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Balance Factor
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The Kind(er) Choice

Who doesn’t love peanut butter and chocolate together?  KIND bars have captured that perfect combination in, not 2, but 3 of their bars.  KIND has a Peanut Butter and Dark Chocolate Healthy Grains Bar, a Dark Chocolate and Peanut Butter Healthy Grains Bar, and a Peanut Butter and Dark Chocolate Bar. How on earth do

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Dietary Fat
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Is Your Hard Canadian Butter Really That Big of a Deal?

The late Dr. Mary Enig, renowned for her expertise on fats, nailed it when she called her book, Know Your Fats!  It’s not an easy read but if you can understand the chemistry of fatty acids – those molecules that make up fats – you will understand why this issue around Canadians thinking their hard

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Food Science
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Lamenting the Fermenting…

It’s that time of year when the local produce starts dictating how you will spend the last weeks of your summer.  Bushels and baskets of fresh fruits and vegetables line the entrance of every grocery store bursting with flavour and freshness.  Can you possibly squeeze in a couple of nights of canning tomato sauce, making

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Blood Sugar Stabilization
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Is There a Place for Sweetness in the Diet?

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

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Food Science
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Chocolate Cake for Breakfast?

According to some of the greatest schools on Earth, anything goes!  This week the researchers at Tel Aviv University suggest “that eating [chocolate] cake regularly might just help a person to lose weight”.  Just for kicks, 4 the Luv of Food replaced the words ‘chocolate cake’ with the word ‘food’ to see how the article

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Tortillas

Easy recipes like tortillas and pasta, take homemade meals to the next level.  This tortilla recipe is fast and more nutritious than any store bought version available.  Print Recipe Tortillas Votes: 0 Rating: 0 Rate this recipe! Course 5-Ingredient Meal Balance Factor 15 Prep Time 20 mins Cook Time 20 mins Passive Time 10 mins Serving Size Servings

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