The Rural Voice, 2019-03, Page 23their own words and yet the food
guide doesn’t follow what they said
... we are baffled by that.”
Also, the food guide doesn’t
promote the other benefits of milk
besides its protein content.
“The scientific evidence
supporting the nutritional benefits of
milk products in the promotion of
bone health and prevention of
chronic diseases, for instance, is
stronger than ever and new evidence
continues to accumulate,” stated
Isabelle Neiderer, Director of
Nutrition and Research at Dairy
Farmers of Canada. Like Henry, she
is advocating choice and education.
“We encourage Canadians to
continue considering that milk
products are a key source of six of
the right nutrients that most
Canadians already fall short of:
calcium, magnesium, zinc, vitamin
A, vitamin D and potassium.”
The dairy response to the new
food guide was immediate but Henry
says DFO is very supportive of the
healthy eating approach encouraged
in the document.
“It recommends home-grown,
home-cooked foods with lots of
vegetables and that’s how I think
most dairy farmers eat,” says Henry.
Keeping those concepts and
“modernizing” the guide with an
acceptance of the role healthy fats
play in a diet will make this a better
food guide, he suggests.
Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO)
agrees.
“We were happy to see beef
included on the new visual plate
model and that beef is still
recommended for Canadians,” says
LeeAnne Wuermli, the manager of
communications and marketing for
BFO.
“One of our concerns is the shift
in focus to plant-based foods. We
think it is important to point out that
not all proteins are created equal,”
says LeeAnne. “Lean beef has more
nutrients with a low calorie content
whereas with other protein sources,
you have to eat more volume which
equals more calories.”
Looking forward, LeeAnne says
beef farmers see the food guide as a
reason to continue their focus on
March 2019 19
mherT
P
mo
Pu ofurfoort
o Plus
$17
bubuR
sh
bu
0.0
beerboot
00/pair*
uy 2 or more
ipping included
S
Fo
s , OntariosSt. Mary’
Price subject t
r more information, call
*Price subject t
to change without noticeto change without notice
519-615-0125
Bale Wrap
75 cm x 1500 m / roll
$104.00 (white or natural green)
Net Wrap
48" x 2000 m / roll $136.00
48" x 3000 m / roll $189.00
51" x 3000 m / roll $193.00
Our 2019 prices have gone down from 2018
Call for early booking discount!
Bunker Silo Plastic
6 or 8 ml up to 72 ft wide
Early Order Prices
until April 1st ~while quantities last
Huron Park, ON •226.425.2111 sales @bluewaterpipe.com
Drain T ile - Fittings - Culverts
HURON PARK - Plant • DRESDEN - Distribution Yard / Babcock Supply •ST THOMAS - Union Pipe
STRATFORD - Porters • DRAYTON - Hensall District Co-Op, Neil Driscoll • WALKERTON - Gord Lang
LOOK
F
O
R
U
S
AT TH
E
L
O
N
D
O
N
FARM
S
H
O
W