Food Day Canada has come out with a grocery list to help fill the knowledge gap about what foods are actually cultivated and processed in Canada.
It's called the 'Shop Like A Canadian' list.
Spokesperson Anita Stewart says finding Canadian dairy products can be easy - just watch for the blue cow symbol.
But others may not be so easy.
Stewart points out most flours, except blended ones, are Canadian.
She says pulses are also Canadian, with many beans processed in Hensall.
Stewart suggests consumers watch for the Product of Canada labelling, which means the ingredients are grown by Canadian farmers and the product is processed and packaged by companies based in Canada.
"'Made in Canada', that's where it gets really confusing. You also need to have a magnifying glass in your back pocket to see the 'Product of USA' surreptitiously snuck in under some of these labels even though the labels have maple leaves on the front."
The 'Shop Like A Canadian' grocery list is available on the Food Day Canada website.
This year's Food Day Canada is Saturday, July 30th.
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Stewart says while watching for the blue cow helps figure out Canadian dairy products, there are others which may not be quite so obvious.
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She says the key label to look for is Product of Canada - which means it was grown by Canadian farmers, and processed and packaged by companies based in Canada.
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Stewart says the list is a start to knowing where your food comes from and how to find it.
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