Comments on: Are we fetishizing food at the expense of our health, safety, and security? http://www.newresilient.com/2009/02/26/are-we-fetishizing-food-at-the-expense-of-our-health-safety-and-security/ Blogging from Canada on food, food policy and eating as activism. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 13:01:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Courtney http://www.newresilient.com/2009/02/26/are-we-fetishizing-food-at-the-expense-of-our-health-safety-and-security/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Courtney Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:57:47 +0000 http://www.newresilient.com/?p=607#comment-69 Here here! I've heard the Food Network referred to as "gastro porn", the ultimate confluence of our culture's equally unsatisfying food and sex fetishes. Of course, this has never deterred me from watching hours and hours of <a href="http://www.nigella.com/" rel="nofollow">Nigella Lawson</a> when I'm on holiday:-). Stronger policy regarding nutrition education for children is also part of the solution: <a href="http://www.foodshare.net" rel="nofollow"> Foodshare</a> in Toronto is doing excellent work to teach children to develop healthier relationship to what they eat. The mommy mag "Canadian Living" also published <a href="http://www.canadianliving.com/life/community/why_canada_needs_a_national_school_food_program.php" rel="nofollow">this</a> article about the state of nutrition in our public schools, and what they perceive as as need for a national school food program. Here here! I’ve heard the Food Network referred to as “gastro porn”, the ultimate confluence of our culture’s equally unsatisfying food and sex fetishes. Of course, this has never deterred me from watching hours and hours of Nigella Lawson when I’m on holiday:-).

Stronger policy regarding nutrition education for children is also part of the solution: Foodshare in Toronto is doing excellent work to teach children to develop healthier relationship to what they eat.

The mommy mag “Canadian Living” also published this article about the state of nutrition in our public schools, and what they perceive as as need for a national school food program.

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