Month: June 2020

Balance Factor
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The Virtual Coffee Shop with Mark Carbone – Session 18

“Pull up a chair in the virtual coffee shop as Mark Carbone speaks one-on-one with interesting guests who are working for change in their schools, districts and communities. Mark is a long time Ontario educator and, although retired, continues to go out and seek the conversations that are going to change the way we think

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Body Chemistry
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How We Got It Wrong: Saturated Fat and Heart Disease

Still confused about whether saturated fat intake can increase your risk of heart disease? It’s not a surprise as there are articles being posted every day with arguments from both sides. This excellent article explains how saturated fat got its bad rap and why there is less reason to be alarmed by including some in

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Individuality
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When Life Throws You A Curve Ball…

When life throws you a curve ball, what do you do? Try something new and take a swing at it? Let it pass until the perfect pitch comes along? Hit it out of the park because you already know how to hit a curve ball? There is no right answer since everyone reacts differently to

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Resources
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Lazy Eggs Benny for Dinner!

Here’s a quick video on a version of Eggs Benedict where a little smoked salmon can turn this breakfast meal into a dinner delight. For those crazy nights when time is short, having some smoked salmon in the freezer, a package of Hollandaise Sauce mix in the pantry and a seasonal vegetable on hand, gives

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Lazy Eggs Benny

Need a well balanced dinner that can be made with 7 ‘on-hand’ ingredients in less than 30 minutes? Lazy Eggs Benny is a recipe you can make at any time with a package of Hollandaise Sauce in the pantry and some smoked salmon in your freezer. This recipe can be made for many or for

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Resources
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Banana Muffins

Watch this quick video on how to make the much loved Banana Muffins that use up frozen overripe bananas and can be stored as frozen batter in recycled empty milk bags! With a Balance Factor of 17, these could use a protein latte or tablespoon of butter to offset their higher carb to lower fat/protein

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Cheftovers
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Cheftovers – Milk Bags and Muffin Batter!

What do 1.3 L milk bags and muffin batter have in common?  ‘Squeezing’ out some homemade muffin batter from a hand-washed empty milk bag is a brilliant way to recycle, re-use and produce quick and delicious muffins without any mess. Re-using a milk bag to freeze produce or carry a sandwich to school in is

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Resources
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How to Create the Perfect Crepes

Watch this video to see how to make perfect crepes for the whole family with just four ingredients . These traditional crepes are perfectly balanced (BF=0) and can be filled with ham and brie, nutella, bacon and eggs, and even pizza toppings! Make them ahead of time for the night when everyone must “grab ‘n

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Crepes

This is a lifesaver of a recipe when you need to have some of the meal done ahead of time so that you can quickly throw the rest together and put dinner on the table. You can make ham and brie crepes, pizza crepes, nutella crepes, egg and bacon crepes…and the list is endless! And

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