Your guide to dining in residence
Sure, you might have less time in your day, but you’ll probably achieve more. Spending enough time sleeping doesn’t only sound wonderful but is wonderful for your body and mind. Read on for some of the positive benefits of a good night’s rest. [Read more…]
Coffee itself is loaded with phytonutrients and antioxidants which bring a whole host of health benefits; the confusion arises when asked whether the caffeine has more health benefits or costs. The truth is that not all of us metabolize coffee equally. Nutrigenomics has discovered 2 categories: fast metabolizers and slow metabolizers. The category you fit in determines how much caffeine is healthy for you.
You may have noticed some big changes in the menu this year at the dining halls. The Dalhousie Food Services team has been working hard to make your dining experience the best possible. Now, Dalhousie Food Services Executive Chef Joe Farrell and Dietitian Rai-Lee Gardiner are giving you the scoop on how the menu is designed and what you can look forward to in the dining halls!
You may have heard that eating chocolate is good for your health. Newspapers, magazines and health food stores are packed with articles about the health benefits of chocolate. But, are all these articles true?
Waste Reduction Week is a Canada wide event that focuses on sustainability, a circular-economy, and waste reduction (1). This year it occurred from October 15th to 21st. You may have noticed posters around your dining halls or the board displaying the amount of food waste in Howe.
Food waste is a major concern across the globe and here in Canada. In Canada, it’s hard to believe that 40% of all our food is never consumed and goes to waste, that’s $31 billion or 6 million tons of food(2). All that food goes to a landfill or gets composted. Decomposing organic matter in landfills, like wasted food, produces methane gas. Methane gas is 25 times worse for the environment than carbon dioxide (3).