Every year, Canada gets about 300,000 international students, possibly more, and they come from all over the world. Many are from China, India, Saudi Arabia, France, Japan, Mexico and the United States, so there is a lot of cultural diversity and a mingling of ethnic groups. This multicultural background is experienced in several ways. International […]

We see a lot of advertisement for local products on a positive note, and the idea that local products are better seems to agree with many people. Many people are, however, unaware that something local isn’t always or necessarily better. The Local Foods Dilemma – A Food System Slightly Misunderstood What is to you local […]

For how long have you been trying to lose weight and the diets failed to help you? People sometimes get stuck at some point along their weight-loss plan not knowing why that happens. Often, it’s because they keep falling for weight-loss gimmicks such as fad diets. Fad diets involve eliminating one, and in some cases […]

What are you set on cleaning this spring? And are you going for basic cleaning or are you set on cleaning every corner and crack in your home? It doesn’t even matter because when it comes to fresh and tidy homes, you need only the best cleaning products to get you the very best results […]

People say sports drinks, but what they’re really saying is Gatorade, although there really are a lot of other sports drinks on the market. So what are they anyway? And could they be doing you more harm than good? Let’s find out. Gatorade and other sports drinks – What’s in them? Gatorade is much more […]

Everybody’s been in the situation of last minute ideas for bakery goods. When you’re really bad at baking, or short on time, or your local bakery is unavailable, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Getting baked goods from your local grocery store, right? This has been and is an option for many people, […]

Believe it or not, but the Romans too used cabbage to cure hangovers. That’s right, Canadians – hundreds and hundreds of years ago people got drunk too, and they used cabbage to deal with the aftermath. Try as you may want to avoid a hangover, sometimes that just doesn’t happen, and there you are the […]

The idea that peanut butter could help with losing weight might seem farfetched to you. You’re thinking this is peanuts turned butter, and peanuts are fat, and everyone knows peanut butter is full of fat too. Plus, peanut butter contains sugar, hydrogenated oils, and looking at some of the brands on the market, a lot […]

In 2015, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency gave people the green light to Maggi noodles, having found no health risks associated with consuming the product. A year later, noodles along with pasta and rice sales grew by 3%. How much of that was noodles and whether or not the 2015 declaration played any part in […]

There are olive trees growing in Canada?! One could hardly believe it, but it’s true. Not only are Canadian farmers growing trees for table olives but also, they are pushing for olive oil production – 100% extra virgins. It’s not everywhere in Canada that you can grow olives because olive trees need particular conditions to […]