The Wonders of Walnuts – Walnuts 101
There are many good reasons to increase the amount of Walnuts in your diet. So here is Walnuts 101 and some ideas for incorporating more into your meals.
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Wild Blueberries Get Top Fruit Antioxidant Scores!
When you look at a blueberry, it is obviously dark blue in colour. From my previous posts, we know that foods with dark natural pigments like red and blue, contain phytonutrients that have health-giving properties. Remember it’s the red grapes that make red wine good for us. The next time you bite into a blueberry, look inside – it’s green! That is another clue to its high nutritional value, because as you know, green is good for us.
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Rehydrate with Watermelon
It’s July, and the temperature is soaring to record-breaking levels. As we all head for the air-conditioning, let’s pause for a moment to think about what mid-January in Ontario feels like… Eating fruits is a great way to keep cool in the summer. Watermelon is a great option, like the name says, it contains 90% water…but it is also loaded with vitamins and minerals.
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Have You Had Your Phytonutrients Today?
“Take your daily multivitamin” is advice commonly heard, but have you ever heard of taking your daily “phytonutrients”? The news is full of stories of new phytonutrients that have been found in food and their disease fighting, anti-cancer and anti-aging properties.
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