they see on the internet or in the news it could be a phony.
The Canadian Food Guide has gone through many changes in the last 70 years. This article that stated the changes is written by Dan Schwartz. It was posted on the cbc news website on July 30, 2012. This issue affects all Canadians, because it reveals the issue of food consumption. After the war, kids were told to eat up, and get the nutrients needed.
ReplyDeleteThe issue being addressed is should food be given to men at war, or should it be given to growing children and people who are not at war. Should the issue of families not getting enough nutrients be evoked to the general public?
The word ‘Lobbyist’ comes from the word ‘lobby’. Some people go to the House of Commons to change the ideas of MPs. These people are sometimes like rioters, because their goal is the same. They want to change the minds of those who are going to debate, or who have just debated. I think it is unfair that people can go to the House, and possibly change the already made-up minds of the MPs who have thought in detail about a certain subject. I believe that people should have a voice, but I also believe there is a reason that the MPs make the decisions that they do. Lobbyists relate to this subject because they most likely changed the decisions of the MPs that were debating it.
The Canadian food guide had been posted on July 30, 2012. Written by a man named Dan Schwartz being posted on the CBC news website it has been well viewed.
ReplyDeleteThe issue is Canadians are looking from there point of view whether or not to follow the food guide. No one is saying that you have to follow it, however it's suggested, the biggest part of the issue is Canadians panicking because they don't follow it exactly makes people seem hard pressed. If you need to follow it then don't be so stressed about it.
Lobbyist- someone who is employed to persuade legislators to vote for legislation that favors the lobbyist's employer. They are being payed to convince there counter parts that there employees point of view is the best one.
Canadian food guide assignment
ReplyDeleteThe article was written by Daniel Schwartz, it was posted on July 30th 2012 this article affects all Canadians because it tells us what to eat and how much of the food group you should eat. This article is mainly about the effects of not following the main food groups and the Canadian food guide.
The issue being addressed is that are the Canadians following the food guide this is relevant because are the food guides using appropriate serving amounts for the food groups? And if they are not then it is not going to make Canadians fit? or is going to make them obese. The issue that could be debated is that is the Canadian food guide giving us false information? The Canadian food guide makes me feel indifferent because I don’t follow it.
A lobbyist is someone who is paid to represent a political group on an issue, they try to influence people that their group is better , I think that their jobs are bad because people can make their own choices and don’t need people trying to bribe them into believing something . There should be a government organization that should not be influenced by government .