How To Get Your Family To Beg For Cauliflower

Posted by on Feb 27, 2012 in Recipes, Vegetables | 2 comments Yes, I said beg!! Let’s face it, aren’t you tired of being the one begging the kids to eat their veggies? (And you know why you shouldn’t be doing that -right?) When it comes right down to it, there’s a big difference between getting the gang to eat vegetables, and getting them to like vegetables! You can resort to all kinds of tricks that will result in those veggies...
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Do you get it?

Posted by on Nov 13, 2011 in Fruit, Health, Vegetables | 0 comments Ali does.  She sent me this picture the other day, because she knew that I would love it, and she’s right!  Can’t you just feel the vibrant green crunch of those cucumbers?  And don’t they look so beautiful, all jumbled together, with the perfect bright accent of the hot red peppers?  She took this picture when she was helping her dad make pickles.  Those aren’t just...
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Eat Food: Beautiful, powerful broccoli!

Posted by on Oct 15, 2011 in Health, Vegetables | 0 comments If you’ve been following me for a while, you know that I believe in a diet that is based on whole, real foods.  The concept of a Rainbow Plate is all about ensuring you eat a wide variety of colourful fruits and vegetables at every meal and snack.  This has repeatedly been shown to be a simple yet powerful way to ensure you are providing your body with a wide variety of essential...
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The Zen of The Kitchen

Posted by on Oct 10, 2011 in Cooking | 3 comments Can you feel it? Here in Canada it is Thanksgiving Day.  It also happens to be a season of celebration for many faiths, with special holidays dotting the calendar.  If you don’t follow any particular culture, all you’d have to do to notice this is to read the grocery store flyers!  The weekly specials hint at the traditional foods that are central to so many celebrations.  Apples...
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Where do you get your food?

Posted by on Aug 28, 2011 in Health | 0 comments   This might seem like a silly topic to write about, but it’s a question that I get asked frequently.  The question usually follows some comment along the lines of, “eating healthy is so expensive, isn’t it?” So here are my answers to both: First of all, as I’ve mentioned  before, NO! healthy eating absolutely does not have to be expensive or complicated!  I...
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