Beautiful preserves...& a statement

Display of home-canned food, circa 1941-45, Library of Congress [No known restrictions on publication]

I'd like to go on record: My blog, like these preserves, is a GMO-free zone.

For now (but more to come soon), I will list only one authoritative source that has shaped my opinion and strengthened my convictions; here's one of David Suzuki's recent statements: More science needed on effects of genetically modifying food crops. Also on one of the David Suzuki Foundation blogs, Thought for food: Organic farming is good for you and the planet.

A.S.P.E.N.'s Clinical Nutrition Week 2011, Vancouver, Canada

(I'm attending this conference in my home city but it's in a part of downtown I rarely visit so I feel -- and am behaving -- a bit like a tourist.)

I'm happily immersed in the information & setting. Both have been incredibly inspiring. I'll share highlights from the talks as soon as I process my notes. But for now, here's what I look at between the sessions:

Canada Place

Vancouver Convention Centre & view of Coal Harbour

Stanley Park

Digital Orca at the Convention Centre (Artist: Douglas Coupland)

Dietetic Preceptorship

Hello, just a quick message to let you know despite appearances The Dietitian's Journal is not on hiatus nor am I on a vacation (except for a couple of brief visits to Queen Elizabeth Park).

I've been involved in an intensive and rewarding mutual learning experience with a dietetic intern.  I'm trying to begin 2011 with focus rather than multi-tasking so during the intern's time with me, I've set aside reading and writing for this blog.

Yesterday I discovered a free continuing education course on Dietetic Preceptorship that I'd like to share with you.

Dietetics Preceptor Training Program (scroll down the page to view the course description; to view the content in detail, you will need to register)

The course looks relevant and well-structured so I'm looking forward to working through all the modules, especially the section on critical thinking.

Happy, Healthy New Year

Winter coleslaw: this recipe includes cabbage, carrots, sweet bell peppers, celery & white turnip. This small bowl contains about one-and-half servings toward the "at least 5 a day" of fruits & vegetables.

Happy New Year, everyone.

I hadn't prepared a New Year's Day post, and a good thing, too, because I could never do better than Sophie's latest,

How to make healthy eating incredibly simple this year

So set aside any long or complicated list of resolutions you've made and go read it now. The principle Sophie describes is simple, powerful and 'makes the most difference.'