Skip to content
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Omanfa

Omanfa

Qualified Fitness Purveyors

  • Fitness Equipment
  • Health and Fitness
  • Healthy Eating
  • Healthy Fats
  • Healthy News
  • About Us
    • Advertise Here
    • Contact Us
    • Privacy Policy
    • Sitemap
You are Here
  • Home
  • Frank Stronach: Teaching kids the importance of healthy eating
Healthy

Frank Stronach: Teaching kids the importance of healthy eating

April 17, 20225 min read Jackie D

Breadcrumb Trail Links

  1. NP Comment

The best way we as a country can ensure our children grow up healthy is through measures that promote eating well

Publishing date:

Apr 05, 2022  •  April 5, 2022  •  3 minute read  •  6 Comments

Father And Children Looking At Tomatoes Growing On Allotment
Photo by Getty Images/iStockphoto

Article content

I’m sure most Canadians would agree that our political leaders should make the welfare of our children a top priority. And I believe the single most important step we can take to ensure that our children grow up healthy and happy is to kick off a national campaign to promote organic food in our schools.

Advertisement 2

This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.

Article content

For the past several years, I’ve switched to an organic diet. I also grow my own organic produce. I got into the food business more than a decade ago, and the more I became immersed in it, the more I can see how we are damaging our environment, while not producing the most natural of foods.

Many of the large industrial farms throughout Canada and the United States apply massive amounts of chemicals to their crops and orchards to prevent them from being destroyed by insects and disease.

So how do we go about minimizing our children’s exposure to these chemicals and otherwise help to keep them healthy? I believe the best way that we as a country can do this is through several specific measures that promote healthy eating and natural foods.

Advertisement 3

This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.

Article content

To begin, governments and school boards should establish food guidelines that promote organic foods in school cafeterias.

I further propose that we create educational programs that teach children how to grow their own food — a skill that will serve them well throughout their lives. Here’s how it would work: schools would dedicate a half-day per week to teaching children from grades 1-6 about the importance of eating healthy foods, while students in grades 7-12 would spend one entire day per week in studies and activities related to nutrition.

The older students would take part in hands-on learning related to planting, nurturing and harvesting a wide variety of farm-grown produce and would do this inside greenhouses during the winter and outdoors on farms and in gardens when the weather is warmer.

Advertisement 4

This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.

Article content

Through programs such as this, students would learn about the nutritional benefits of foods and the critical role that food plays in human health, as well as gain an appreciation for growing natural foods. Students would also acquire a much deeper respect for nature — something we need more than ever at a time when many of our children are growing up in densely populated urban centres and are constantly glued to their phones. A greater connection to the natural world, which gives us the food we need to live, would be reinvigorating and therapeutic.

Most importantly, our children will have a greater chance of being healthy. If you are healthy, you think more clearly, you have more energy for physical activities and you are able to get more out of life, no matter what you choose to do in it. It’s much easier to be happy when you’re healthy.

Advertisement 5

This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.

Article content

This summer, I’ll open a prototype educational centre north of Toronto that will include a greenhouse, outdoor vegetable gardens, orchards and a farmer’s market. It will be a place where children, teachers and parents can come to learn about nutrition, as well as experience the joy of growing and harvesting their own food.

It will be part of a national, non-profit organization I’ve established called the GUHAH Way, whose mission is to spread the word about the benefits of organic foods and to help change the way we think about food. The word GUHAH pretty much sums up what we are all about — the letters in the name stand for “growing up healthy and happy.”

That’s the number 1 desire of every parent. And it’s what we as a society should make as our number 1 priority.

Frank Stronach is the founder of Magna International Inc., one of Canada’s largest global companies, and an inductee in the Automotive Hall of Fame. He can reached at [email protected]

National Post

Share this article in your social network

Advertisement

This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.

Posted Newsletter logo

NP Posted

Sign up to receive the daily top stories from the National Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.

By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc. | 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4 | 416-383-2300

Thanks for signing up!

A welcome email is on its way. If you don’t see it, please check your junk folder.

The next issue of NP Posted will soon be in your inbox.

We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try again

Comments

Postmedia is committed to maintaining a lively but civil forum for discussion and encourage all readers to share their views on our articles. Comments may take up to an hour for moderation before appearing on the site. We ask you to keep your comments relevant and respectful. We have enabled email notifications—you will now receive an email if you receive a reply to your comment, there is an update to a comment thread you follow or if a user you follow comments. Visit our Community Guidelines for more information and details on how to adjust your email settings.

Better Health Solutions Miami, Bills Teachers Mental Health Trainig, Birchbox Women'S Health, Comcap Family Health Services, Comunity Health Cenree, Coupon Code Gi Pro Health, Epa Health Risk Pollutants, Essentia Health Brainerd Address, Essentia Health Electronic Time Cards, Evolv Health Login.In.Issues, Exercise Related To Mental Health, Family Health Fort Collins, Halyard Health Cafepharma, Hayes Morris Mental Health Hospital, health, Health And Bipolar Disorder, Health Benefit Strategy, Health Benefits Brown Seaweek, Health Benefits Of Acacia Seeds, Health Benefits Of Exercise Squats, Health Booklets For Kids, Health Care Crisis Communication, Health Centers That Offer Swimming, Health Dept Franklin Tn, Health Grove Littleton Assisted Care, Health Hazaed Waterbourne Coatings, Health Information Technology Across Departments, Health Insurance Costs Unaffordable By, Health Insurance Premium Deductible, Health Insurance School Forms, Health Issues Caused By Cavities, Health Mart Grovecity Pa, Health Of Parriots Gronkowski, Hill County Texas Health Inspector, Hilton Employee Health Program, Hippocrates Health Institute Staff, Hopewell Wv Health Care, Jefferson Health System Psychiatry, Julia Roberts, Mj Health Kardashian, Moda Health Referral Form, Monstruck Health Rating, Mufg Union Bank Employee Health, Pe Health Banner, Ri Health Care Proxy, Robert Osborne 2016 Health, San Diego Public Health Vaccinations, Savannah Memorial Behavioral Health Policy, Tampa Mobile Health Clinic Volunteer, Tan De Health Herbs, Ted Deutch Health
Share
Facebook Twitter Pinterest Linkedin

Post navigation

Top 9 Picks of Best Long Length Yoga Tops
The Long Game: Building Healthy Habits for the Future

Related Posts

  • Home Remedies For Hyperthyroidism in Cats

    May 29, 2023December 14, 2022
  • Muscle-Enhancing Supplements Increase the Risk of Testicular Cancer

    May 27, 2023December 14, 2022
  • Calcium Supplements For PMS & PMDD Treatment

    May 25, 2023December 14, 2022
May 2023
M T W T F S S
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
293031  
« Apr    

Archives

  • May 2023
  • April 2023
  • March 2023
  • February 2023
  • January 2023
  • December 2022
  • November 2022
  • October 2022
  • September 2022
  • August 2022
  • July 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • December 2016

Recent Posts

  • A Woman’s Courage – Bringing Yoga to Men
  • The Importance of Health and Fitness While Serving Your LDS Mission
  • Yoga – Living Without Regret
  • Home Remedies For Hyperthyroidism in Cats
  • Eczema Diets That Work!

BL

Tags

Better Health Solutions Miami Bills Teachers Mental Health Trainig Birchbox Women'S Health Comcap Family Health Services Comunity Health Cenree Coupon Code Gi Pro Health Epa Health Risk Pollutants Essentia Health Brainerd Address Essentia Health Electronic Time Cards Evolv Health Login.In.Issues Exercise Related To Mental Health Family Health Fort Collins Halyard Health Cafepharma Hayes Morris Mental Health Hospital health Health And Bipolar Disorder Health Benefits Brown Seaweek Health Benefits Of Acacia Seeds Health Benefits Of Exercise Squats Health Benefit Strategy Health Booklets For Kids Health Care Crisis Communication Health Centers That Offer Swimming Health Dept Franklin Tn Health Grove Littleton Assisted Care Health Hazaed Waterbourne Coatings Health Information Technology Across Departments Health Insurance Costs Unaffordable By Health Insurance Premium Deductible Health Insurance School Forms Health Issues Caused By Cavities Health Mart Grovecity Pa Health Of Parriots Gronkowski Hill County Texas Health Inspector Hilton Employee Health Program Hippocrates Health Institute Staff Hopewell Wv Health Care Jefferson Health System Psychiatry Julia Roberts Mj Health Kardashian Moda Health Referral Form Monstruck Health Rating Mufg Union Bank Employee Health Pe Health Banner Ri Health Care Proxy

klinik kecantikan sukabumi
klinik kecantikan di sukabumi
dokter kulit sukabumi
skincare sukabumi
dokter kecantikan sukabumi
drmetzskincare.co.id

contentplacement.id 

getlinko

You May Also Like

Healthy Eating

A Woman’s Courage – Bringing Yoga to Men

May 31, 2023December 14, 20227 min read
Healthy Eating

Yoga – Living Without Regret

May 30, 2023December 14, 20224 min read
Healthy Eating

Can Massage Chairs Help With Weight Loss?

May 23, 2023December 14, 20223 min read
Healthy Eating

5 Easy And Fast Weight Loss Tips

May 18, 2023December 14, 20224 min read
omanfa.net
Proudly powered by WordPress | Theme: Engage News by Candid Themes.

WhatsApp us