A pilot program led by the University of Guelph aims to tackle the issue of food waste locally by educating residents on how best to shop for groceries, prepare meals and store food. Read the full article here: https://www.guelphmercury.com/news-story/9752003-u-of-guelph-to-run-pilot-project-to-tackle-food-waste-concerns/

The Guelph Family Health Study has released a cookbook called Rock What You’ve Got: Recipes for Preventing Food Waste. The new, free cookbook is aimed at helping people curb the amount of food they throw in the garbage. Read the full article here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/food-waste-cookbook-university-guelph-1.5300027

Households lose up to $1,600 a year as well as key nutrients through avoidable food waste, say University of Guelph researchers who have completed the most in-depth known study worldwide on the growing problem.

Canadian families waste hundreds of kilos of food at a year, but now researchers from the Guelph Family Health Study have created a new cookbook that promises to help.

Research shows that the average Canadian household generates about three kilograms (or almost six pounds) of avoidable food waste per week. While the statistics are concerning, the good news is that families can take simple steps to prevent food waste. Read our top four tips for preventing household food waste.

For this new recipe book, our focus is preventing food waste, while helping parents and children eat lots of fruits and vegetables.  We partnered with our friends at the Guelph Food Waste  Research Group, The Helderleigh Foundation, and George Brown College’s Food Innovation and Research Studio (FIRSt) to create this book. Love Food Hate Waste Canada, an initiative of The National Zero Waste Council, has also generously shared their food waste reduction materials to bring this book to life.

Whether foods in your household are discarded because of a busy schedule, a picky eater, or a lack of enthusiasm for leftovers, the recipes and tips in this book are good for your health and your bank account.

This summer the Guelph Family Health Study passed its five-year milestone. Co-directors of the study, Drs. David Ma and Jess Haines, and their team cite five major accomplishments since they launched the program in 2014.

The Guelph Family Health Study has received a $1.5-million gift from The Helderleigh Foundation to promote food literacy and help raise a healthier generation less prone to chronic disease.

Emerging research suggests that fathers are critical stakeholders in the development of children’s health behaviours.

A recent study found that kids’ screen use is intricately linked to the screen habits modeled by their parents.