“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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What The Heart Desires For Valentine’s Day

Posted by on Feb 14, 2012 in Cooking, Recipes | 1 comment  Happy Valentine’s Day!  There’s no denying it.  If you listen to all the advertising and marketing, you know that you’re supposed to get that special someone a gift that’s sweet and heart-shaped to show your love.  And face it; red is definitely the colour of choice for this holiday of hearts.  While chocolate ranks right up there with top gift ideas, there is no...
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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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I’ve bean meaning to share this. . .

Posted by on Aug 3, 2011 in Recipes | 2 comments Posted by Janet Nezon on August 3, 2011  People always tell me that they want to eat healthy, delicious food, but they aren’t prepared to spend a lot of time or money to do so.  To that, I always say “no problem!”  Healthy eating is so much simpler than most people think. (Have you noticed what I named my business?) Here’s the proof:  This is a simple, yet versatile...
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Simple, colourful, warming, yum!

Posted by on Apr 20, 2011 in Cooking, Recipes | 0 comments Posted by Janet Nezon on April 20, 2011 Ok, so what happened to spring?? While we should be thinking about fresh green shoots, asparagus, and new young vegetables at this time of year, the weather has us feeling like hearty, warming fare. . . again!  So I thought this simple recipe was worth revisiting. If you haven’t had a chance to try it yet, make it tonight!  It only takes a few...
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