Influx of money largely goes into junk food, says wellness co-ordinator

By Darrell Greer  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter  10/07/2024 09:14 Sometimes the more things change, the more they stay the same, and unhealthy food choices seem to have crept back to the top of the list in Baker Lake. Hamlet wellness co-ordinator Karen Yip hasn’t liked a lot of the food choices she’s seen being made since funds from the Inuit Child First/Jordan’s Principle Food Security program were rolled out in the community. Yip said she’d like to see more people do their due diligence when it comes to selecting food items with the extra food money they’re now receiving. “I would like to do a community event and talk about nutrition, play games, and, maybe, get people to taste things that they could easily make just by buying the ingredients…

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