Enlightened Eater

Cooking up a pasta dish doesn’t get much faster than this one.  It’s a traditional combination from Puglia, a region of Italy that offers some of the best examples of cucina povera – the cooking of the poor.  Science is shows, though, that it offers an astounding wealth of health promoting benefits. I visited the […]

When it comes to the villains of the fast food world, McDonalds is often put forth as a chief example.  In the meantime, Canada’s favourite coffee chain, Tim Hortons,  lurks quietly behind the scenes without getting much negative attention. But if you’re a Timmie’s fan, do you have any idea of the minefield of sodium […]

You have to wonder what changes we are going to see in the meat inspection system in Canada following the debacle with XL Foods Inc.. Week after week, even months after the initial red flags were raised about E. coli contamination, various products and stores were added to the recall list, making it the largest […]

This weekend, as we turn the clocks back,  marks the official start to our desire to hibernate.   It’s not the cold weather, as many believe, that ups our desire for heartier fare. It’s the shorter days that send on the hunt for higher calorie options. Outsmart your body, though,  with a bowl of soup. Here’s […]

You’re young and healthy and living life in the fast lane. You can afford to eat at the drive-thru at your local fast food eatery. After all, you should never skip breakfast. Well, you might want to rethink your actions. According to new research from the University of Calgary’s Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, even […]

Have your Halloween goodies mysteriously disappeared – even before the little kids come calling for their trick or treats? While many people would like to blame the goblins for the vanishing candies, chances are that there has been some serious munching going on. Halloween is a time of year that even for those who banish […]

  If you’re a breakfast skipper and struggling to eat better through the day, science has just provided more evidence  as to the connection. British researchers  found that there is more brain activation in response to high-calorie items when a person has skipped breakfast, compared with when a person has had their morning meal. I’ve […]

There’s no doubt about it:  we need solutions to tackle the ever-growing obesity epidemic in children. It’s been said many times that this generation of kids won’t outlive their parents.  While too many calories and too little exercise appear to be the culprits, current nutritional science is showing there’s much more at work here.  Today’s […]