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Sitting around a table connects you to the people you love: Hanna continued from p.5 Rosehaven Homes and Metroland Media Group. "The program is about getting people back in the kitchen, giving them the tangible skills to be able to feed themselves. That's power," said Hanna. "It's a life skill. You knowing how to read and write, I truly believe, is no less important than you knowing how to feed yourself." In addition to the in-kitchen sessions, HealthyFam has a community garden, from which many of the vegetables used in the lessons are harvested. According to Hanna, rediscovering the importance of food knowledge can benefit society as a whole and HealthyFam is a grassroots step in the right direction. "This is an issue that is being felt all across Canada. We've disconnected with each other and our relationship with food has become distorted," she explained. "But it's not just obesity; it's anorexia, bulimia. Those are distorted relationships with food. There's sitophobia, which is a fear of food," she continued. "There's obsessive behaviour around food where people are afraid to eat because they heard this is bad, but now this is good." Hanna believes, in North America, we need to slow down and reconnect with one another and relearn the joy of eating in the room that should be central to any family: the kitchen. "The greatest gift that you can have is the gift of great health. The greatest gift that you can have is belonging to a family...," she said. "And that's what sitting around a table does, it connects you to each other, people that you love. Put food on that table that's good for you, then you've got it." Keep reading the Oakville Beaver for columns from HealthyFam founder Julia Hanna as well as fun contests focusing on food and cooking. For more information, visit www.kidsculinary. ca. For those who would like to participate in a HealthyFam program, contact ashley@ kidsculinary.ca. 13 | Friday, July 5, 2013 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com ELEMENTARY Learn about HSC's PROGRAMS www.hsc.on.ca at SPECIALIZES IN: 289.772.6808 ·Patios ·Walkways ·Retaining Walls ·Driveways ·Stonework AT HSC, LEARNING HAPPENS NATURALLY. The ability to develop at your own pace, and through your own interest and passion, is crucial in learning." - Dianne de Freitas, Montessori School Principal www.colslandscaping.com info@colslandscaping.com Hillfield Strathallan College is an independent day school for Montessori Toddler and Pre-Kindergarten students to Grade 12. Visit us at www.hsc.on.ca. Learn about our NEW Toddler Program. Call Scott Barton 905-389-1367 Auto Body Repair Auto Body Repair Headlight Rejuvination Quick Service Quick Service Low Prices Low Prices ® PREMIU UM SPOT T REPA AIR R EE FR ates im Est You Don't Pay HST in the Month of July!* Fra action of the e co ost of a bod dy shop p! Come see us before your car lease ends! QEW ® MPS Mic cro opa aint t Canad da Ltd d 467 Sp pee ers Rd d #11 1 Oak kville in nfo@ @mpsmic crop pain nt.c com m www.m mpsm mic cro opai int t.co om VAL DOR Lifetime Warranty h Fourt Line Unit #11 Speers RD (905) 842-4MPS (4677) (4677) (905) 842-4MPS *Not to be combined with any other promotion