Chances are you’ve heard plenty about the rice and arsenic issue. If not, here’s a quick roundup of the happenings: Consumer Reports testing revealed that all sorts of rice products, from baby cereal to brown and white rice, contain worrisome levels of arsenic. Arsenic comes in two forms – inorganic and organic (which occurs naturally […]
As I mentioned in my last post on the Canadian Health Food Association Trade Show, CHFA East –making the connection, I did make some fabulous food finds as I ventured through the exhibits. Coconut products were among the most popular and a definite trends in natural food offerings. Firstly coconut oil was everywhere – if […]
CHFA East –making the connection, The Canadian Health Food Association Trade Show was held last month in Toronto. On my visit to the trade show with more than 650 exhibits, Canada’s largest for the natural health and organics industry, I came across some fabulous food products. But there was also a slew of incredible offerings […]
If you’ve never tried kale before, these tasty chips are a sure fire preparation that will definitely hook you. If you like, be adventurous and vary the seasonings. Try chili powder or smoked paprika. Instead of the olive oil, use sesame oil with a few sesame seeds sprinkled on top. The combos are limitless. 1. […]
Kale is hot: It’s everywhere you look – restaurants, food magazines farmers’ markets and grocery stores. While I’m sometimes happy to see a food trend bite the dust (bacon in anything and everything that’s edible, thank you very much), I hope this one continues to have true staying power. If you haven’t yet jumped on […]
For pumpkin pie lovers, Thanksgiving weekend is a real treat. But why only enjoy the taste only occasionally? Pumpkins are packed with nutrition – beta carotene, B vitamins and minerals like magnesium and potassium, to name a few. Here’s a pumpkin custard – with a hard creme brûlée-like caramel topping you can make all year […]
Here we go again. Fat bashing is alive and well. A Wisconsin CBS TV news anchor, Jennifer Livingston, received an email from a viewer entitled “Community Responsibility” where the writer expressed his opinion on Jennifer’s weight. He suggests that “obesity is one of the worst choices a person can make and one of the most […]
I remember the days way back when I first started my nutrition counselling practice and the thinking was that if you were thin, you could subsist on potato chips and a cola drink with no adverse effects. It was only the overweight who had to consider the nutritional value of their eats. Well, nutritional science […]
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