Summer is a fantastic time of year when produce is abundant and at its prime! Don’t let the freshness go to waste!
Q&A with Choices Produce Program Lead
FOOD & DRINK, SUSTAINABILITY
"I believe our local growers and producers are the backbone of our food system"
Q&A with Chef Poyan from Ocean Mama
FOOD & DRINK
"It’s an absolute honour that I have had to represent Canada at such a prestigious world culinary competition."
Boost Your Immunity
DISEASE PREVENTION & ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE, FOOD & DRINK
Such an unfavourable external climate often has negative effects on our internal climate, putting stress on our immune system.
Drinking for Thinking
FOOD & DRINK
Did you ever think that what you drink could affect your moods and even brain activity?
Eat Like A Yogi
DISEASE PREVENTION & ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE, FOOD & DRINK
While many people explore yoga for better health, a calmer mind and a stronger body, is it possible to extend the principles of yoga to the dinner table?
Eating Well with Diabetes
DISEASE PREVENTION & ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE, FOOD & DRINK
Of the three million plus Canadians living with diabetes, 90% of them have type 2 diabetes, which is largely lifestyle related.
Exit Fast Food, Enter Slow Food
FOOD & DRINK
Some things are just better when they’re slow.
Foods to Reduce Gut Inflammation
ALLERGIES & SPECIAL DIETS, DISEASE PREVENTION & ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE, FOOD & DRINK
The barrier between our digestive tract and the rest of our body is vital.
Get Cultured!
FOOD & DRINK
Fermentation is as old as time itself; long before we learned how to harness the power of yeasts and bacteria in food preparation, these critters were turning sugars into alcohol, organic acids and gases.
GMO: Friend or Foe?
FOOD & DRINK
Some experts claim that GMOs have been thoroughly tested and found to be safe for consumption. Others say the opposite.
Intuitive Eating: Listening to the Wisdom of Your Body
DISEASE PREVENTION & ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE, FOOD & DRINK
Food represents so many things to us—nourishment, comfort, friend, enemy, guilt, pleasure, emptiness, fullness, desire, sensuality.
Navigating the FODMAP
ALLERGIES & SPECIAL DIETS, FOOD & DRINK
This isn’t a discussion of a geographical map. It does, however, have everything to do with food.
Practice Traditional Chinese Medicine in Your Home Cooking
DISEASE PREVENTION & ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE, FOOD & DRINK
Central to Traditional Chinese Medicine is the idea that foods are either warming or cooling.
Superfoods and Celiac Disease
ALLERGIES & SPECIAL DIETS, FOOD & DRINK
Celiac nutrition is not just about finding gluten-free grains; if you have celiac disease, eating well requires smart nutrition to help promote healing and a healthy gut environment.
The Dish on Anchovies
FOOD & DRINK
I love anchovies, though to a lot of people they are an acquired taste.
The Dish on Burrata
FOOD & DRINK
The word burrata refers to the buttery consistency and almost buttery taste of this beautiful cheese.
Sustainable Sturgeon
SUSTAINABILITY
Make a healthy and sustainable seafood choice with locally raised and ethically sourced farm raised sturgeon.