Category Archives: Food Matters

Food Matters – Saanich Organics: All The Dirt

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Don Genova

  All The Dirt The back yard gardening movement has been taking off over the past few years, with more people realizing how good it can be to grow some of your own food. But what about doing it organically? … Continue reading →

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Food Matters – Ads and Childhood Obesity

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Don Genova

Frosted Flakes Food companies spend billions of dollars a year to advertise their products. Some of that marketing is targeted towards children, even if the foods advertised aren’t necessarily part of what health-care professionals call a balanced diet. This week … Continue reading →

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Food Matters – BC Shellfish

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Don Genova

BC Shellfish Mussels, clams, oysters, scallops and crabs…all important parts of the BC seafood economy, and all delicious parts of a healthy diet. But there’s a growing concern as to how these ocean products end up on our plates.  Last … Continue reading →

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Food Matters – Time to Skimp on the Imported Shrimp

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Don Genova

Spot Prawns There is nothing small about the world-wide shrimp industry. Every year billions of dollars worth of shrimp are consumed, many of them having been produced in farms in third-world countries. And we happily gobble them down, without much … Continue reading →

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Food Matters – Good Bite Lunch Company

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Don Genova

Good Bite Lunch It’s one of those parental duties that you take on for years…making your kids lunches for school. It can be time-consuming and just one more thing you don’t want to think about the night before, or the … Continue reading →

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Food Matters – Greenwashing

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Don Genova

Hellmann’s Advertising and marketing play major roles in our daily decision-making. We can easily be influenced by something as simple as a few words in a commercial, or even the colour of a label. Today on Food Matters, I discussed … Continue reading →

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Food Matters – Cowichan Valley Pasta Companies

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Don Genova

  Kilrenny Pasta Extruder Eager eaters around Vancouver Island continue to hunt out and gather more and more local foods. And if you make it, they will eat it. Today on Food Matters I profiled two companies in the Cowichan … Continue reading →

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Food Matters – 2012 Lookahead

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Don Genova

The Road Well Taken The beginning of the New Year is usually a time for people to try going on diets, or at least trying to be a little more conscious about what they eat after the holiday excess. If … Continue reading →

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Food Matters – Cookbook Gifts 2011

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Don Genova

Today on Food Matters I revealed my suggestions for cookbooks as gifts for the 2011 holiday season. But it’s very important to match the cookbook to the cook. You don’t give a book that has complicated recipes in it to … Continue reading →

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Food Matters – Ethical Holiday Gifts

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Don Genova

 World Vision  We all know that the holiday season can be a time of excess. We consume an awful lot of food and drink this time of year, perhaps without thinking about those less fortunate. Today on Food Matters, I … Continue reading →

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