Gail McQueen

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Eat Right Ontario provides reliable and up to date information about food and nutrition as well as access to a Registered Dietitian.

http://www.eatrightontario.ca

 

Wondering what and how much to eat? Here's the link to Canada's Food Guide

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/food-guide-aliment/index-eng.php

 

The Canadian Consumer Handbook is an exceptional consumer resource. It provides information on a wide range of topics; from tips on buying a cellphone, dealing with telemarketers, on-line shopping, even how to launch a complaint about a product or a service. You'll find it all there.

http://www.consumerhandbook.ca/

 

Puzzled about those symbols on the labels of your clothes?

Click here for The Guide to Apparel and Textile Symbols

http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/oca-bc.nsf/eng/ca02009.html

 

For Canadian Food and Product Recalls go to:

http://www.healthycanadians.gc.ca/ra/index-eng.php

 

People are always looking for easy to use nutrition references. My husband owns LICHEN Software and publishes two nutrient databases. One is based on data in the Canadian Nutrient File 2007B and the other is based on the USDA Standard Reference for Nutrition, Release 18.

http://www.lichen-software.com/nutrientindex.html

 

Here are some general links to food and nutrition topics:

Cuisine Canada

Consumer's Association of Canada

Dairy Farmers of Canada

FOODLAND ONTARIO

Health Canada

Ontario Home Economics Association

Ontario Home Economists In Business