Knowledge is Power When It Comes to Making Decisions about Nutrition
March is Nutrition Month, and the goal of this year’s campaign is to separate fact from fiction. Canadians want to improve their nutrition habits but they may get their information from unreliable sources such as misleading health claims on product labels, magazines, the internet, and self-proclaimed nutrition gurus. LGL residents are encouraged to keep their eyes and ears open. There is a lot of nutrition advice available, but not all of it is true.
This year’s campaign provides tips on how to spot nutrition myths. One misconception that some people have is that it is complicated to grow vegetables. To help address this, the Health Unit is partnering with the Food Matters Coalition to host a free half day gardening workshop to support people to grow their own food. The workshop will be held on Saturday, March 24, 2012 from 1-4pm in the Community room of the 1000 Islands Mall. This workshop is free and everyone is welcome. Registration is required and participants will receive a gardening start up toolkit.
