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If you are like me and live in a part of the world that is experiencing the cold weather right now, I have just the soup to warm you up! If you are one of the lucky ones who live somewhere that is hot and sunny right now… I’m so jealous!!!
No matter your climate, I still encourage you to give this Butternut Squash Soup recipe a try. It’s simple and delicious. Read more »
The artificial sweetener industry would like us to believe that we can have our cake and eat it too. They want us to feel like we are doing our body good when we choose a diet soda, or low calorie cookie. They have made their millions by convincing consumers that their products are superior because they don’t raise blood sugar and they don’t have calories. However, what are the trade-offs? What harm are we causing to our bodies in order to have these benefits and is it worth it? Read more »
This past weekend I was discussing how much I love tofu and someone asked me “What is tofu?”. I realized there and then that he along with many others have not had the opportunity to experience this delicious and rather odd looking food specimen. Read more »
I’m not going to beat around the bush on this one. If your goal is to eat a healthy breakfast, stay away from Nutella! I think deep down most of us know that spreading chocolate on our toast can’t be healthy. Unfortunately, this hasn’t stopped Nutella from focusing their marketing efforts towards convincing us (especially mothers) that their product is nutritious and an important part of a balanced breakfast. To me, positioning a chocolate spread in this way is misleading to consumers. Read more »
I must confess, as a child I was quite the picky eater. At a young age I decided that one of my “do not eat” foods was beets. I had put them in the same category as brussels sprouts and broccoli. Looking back, I feel somewhat guilty for discriminating against these delicious and nutritious vegetables. Now that I’m older and wise enough to appreciate all that the beet has to offer, I can’t seem to get enough! Read more »
Let’s face it, most of us like to reward ourselves with a treat once in a while. This may be a homemade chocolate chip cookie, a piece of pie, a few potato chips, soda, or maybe a handful of french fries. I don’t have a problem with the occasional (key word being occasional) treat of something that really brings a smile to my face. The trick however, is in understanding what goes in the treat pile and what belongs in the “good for me” pile. Read more »
It’s not even June and I have already suffered my first major sunburn of the season! It doesn’t seem to matter how much sunscreen I apply, it’s never enough. Living in Canada means that we have a very short window of time to enjoy the sunshine and I try to take full advantage of this. One of my favourite things about the summer months (other than enjoying a brewsky or two on the patio) is the fresh produce!! Fresh produce, summer and salad go hand in hand. For this post I have provided a recipe for one of my favourite summer salads. Read more »
This morning for breakfast, as with most mornings I had two eggs on whole grain toast, with BUTTER!! Yes, that’s right folks, good good golden butter. I’ve had people ask me why I choose to eat butter instead of margarine since margarine is so much ‘healthier’. After I explain the history of margarine and the truth behind all of its fancy messaging, packaging, and health claims, they are often shocked with what they have learned. Let’s take a closer look to see what naked truth we can uncover today. Read more »
Recently, it seems that the yogurt industry has taken off. More than ever before I am seeing advertisements preaching the health benefits of various yogurt products. Messages about probiotics, prebiotics, DHA, and the ability to lose weight by eating yogurt. It all sounds so wonderful, but is all yogurt good for you? Are some better than others? When yogurt is left standing naked for all to see, the answers to these questions become more clear. Read more »
For all you soy sauce lovers out there, here is a product comparison to help with your shopping. It’s no secret that soy sauce is high in sodium. Although we do need sodium in our diet, going shaker happy with the soy sauce is one sure way to quickly maximize your suggested daily intake. Let’s look at a substitute product that tastes great and will allow you to sauce up your meal. Read more »
