Food. It is an essential component for life, yet most of us barely spare it a second thought. We can get it anywhere - from the grocery store, from the market, from the vending machine in the lobby of the condo building at 761 Bay St. - so why would we worry about it? The fact is that we should be paying much better attention to the food that we eat - where it comes from, what's in it, and where we can get it. Our mission here at Food Watch is to raise our awareness levels of the food that we eat and to provide information to those who have perhaps never given food a second thought.

Where does your food come from? Before it reaches the grocery store shelf, your food must be cultivated, harvested, processed, packaged, and transported. Today we can get it delivered from a catering company in Toronto. But at one point we had to obtain all of our food directly from its source - plants and animals - and in the event of a disaster such as a hurricane, climate change, or an airplane crash in the wilderness, you may be called upon to do it again. So you had better know how to find food in a survival situation. Food Watch can help.

Even if you never have to go further than the grocery store on the corner for food your whole life, it is still up to you to make sure the food you're buying has the proper amount of nutrients in it to support your body and your lifestyle. For instance, you may need more electrolytes in your diet if you're running around in the hot sun getting yourself all sweaty trying to arrange a wedding rental in Toronto. At Food Watch, we can help you analyze your lifestyle and adapt your diet to meet your body's needs.

Not all food is created equal, just as not all Brampton airport taxis are the same. Canada's Food Guide provides us with guidelines to follow in our diet to stay healthy, but how can we tell which foods will meet the guideline's requirements? We have to read the nutritional information on the packaging. If you don't understand the information and instead just throw the wrappers on the floor, you're doing yourself a disservice. You don't have to stay in ignorance. Let Food Watch teach you to interpret the "code."

In short, Food Watch covers all topics related to food. To find out what information we offer click through a few of the tabs in the navigation bar at the top of the page. Whether you're wondering about how corn fuel will effect natural gas ETFs and our food stores or simply looking for a recipe for diabetic chocolate cake, Food Watch can help.