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\u70e7\u70e4\u4e2d\u7684\u793e\u4ea4\u7597\u6108<\/strong> \u8425\u517b\u4e0e\u7f8e\u5473\u7684\u5e73\u8861<\/strong> \u7528\u8ff7\u8fed\u9999\u7b49\u9999\u8349\u66ff\u4ee3\u90e8\u5206\u76d0\u5206<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \u63a8\u8350\u4e09\u6587\u9c7c\u3001\u9e21\u80f8\u8089\u7b49\u4f18\u8d28\u86cb\u767d<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \u642d\u914d\u5f69\u6912\u3001\u8611\u83c7\u7b49\u5bcc\u542b\u7ea4\u7ef4\u7684\u70e4\u852c \u8de8\u4ee3\u4ea4\u6d41\u7684\u610f\u5916\u6536\u83b7<\/strong> \u540e\u7eed\u884c\u52a8<\/strong> Mississauga, July 22, 2025<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The “Cooking Alleviates Loneliness \u2013 Barbecue Edition” event, jointly organized by the\u00a0Golden Maple Chinese Seniors Association (GMCSA)<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0The Association of Certified Professional Nutritionists (ACPN)<\/strong>, was successfully held at\u00a0R.K. McMillan Park (830 Aviation Rd.)<\/strong>\u00a0in Mississauga. Running from 10 AM to 2 PM, the event attracted numerous seniors from the community and was funded by\u00a0Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n The event was hosted by\u00a0Mr. Xu Ruizhu and Ms. Hao Ping<\/strong>.\u00a0Ms. Huang Huiping<\/strong>, President of GMCSA, delivered the opening remarks, emphasizing the importance of healthy eating for seniors. Speeches were also given by\u00a0Ms. Paige Summit and Ms. Katharina Andilab<\/strong>, Community Development and Recreation Coordinators for the City of Mississauga, as well as\u00a0Mr. Matt Foxall and Ms. Cheryl Stefanovic<\/strong>, Community Relations Directors of\u00a0AMICA Erin Mills<\/strong>, with professional Chinese interpretation provided by\u00a0Ms. Zhang Fan<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n During the\u00a0nutrition and wellness seminar<\/strong>,\u00a0Ms. Maggie Yu<\/strong>, Director of ACPN, and\u00a0registered nutritionist Julia Wong<\/strong>\u00a0delivered an engaging presentation on healthy eating.\u00a0Julia Wong<\/strong>\u00a0highlighted eight age-related changes in the body, such as slowed metabolism and reduced chewing ability, and proposed six dietary principles, including\u00a0“smaller, more frequent meals; soft textures; low salt and sugar”<\/strong>, stressing the importance of balanced nutrient intake.<\/p>\r\n The event also featured\u00a0lively cultural performances and a barbecue<\/strong>, allowing participants to enjoy food and entertainment while learning about health. The atmosphere was vibrant, with attendees expressing great satisfaction. The\u00a0barbecue segment<\/strong>\u00a0stood out as the most anticipated highlight\u2014where the rising smoke carried not just the aroma of food, but also the warmth of community bonding<\/strong>. ACPN specially designed a\u00a0“social culinary therapy”<\/strong>\u00a0session, enabling participants to experience the mental health benefits of cooking together and sharing recipes.<\/p>\r\n Ms. Maggie Yu<\/strong>, ACPN Director, noted:\u00a0“The natural interaction of flipping meat on the grill breaks down social barriers. Research shows that group cooking stimulates dopamine release, effectively alleviating loneliness.”<\/em>\u00a0At the event, seniors worked in groups to marinate ingredients, tend the grill, and exchange tips on preparing hometown flavors.\u00a0Mr. Chen from Guangdong<\/strong>, while demonstrating his technique for honey-glazed char siu, shared:\u00a0“Teaching young people to cook reminds me of the days when I cooked for my grandson\u2014it brings me peace.”<\/em><\/p>\r\n Registered nutritionist\u00a0Julia Wong<\/strong>\u00a0provided a\u00a0healthier barbecue menu<\/strong>, including:<\/p>\r\n Using herbs like rosemary to replace some salt<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n Recommending high-quality proteins like salmon and chicken breast<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n Pairing with fiber-rich grilled vegetables such as bell peppers and mushrooms<\/strong> The event invited young caregivers from\u00a0AMICA Erin Mills<\/strong>\u00a0to join the barbecue.\u00a0Mark, 26<\/strong>, while helping grill lamb skewers, said:\u00a0“Hearing elders share stories of early immigrant gatherings with makeshift grills gave me a new appreciation for Chinese-Canadian history.”<\/em>\u00a0GMCSA President\u00a0Huang Huiping<\/strong>\u00a0was pleased to see many previously isolated members forming\u00a0regular dining groups (“meal buddies”)<\/strong>\u00a0through the event.<\/p>\r\n GMCSA<\/strong>\u00a0announced the launch of a\u00a0“Flavors of Memory” cooking club<\/strong>, organizing regular themed potlucks. 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As\u00a0Paige Summit<\/strong>, Mississauga\u2019s Community Coordinator, aptly summarized:\u00a0“When the smoke rises, loneliness drifts away with the aroma.”<\/em>\u00a0This feast on the tip of the tongue ultimately served up a\u00a0heartwarming remedy against social isolation.<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 2025\u5e747\u670822\u65e5\uff0c\u5bc6\u897f\u6c99\u52a0 – \u91d1\u67ab\u534e\u4eba\u8001\u5e74\u8054\u8c0a\u4f1a(GMCSA: Golden Maple C […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":5809,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[28,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-seniors-club","category-jiankangyundong"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canlives.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5806","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canlives.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canlives.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canlives.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canlives.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5806"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/canlives.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5806\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5820,"href":"https:\/\/canlives.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5806\/revisions\/5820"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canlives.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canlives.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canlives.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canlives.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
ACPN\u7406\u4e8bMaggie Yu\u6307\u51fa\uff1a”\u7ffb\u52a8\u70e4\u8089\u65f6\u7684\u81ea\u7136\u4e92\u52a8\u80fd\u6253\u7834\u793e\u4ea4\u58c1\u5792\u3002\u7814\u7a76\u8868\u660e\uff0c\u96c6\u4f53\u70f9\u996a\u53ef\u523a\u6fc0\u591a\u5df4\u80fa\u5206\u6ccc\uff0c\u6709\u6548\u7f13\u89e3\u5b64\u72ec\u611f\u3002”\u6d3b\u52a8\u73b0\u573a\uff0c\u957f\u8005\u4eec\u5206\u7ec4\u534f\u4f5c\u814c\u5236\u98df\u6750\u3001\u7167\u770b\u70e4\u67b6\uff0c\u5f7c\u6b64\u4f20\u6388\u5bb6\u4e61\u98ce\u5473\u7684\u8c03\u5236\u79d8\u8bc0\u3002\u6765\u81ea\u5e7f\u4e1c\u7684\u9648\u4f2f\u4f2f\u4e00\u8fb9\u793a\u8303\u871c\u6c41\u53c9\u70e7\u7684\u70e4\u5236\u6280\u5de7\uff0c\u4e00\u8fb9\u611f\u6168\uff1a”\u6559\u5e74\u8f7b\u4eba\u505a\u83dc\u8ba9\u6211\u60f3\u8d77\u4ee5\u524d\u7ed9\u5b59\u5b50\u505a\u996d\u7684\u65e5\u5b50\uff0c\u5fc3\u91cc\u7279\u522b\u8e0f\u5b9e\u3002”<\/p>\r\n
\u6ce8\u518c\u8425\u517b\u5e08Julia Wong\u7279\u522b\u4e3a\u70e7\u70e4\u83dc\u5355\u63d0\u4f9b\u5065\u5eb7\u6539\u826f\u65b9\u6848\uff1a<\/p>\r\n\r\n
“\u70df\u718f\u8fc7\u7a0b\u4f1a\u4ea7\u751f\u4e00\u5b9a\u6709\u5bb3\u7269\u8d28\uff0c\u5efa\u8bae\u642d\u914d\u7eff\u8336\u6216\u67e0\u6aac\u6c34\u98df\u7528”\uff0cJulia Wong\u73b0\u573a\u6f14\u793a\u5982\u4f55\u7528\u9521\u7eb8\u5305\u88f9\u98df\u6750\u51cf\u5c11\u7126\u7cca\u3002<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n
\u6d3b\u52a8\u7279\u522b\u9080\u8bf7AMICA Erin Mills\u517b\u8001\u9662\u7684\u5e74\u8f7b\u62a4\u7406\u4eba\u5458\u53c2\u4e0e\u70e7\u70e4\uff0c26\u5c81\u7684Mark\u5728\u534f\u52a9\u7ffb\u70e4\u7f8a\u8089\u4e32\u65f6\u8868\u793a\uff1a”\u542c\u957f\u8f88\u4eec\u8bb2\u8ff0\u79fb\u6c11\u521d\u671f\u7528\u7b80\u6613\u70e4\u67b6\u805a\u4f1a\u7684\u6545\u4e8b\uff0c\u8ba9\u6211\u5bf9\u52a0\u62ff\u5927\u534e\u4eba\u5386\u53f2\u6709\u4e86\u65b0\u8ba4\u8bc6\u3002”\u91d1\u67ab\u4f1a\u4f1a\u957f\u9ec4\u6167\u5e73\u6b23\u6170\u5730\u53d1\u73b0\uff0c\u591a\u4f4d\u72ec\u5c45\u4f1a\u5458\u901a\u8fc7\u6d3b\u52a8\u7ed3\u8bc6\u4e86\u5b9a\u671f\u805a\u9910\u7684”\u996d\u642d\u5b50”\u3002<\/p>\r\n
GMCSA\u5ba3\u5e03\u5c06\u6210\u7acb”\u8bb0\u5fc6\u4e2d\u7684\u5473\u9053”\u70f9\u996a\u5c0f\u7ec4\uff0c\u5b9a\u671f\u7ec4\u7ec7\u4e3b\u9898\u9910\u4f1a\u3002ACPN\u5219\u8ba1\u5212\u5f00\u53d1\u300a\u793e\u4ea4\u70f9\u996a\u5fc3\u7406\u5065\u5eb7\u6307\u5357\u300b\uff0c\u9996\u6279\u624b\u518c\u5c06\u4e8e\u79cb\u5b63\u514d\u8d39\u53d1\u653e\u3002\u6b63\u5982\u5bc6\u5e02\u793e\u533a\u534f\u8c03\u5458Paige Summit\u603b\u7ed3\uff1a”\u5f53\u708a\u70df\u5347\u8d77\u65f6\uff0c\u5b64\u72ec\u4fbf\u968f\u7740\u9999\u6c14\u98d8\u6563\u4e86\u3002”\u8fd9\u573a\u820c\u5c16\u4e0a\u7684\u805a\u4f1a\uff0c\u6700\u7ec8\u70f9\u5236\u51fa\u7684\u662f\u4e00\u4efd\u5bf9\u6297\u793e\u4f1a\u9694\u79bb\u7684\u6e29\u6696\u5904\u65b9\u3002<\/p>\r\nThe Healing Power of Social Barbecuing<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n
Balancing Nutrition and Flavor<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n
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“Grilling can produce harmful compounds, so it’s best to pair it with green tea or lemon water,”<\/em>\u00a0Julia advised, demonstrating how to\u00a0wrap food in foil to reduce charring<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nUnexpected Intergenerational Connections<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n
Next Steps<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n