I'm sitting here realizing my own ignorance in terms of food, nutrition, and density. I think this is something this committee has to address. I'm happy to hear there's going to be a new guide, and I hope it's the simplest document known to man because that's what we need. We need something that is one or two pages, really user friendly.
I have no doubt that for Canadians who want to proactively seek out good eating habits by asking their physician or doing research, the information is there and easily attainable. It's the fact that no one bothers to take the time to do this. How can we make sure it's ingrained in people? It starts with educating our kids, and we're here talking about childhood obesity.
I'd like to know from each of you your opinions. Do you believe this is taught pretty much uniformly in schools? If not, that's something we definitely need to look at. Do we have material that is easy to use and user friendly for our kids as well? Heck, some of this stuff is complicated enough for adults, let alone teaching our children.
That's my question to each of you. Is this taught in our school system--how to eat healthily, what the major food groups are, and examples of healthy meals? I just don't believe the education is there.