
The Food Guide: then and now
Canada’s recently updated food guide seems to be populating headlines everywhere – and for good reason. The last time the food guide was updated was in 2007 and if there’s one thing most of us can agree on, it’s that this version is now heavily outdated. As we begin to examine and form opinions on the new food guide, it is interesting to step back and contemplate where it started and what function it serves today. The first rendition of the food guide was published in 1942. E