“You should eat it because . . . “

Posted by on Apr 10, 2012 in Raising healthy eaters, Recipes, Vegetables | 0 comments Quick, finish the sentence above! I’ll bet that most of you said “…it’s good for you!” Did you? I’m sure you heard that phrase over and over while you were growing up. There are many variations on that theme: You might have been told to eat something because: “…it will make you big and strong” “…it will give you lots of...
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As Seen On TV . . .

Posted by on Feb 4, 2012 in Cooking, Health, Recipes | 0 comments Did you catch me in my national TV debut?  That’s me on the CTV News Channel this week, chatting with Amanda and Todd about how to lighten up your Super Bowl snacks!  It was an exciting and slightly terrifying experience, but a great time overall!  (I got to sit beside Lisa LaFlamme and have my makeup done!) Make sure you pop over here to get the full details about those healthy snacks....
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What you need right now

Posted by on Jan 8, 2012 in Cooking, Health, Raising healthy eaters, Recipes | 3 comments Have you noticed it too?  In the first week of January, the “D” words are everywhere.  You can’t find a newspaper, magazine or website that isn’t preaching the gospel of “dieting” or worse, “detoxing” right now.  Sorry, folks; I’m not jumping on that bandwagon! As I’ve said before, the best approach to health is to take it one...
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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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