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How rising food prices make eating healthy a big-time struggle for some Canadians

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Food inflation: Rising prices make eating healthy a struggle for low-income Canadians


Over a six-week period, as part of the ‘Out of Pocket’ series, Global News is examining how inflation is impacting Canadians from coast to coast.

Canadians are feeling the pressure at the checkout lane as grocery prices continue to rise sharply – especially lower-income individuals, whose pocketbooks and diets are noticing the most impacts.

Food inflation is hitting some of the most nourishing foods the hardest, which makes them harder to access by people who are on lower incomes.

“Those who are in the lowest income, on

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Rising food costs affect the ability to purchase nutritious food in remote Manitoba communities – Winnipeg

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For Manitobans in northern and remote communities, accessing affordable, nutritious food is a constant challenge.

Food prices for even basic items can be several times higher than what they would cost in a larger centre. It’s also more difficult to get fresh food up north; travel time and transportation costs drive up the prices even further.

It’s a problem Chief Elwood Zastre of Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation knows well. Even though the community isn’t as isolated as some, Zastre says people there are struggling to keep up food prices.

“The costs to bring it to the community have increased very

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Meals on Wheels, a Cincinnati nonprofit bringing healthy ‘rescued’ food to seniors

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CINCINNATI — Meals on Wheels announced a new partnership with local nonprofit La Soupe to help deliver healthy food to more seniors in the Tri-State.

“We’re very excited,” said Michael Beck, Meals on Wheels’ chief production officer. “We’ve been working over a year and a half with La Soupe in order to form this partnership and what it is, is we’re taking our strengths and their strengths and putting them together to benefit our seniors.”

100% of the food came from rescued food, meaning the food was donated by local grocery stores and restaurants and would otherwise have been thrown

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Want to live longer? Stop focusing on a single food and consider your overall diet, study suggests

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Findings from one of the largest and longest-running studies show that there are multiple ways to eat a healthy diet and reap its benefits – be it following a Mediterranean-style diet, a plant-based diet, healthy dietary guidelines or a blend of eating patterns.Sasithorn Phuapankasemsuk/iStockPhoto / Getty Images

Blueberries, spinach, broccoli and salmon have long been regarded as so-called “longevity” foods. These, and many other nutritious foods, contain certain nutrients and phytochemicals that studies have linked to healthy aging.

Nutrition research, though, has shifted its focus away from isolated nutrients and single foods since we don’t eat these dietary components

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Are you living in a food desert? These maps suggest it can make a big difference to your health

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Public concerns about high food prices highlight how meeting basic human needs can’t be taken for granted, even in a country like Australia.

Food prices are but one part of the equation that determines access to food — and generally healthy eating. Just as poverty for some can be hidden within a relatively wealthy community, lack of access to fresh affordable foods can be a problem even in our largest cities.

The term “food desert” describes this concern. It is believed to have been the first coined in the United Kingdom. It’s now widely used in the United States and

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One in nine households lives in food insecurity: Public health report

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Published January 17, 2023 • 5 minute read

Approximately one in nine households in the Kingston region is living with food insecurity, according to Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Public Health’s 2022 Cost of Eating Healthy Report.

The report, released Wednesday, says that it costs an average of $1,099 to purchase healthy food

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Tackle food deserts to address a health crisis

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Although type 2 diabetes primarily affects adults, children across the nation are developing the condition at alarming rates. Type 2 diabetes occurs when your body builds up a resistance to insulin which is needed to help the body regulate blood sugar. This disease can be life-changing and an extreme threat to a person’s health and well-being. Therefore, preventing diabetes in children is essential.

Childhood obesity is an important factor in the rising rates of type 2 diabetes among children and currently, one-third of American children are overweight. Specifically, in Connecticut, 15.3% of children ages 10-17 are struggling with obesity

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Nutritionists Pick 49 Healthiest Fast Food Meals You Can Order

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The healthiest fast food is kind of an oxymoron. Whether it’s for convenience or cravings, though, sometimes the drive-thru is unavoidable. You can definitely hit Micky D’s without wrecking your six-pack, but most of the mouth-watering options your eyes (and stomach) gravitate toward will set you back a few days. And even some of the healthier fast food options at most places are packed with sodium, which can add to water retention and bloating, points out New York-based nutritionist Jessica Cording, RD

Rather than rolling up and trying to guess what you think is the least offensive option, we’ve tapped

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