Here we go again- it’s time for New Year’s resolutions, many of which you make year after year but somehow never follow through on. And I would venture a bet that eating healthy or losing weight is at the top of many of your past New Year’s lists. This year, why not aim for success […]
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Your guests will go nuts over these almonds
Here’s a wonderful nibble for your New Year’s celebration. Or whip up a batch to treat yourself to a tasty snack. The recipe is from my book , The Enlightened Eater’s Whole Foods Guide (Viking Canada). Glazed Spicy Almonds Makes 12 servings 2 cups (500 mL) raw almonds (about 8 oz/ 250 g) 1 large […]
If you’re heading to warmer destinations and love fish, read this.
Since I’ve been the bearer of warnings about fish and various unpleasant consequences, I figured I may as well finish the job. After all, forewarned is forearmed. While my previous cautionary tales were about improperly labelled fish and potential tummy troubles, these deal with food safety issues alone – issues you might want to be […]
More on soup and waist management plus a recipe: Corn, Tomato and Lime Soup
Earlier this week, I pointed to the research showing a bevy of health perks provided by soup but in case, you aren’t convinced, here’s yet another study on the advantages offered by eating soup. In an investigation of Japanese men, published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, researchers assessed the impact of regular […]
Soup tidbits- how to make them in a flash while boosting your nutrition
While making soup from scratch used to be nothing out of the ordinary for most cooks, nowadays the thought of it can be very intimidating to many. In reality, though, cooking up a pot of soup doesn’t require much in the way of culinary skills. But the real deal does require some good ingredients and […]
Soup- an essential holiday appetite tamer
Chances are you’ve already come across countless strategies on how to survive the holiday season in roughly the same shape as you started. But there’s one weapon against overeating that’s far superior to others: eating a steaming hot bowl of soup, particularly one chock full of chunky veggies, before you hit the party circuit or […]
The 2012 Love Your Lentils Tour Cooking Challenge: Lentil Salad with Feta and Herbs
In my post Five reasons to put lentils on your plate, I mentioned the 2012 Love Your Lentils Tour and a fun activity the organizers had in store for us – a cooking challenge much like those you see on the Food Network. We, a group of dietitians from both Canada and the U.S., were […]
There’s something fishy going on in a lot of places
On Monday I posted about my concern with escolar masquerading as white tuna and butterfish. I did so as a result of a discussion I had on the weekend with a physician who loved butterfish and white tuna but also didn’t know the cause of his occasional stomach upsets after eating sushi. Little did I […]
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