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By Darrell Greer \u00a0Local Journalism Initiative Reporter \u00a010\/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\u2019t liked a lot of the food choices she\u2019s seen being made since funds from the Inuit Child First\/Jordan\u2019s Principle Food Security program were rolled out in the community. Yip said she\u2019d like to see more people do their due diligence when it comes to selecting food items with the extra food money they\u2019re now receiving. \u201cI 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… <\/p>\n

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By Darrell Greer \u00a0Local Journalism Initiative Reporter \u00a010\/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\u2019t liked a lot of the food choices she\u2019s seen being made since funds from the Inuit Child First\/Jordan\u2019s Principle Food Security program were rolled out in the community. Yip said she\u2019d like to see more people do their due diligence when it comes to selecting food items with the extra food money they\u2019re now receiving. \u201cI 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... <\/p>\n

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