Summary: Maple Syrup

The City of Mississauga: The City of Mississauga is the 6th largest city in Canada and has an approximate population of 721,599 people (Statistics Canada, 2016). The city of Mississauga is the only city in the GTHA to be serviced by seven major highways (Highway 401,403, 409, 410, 427, 407 and Queens Elizabeth Way (QEW)). Canada’s largest and busiest airport, Toronto Pearson International Airport is in the municipality. The city is a lower-tier municipality within the Region of Peel. The most recent consolidation of the official plan which includes OMB decisions and approved official plan amendments occurred August 2, 2017 (City of Mississauga, 2017).

Canada has an extremley large geography which plays a tremendous role on many factors that affect Canadians. These factors both help and hinder Canada economically, socially and politically. The geography of Canada has also caused regions to form. For the most part, these regions exist due to physical that are present in Canada's landscape. Canada's geography has also had a large impact on the influences that affect settlers. Canada's relatively low popuation in comparison to the large land mass make Canada a place where people who desire to settle in high population, urban areas or large, isolated, and low-trafficked areas. The high population of people near the Canadian-American border is also a unique feature of Canada, due to the

When asked to choose a book from the reading list, I read all of the titles hoping for one that sounded familiar. I didn’t recognize any of them so I chose one that sounded interesting and went to my library to reserve it. From Chocolate to Morphine: Everything You Need to Know About Mind-Altering Drugs by Andrew Weil and Winfred Rosen starts out by explaining how drugs have been in our society for a very long time and they are not going away anytime soon. One author is an M.D. and the other is a writer, but both have had experiences with drugs, learning benefits and dangers along the way. These authors want it to be known that there is a difference between drug use and drug abuse, and at one point they say “there is no such thing as a bad

The highly anticipated television series Queen Sugar is set to air on September 6th and 7th.

Since the update of Canada’s Food Guide in 2007, many people, including experts such as doctors and dietitians, have criticized Health Canada and the government for the way they have presented Canadians with nutrition information and advice. Some have said that the portion sizes are incorrect, some say that the information on fats and oils can be misleading, scaring people into thinking that all fats are bad, some experts have even gone as far as to say that the information Health Canada has provided Canadians is not based on current scientific principles as the subject of food and nutrition is constantly evolving and changing every year. Though some criticisms and suggestions people are making with regards to Canada’s Food Guide sound a little

We eat every day, rarely thinking about what’s going into our bodies. Take soda, for example, when was the last time you read the label before taking a sip? For me, it is never. One of the first ingredients listed on the can is HFCS or high fructose corn syrup. This ingredient is a secret additive to many products in today's market. High Fructose Corn Syrup is one of the cheapest to make and hardest to get rid of in the body. Since its introduction to food products in the 70's it has slowly been added to most foods, even ketchup.

Throughout Canadian history, a plenty of figures appeared to be significant for the time being. However, out from this great number of candidates that may qualify for the most important Canadian in history, William Lyon Mackenzie King prevails. First elected in 1921 after the Borden's Unionist government failed, Mackenzie King served as the longest serving Canadian head of government ever, holding the office of prime minister for 22 years. During his premiership, Canada developed from an attacked British colony to a major international player, building cornerstones for the golden age of Canadian diplomacy. His war policy made Canada an important contributor in the Allied forces during the World War II, giving supports for British and other

In Aug 2012, a Toronto Maple Leaf Foods (“the Company”) plant was confirmed as being involved in the outbreak of the food-borne illness, caused by the bacterium Listeria. A day later, Maple Leaf upgraded a precautionary recall of 23 of its products in previous week to all 220 packaged meats from the plant at the Bartor’s Road, which has been shut down. The company has estimated the recall will directly cost it at least $20 million, with further costs expected due to lost sales and reputation damage. Since the outbreak of Listeria bacterium, 22 people died and there were 57 total confirmed cases of illness caused by Listeria 1. Although the Listeria outbreak was described by the Company’s CEO as “the

Sugar was relatively unknown to Europe until the fourteenth century. After its introduction to the people of Europe, it gradually spread across the continent until it eventually reached the Atlantic nations. After the “discovery” of the New World, Europe was eager to expand its territories. Sugar was soon brought to the Americas with the explorers, and the global sugar trade was born. The sugar trade was driven by the high demand for sugar in Europe, its appeal to European investors, and competition between European nations.

David Singerman, is a historian of science, scholar, and expert in the history of sugar. The purpose of Singerman’s article “The Shady History of Big Sugar” is to expose the control sugar has on our lives derived from the U.S. government policy influences the sugar industry has had throughout history. Singerman exposes efforts of the sugar industry to control the market as well as American lives asking Americans to look at the history of corruption and check the power of what he calls “Big Sugar”.

Dietary decisions are frequently impressionable and can sway between generations or cultures frequently. Often these shifts in the popular beliefs about diet are fueled by scientific studies or doctors, you can simply examine the impact of Dr. Oz T.V. program or remember the popularity of the Atkins diet to see how quickly these shifts can happen. One such claim that can be found is that, high levels of dietary cholesterol is the leading cause of heart disease and obesity. Katherine Pett of Nutrition Wonk examines a trend within the scientific community in which over simplification and misrepresentation can skew work that has existed for over half of a decade.

In a wide variety of farm crops, there are bright red apples, sweet honey, crunchy corn, hay for the horses, and you can’t forget the delicious, sugary maple syrup. 73% of the products Vermont produces are dairy. As you know, cottage cheese, milk, yogurt, and of course the best selling ice cream, Ben and Jerry’s. Plus in 2013, a company called Cellar won for the best crafted cheese in Vermont. Vermonters use Maple Syrup in just about everything they cook with. They use it as a substitute for white sugar,, put it in their coffee, and even glaze meat with it. Maple Syrup from Vermont is pure, and made by their state tree, the ‘Sugar Maple’. Normally you won’t find any fake foods and ingredients in their

In today’s society there is a variety of foods consumed. Some of which are vital to the human body and some are eaten for the taste. As a result, food guides are able to inform the public which foods to eat and how much of the food should be consumed. It also tells information based on health and how to prevent certain diseases. Different countries have altered food guides. This may be due to the foods available abundantly in a country that provide nutrients and other essential components needed. Moreover, some food guides have a lot of information and others are very simple and may use images to portray messages. Three food guides I chose to examine are the food guides of Greece, Australia and Japan. I will be highlighting the similarities/differences

When most people think about sugar, their first thoughts are not: heart disease, addiction, or slow and painful death; yet, unfortunately, these conditions are very real consequences of the unregulated and excessive consumption of sugar. In Nature’s article, “The Toxic Truth About Sugar” (2012), Robert Lustig, pediatric endocrinologist; Laura Schmidt, Professor of Health Policy at UCSF; and Claire Brindis, Professor of Pediatrics and Health Policy at UCSF, evaluate the world’s ever-increasing and toxic struggle with the substance sugar – also discussing counter measures to promote healthier diets amongst American’s and other societies. Lustig and his colleagues develop their argument using statistical evidence as they address the global impact of sugar, refuting minor oppositions, before dissecting each harmful aspect of the substance – even comparing it to substances more known for their toxicity. Eventually, presenting readers with possible routes of regulation, the authors firmly suggest government intervention in the production and sale of sugary foods. Although the argument is well executed, I remain unconvinced that government intervention is actually necessary.

The production and discovery of sugar grasped civilizations by its amazing taste and capabilities. Sugars effect on farming changed how the Americas farm to this day, and has also created huge trade exchanges between continents and countries . One of the main reasons for slavery to exist for so long in the Americas was because of sugars high demand. So plantation owners had to search for more sustainable workers which led them to Africa. The constant bringing of workers expanded trade in the 1500s. Sugar also led to major milestones in history and changed food in many societies. It changed how we eat and how we use our world 's resources. It led the way for modern innovations in sugar cultivation and has given us more than sweetness. Sugar has helped scientists formulate new types of fuels which could be created through sugar cane.