Healthy Habits Happy Homes Podcast
Our podcast provides evidence-based advice, tips, tools, and interviews with experts to help your family develop healthy home routines! Each week, families will learn about new research findings related to family health and parenting.
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News & Events
Un-processing Obesity: Insights into the Relationship Between Processed Foods and Obesity in Parents and Young Children
Obesity is considered a modern pandemic —and it is on the rise. One of the reasons health experts give for this phenomenon is the consumption of increasingly processed foods. A new study from the Guelph Family Health Study found an association between ultra processed food intake and markers of obesity in adults, but not their…
Top 3 reasons to add plant-based proteins into your diet
Plant-based proteins are protein-containing foods that come from plants instead of animals. Common plant-based proteins include foods such as beans, nuts, seeds and tofu. Adding more plant-based proteins to your diet can provide multiples benefits. Key among these include improving your health, improving the health of the planet and reducing your grocery bill. Read the…
New U of G-developed cookbook integrates plant-based proteins
Plant-Based Proteins: Recipes Made Easy-Peasy is a new, free cookbook available for download in English and French on the GFHS website that integrates plant proteins into both new and well-loved recipes. The 30 recipes in the e-book are designed to be great tasting, simple and quick to prepare for busy families with young children. Alongside…