Fit Fare

We all know we’re supposed to get at least 5 servings of fruit and vegetables each day, but it isn’t always easy. One of the reasons many people give for not eating enough fruit is that there isn’t enough variety. At this time of year, when we have our choice of berries, cherries, stone fruit, […]

There’s nothing like a tasty glass of pond slime to get you started in the morning.

You’ve probably seem them in the supermarket, those bottles of icky green stuff, slotted in with the fancy juices and smoothies. With names like Green Goodness, Extreme Green and Green Energy, they are marketed in such a way as to […]

Buckwheat is a healthy alternative to white flour noodles, although most brands are made from a combination of buckwheat and wheat flours, so check your labels. Any combination of vegetables may be used here, but the earthy taste of shitake mushrooms compliments the fresh peas and the nori quite nicely. Any of the Japanese ingredients […]

Canadians may soon be limiting their intake of trans fats, whether they like it or not.
Recent federal task force recommendations indicate that trans fat consumption should be limited. As consumers have little control over the ingredients that go into pre-packaged or restaurant food, the recommendations would be primarily directed towards food manufacturers and the restaurant […]

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It’s true. That’s not just something made up by the cereal companies. Yet this most important meal is often overlooked or neglected by the majority of North Americans as we rush to get out the door each morning.
The way I see it, our problem is two-fold. […]

Now that we know just how healthy blueberries are, it only makes sense to eat more of them. The problem is that most of the tasty blueberry desserts, such as pie, are also high in fat. Blueberry grunt is low fat, and still sweet and tasty. It’s not the prettiest dish that will come out […]

It seems no matter where you turn these days, people are drinking green tea. Even the large soda manufacturers have caught on to the trend and are selling the stuff, with ads plastered all over prime time television for versions of the drink.
So what exactly is it about green tea that has people talking? Turns […]

I want you to find the nearest bag of potato chips. Hint - if you can reach it without leaving your computer chair, that’s a bad thing. Now, read the ingredients list. Unless your potato chips are the super-swank high-end organic kind, I’d bet dollars to donuts that somewhere in that list is either vegetable […]

The number one rule to remember when reading studies, works of non-fiction, even the news, is that everyone approaches a piece with a bias. When it comes to nutrition studies, the bias often reflects who is paying for the study; in the news, whether the network or paper has a right or left-wing slant. In […]

It’s hard to be allergic to dairy and have your favourite foods be dairy based; cheese, ice cream, cheese cake, banana splits. It’s sad and lonely to stand by on a hot summer day while your husband eats one of those soft-serve cones from the ice cream truck and you can only live vicariously through […]