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3 Tips To Minimize Produce Waste

FOOD & DRINK

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.

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