I often get asked “Do I have to buy organic to be healthy?” Yes and no. I use the acronym SLOW to help with understanding how to approach this question. SLOW foods will help in selecting wisely. Seasonal – seasonal foods are picked when they’re at their most nutritious and flavourful. Local – food grown close to our home; additionally, we have […]
Believe it or not, “nightshades” are the mainstay of many cultural diets around the world including the Mediterranean diet. The nightshade family or Solanaceae (its botanical name) include many non-edible flowering plants, which are actually considered toxic or poisonous with the best-known being belladonna, or “deadly nightshade,” traditionally valued for its use as a poison (in the play Macbeth, for […]
One simple way to improve your eating regime is to add green. Sound boring? It might be, if you’re thinking iceberg lettuce. Green leafy vegetables are some of the most nutrient dense and the quickest to prepare, especially if you are time crunched. Leafy greens provide a variety of phytonutrients, including beta-carotene and lutein, which protects your cells from oxidative […]
First off, I need to apologize for my inconsistency with preparing my blog over the last couple of weeks. I have not been writing and the result, no blog. I have been recipe experimenting, but most of the recipes aren’t quite ready for you, my readers. Okay, with that said, I will attempt to do better and bring nutrition information […]
If you have had an opportunity to head to your local farmers markets, you will find tomatoes of various sizes and colours. That’s right, tomatoes don’t have to be red. In fact, research by Agricultural Research Service chemist Betty J. Burri and former ARS biologist Betty K. Ishida conducted a study that revealed, “ounce for ounce, tangerine tomatoes might be better sources […]
