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With Canada’s special 150th birthday this coming weekend I wanted to highlight some Canadian superfoods. Superfoods have become all the rage in the health food industry. While many come from far-away places we’ve got some national favourites that deserve some attention. While not all of these foods originated in Canada, they are now grown here. […]

Ontario strawberries have arrived and boy are they delicious! Strawberries are an incredibly versatile fruit that are just as useful in savoury recipes as they are in the sweet dessert-type dishes. Not only that but they are packed with vitamins and minerals. Fresh Ontario strawberries truly are a delicious power house!

Salads are nice and light for warmer weather but left a minute too long and you’re in for a soggy dish. When preparing for an outdoor party it’s best to stay away from leafy lettuce salads and opt for hearty vegetable and/or grain salads instead.

The other day I had my windows open and it was so refreshing. Opening up your windows is good for healthy air in your home. Health experts have longed warned of the dangers of “indoor air pollution”. From mold spores, to chemical off-gassing from paint, new furniture and cleaning products, sometimes the air in our

I’m so excited that soon we are going to have lots of local fruits and vegetables available. The beauty of eating locally and seasonally is that our fruits and vegetables are not harvested early and left to ripen in transit. They get optimal growing time which means their nutrients are plentiful. You can most definitely taste the local difference. I can’t wait to stock my fridge in the coming months!

With Easter weekend behind us and warmer weather ahead, it’s time for Spring Cleaning!
Danielle shares some great Power Up Tips for organizing your kitchen, starting with the pantry.

Trying to find the “perfect gift” can be daunting. I like to give my clients and friends who I see over the holidays a little something to say I’m grateful. With that train of thought I decided to simplify the art of gift giving by doing something I loved and sharing it with the ones I love: baking delicious cookies!

It’s pretty clear that choosing locally grown and seasonal foods is a smart choice when trying to eat healthy. Optimal nutrients, great flavour and minimal preservatives are a few good reasons why we do so. But what about homemade variations of your favourite fast foods? Can we still get the great taste and convenience of fast food but with the healthy and fresh ingredients from our fridge and pantry?

Are homemade foods, like muffins and hamburgers, really healthier than conveniently prepared foods?

It seems that the ideal body becomes ever more elusive the harder we try to achieve it. The potential is there, we just can’t figure out the magic formula or diet. The odds are that 98% of dieters will fail at sustaining weight loss while only 2% of dieters will succeed. Even more discouraging is the post diet weight gain after the valiant effort to get the excess weight off fails.