Foraging to Food Blogging: Evolving Influences on the Canadian Diet, 1600 to Present

An illustrated lecture that explores how developments in food technology and cooking equipment, our growing understanding of the science of nutrition and the availability of ingredients have influenced what Canadians have eaten since the early days of European settlement.
It will briefly cover scurvy and starvation, Canada’s increasing self-sufficiency, military rations and the foundation of some beloved food manufacturers. It will also offer a more detailed look at food trends of the past 60 years gained from contemporary recipes, advertising, government publications and secondary sources.