Enlightened Eater

Folic acid has certainly been getting a lot of  attention this past week. For pregnant women, meeting their quota of this member of the B vitamin family is critical to the health of their newborn:  research shows  a strong protective link between  women taking folic acid supplements before becoming pregnant  and  a decreased risk  of […]

    Back in 2007, Health Canada, finally acknowledging that Canadians were being buried by a minefield of salt,  formed an expert committee called the Sodium Working Group (SWG)  to come up with a strategy for reducing the amount of sodium we consume. Their report, published in 2010, at a cost of almost a million […]

  This study belongs in the “how did it get published” category. A recent study shows that a high egg intake may increase the risk of type 2 diabetes – but only if you live in the United States. Yes, you read that correctly. Now if you’re scratching your head and wondering how this could […]

  “Care to comment on the article, Ten Thousand New Reasons Not To Worry About Pesticide Residues?” asks Enlightened Eater Facebook fan, Karen Jorgenson Cooper‎. Karen, at first glance, this article in Forbes magazine by just looking at the title alone,  sounds very reassuring. It basically says we have nothing to worry about. The article […]

    Tomorrow marks the first day of Dietitians of Canada Nutrition Month. This year’s theme is aimed at making small changes in your food routines over time that would ultimately yield healthier eating habits.  After all, habits are what you do on auto-pilot. You don’t have to spend hours on end to make habits […]

When I was young, I hated Parmesan cheese. Or at least, I thought it was Parmesan cheese. It came in a can and was found on the supermarket store shelf – not the refrigerated section. The smell was absolutely horrible to me. As I got older, I graduated to almost liking the grated stuff that […]

  There’s more to healthy eating than just calories Last week, Dietitians of Canada  (of which I am a long-time member) released a position statement recommending that an excise tax of at least 10-20% be applied to sugar-sweetened beverages sold in Canada.  The association is taking a strong stand as there’s no doubt about  the […]

                                                                Is kale the new oat bran? i By now you have  heard that McDonald’s kale salad has more calories than a Double Big Mac. A CBC news report states that once you plop the accompanying Asiago Caesar dressing on the “crispy chicken” version, the salad’s nutritional profile doesn’t look so good. According to McDonald’s […]