Mainly the same

The changes I made in 2008...stuck.

In my last post(which I thought was my last post), I mentioned a few items we would add this year. Items that were not Canadian products. We did...but even fewer then we thought.

Kevin bought bananas once....I am still eating apples, the fruits of the season. We now have peanut butter and almonds in our pantry. We missed these the most. I have yet to purchase olives or coconut..(I probably will when a recipe calls for them).

So, other then those few items just mentioned...we are eating the same foods as last year. Mainly products of Canada.

If I had to hazard a guess as to how pure my products of Canada are..(right now)...I would say close to 75%. I have a freezer full of "the best" from last years seasons. I buy local, regional, and national. I buy from Canadian companies. The smaller the company, the better. I read all labels and ingredients on any packaged and/or frozen product. If I question any ingredient...it gets put back on the shelf.

It is a bit of hard work......and a lot of common sense. So far.

Then I watched another episode of Marketplace. Wendy revisited her talk about food labeling. She also discussed how Harpers new regulations may make it even harder for consumers to know exactly where food products are made, processed or produced.

I had hoped the new labeling would make it easier for consumers...not more difficult. If labeling becomes too vague....I hope common sense will stand the test of Harper.