It’s not always convenient but if you can take a couple of hours on a summer’s day and pickle some cucumbers, you won’t be sorry! It takes 4 ingredients – pickling cucumbers, water, vinegar, and your favourite dill pickle mix – to make outstanding dill pickles. Check-out What’s in Season? – Pickles (coming soon) to
This quick video shows you how to make 6-ingredient meatballs in less than 30 mins. Make a double batch and throw them in the freezer. The next time you need a healthy meal on the fly, you can throw them in some taco shells with salsa or on a crusty roll with tomato sauce for
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
This delicious meal is a family favourite. Even though its a pasta dish, it’s Balance Factor is -36 thanks to all the protein and healthy fat to balance those carbohydrates. It freezes well too. But most importantly, a nice glass of wine or a beer could be easily balanced with a dish like Fettuccine Bake!
You bet there is…but not without knowing the supporting science first! Sugar is 50% glucose to 50% fructose. Glucose is the main fuel source for the body because it fuels all the muscles and organs. It’s even present in healthy fats as the glyceride part of the fat molecule – triglyceride! Fructose, on the other
What’s in Season? In southern Ontario from the end of May through June, we start to see two of the three vegetables that are considered ‘perennials’; vegetables that come back for a second year and often more! Asparagus is one of those vegetables and it teaches us a valuable lesson about genetics. Does a more potent
Canada’s Food Guide, “the cornerstone to the country’s approach to healthy eating” has been under scrutiny for years. Comments like “it’s outdated, confusing and broken” have turned many health conscious Canadians to other sources when looking for a healthy diet. I’m not one of those folks. I believe that Canada’s Food Guide works. But
Canada’s so-called ‘Protein War’ is the latest nutrition-related headline trending across the country. Apparently, we are at war with ourselves over how much meat we are eating. And yet, there is no guidance or definition on how much meat is too much. A research team from Dalhousie University states that Canadians are considering reducing
There are 5 voluntary tasks that we as humans must do to keep the body alive. These are 1) drink fluids, 2) eat food, 3) sleep, 4) go to the bathroom, and 5) dress to maintain body temperature. The body has internal alarms set for all of them – 4 of which are loud and
You know that feeling that is so hard to resist. You think “just one more” then you’ll stop and use some restraint next time. But it happens again – not on a regular basis but in moments when no one is looking, or when you think you’ve earned it. Wait! What are we talking about
Comfort foods are calorie dense and nutrient specific. When our bodies encourage us to eat comfort foods, it is looking for calories and more specifically, a certain type of them. We crave those comfort food calories because there is something…increased stress, lack of sleep, cold temperatures, fighting off infection, or simply skipping a meal… that
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