If you live close to Aldergrove, British Columbia and want to see how a goji berry farm looks like, you only have to go as far as Gojoy Berry Farm, the first successful goji farm in Canada. Wait until July, and you can pick the berries yourself, to take home, of course, because once harvesting […]
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Cauliflower – Vitamins-Packed Vegetable
Tagging along in the cruciferous family with vegetables such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, turnips and kale among others, cauliflower is a vitamins-packed food with many benefits, especially when consumed on a regular basis. Cauliflower is not, however, one of the vegetables that can be eaten excessively without some side effects, but it is an […]
Is There Really Such a Thing as Healthy Snacks?
Can you really say snacks are healthy? Is there really such a thing as eating without overdoing? Even with healthy snacks like nuts and dried fruits moderation is still required. You’re only supposed to eat so much of a mix per day: nuts about 4 to 7 pieces and dried fruits 1 to 2 pieces. […]
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Did You Know? Your New Clothes May be Covered in Chemicals
In Europe, legislation exists that prohibits the use of certain chemicals in textile manufacturing. Similar interdictions also exist in the US and Canada for the same reason, because these substances were shown to have negative effects on humans and the environment. Most common chemicals in clothing manufacturing Toxic chemicals serve specific purposes in the manufacturing […]
Energy Drinks & Sports Drinks: What’s the Difference?
It’s not a question of orange juice or water versus replenishing drinks anymore. No, for both athletes and gym-see regulars nowadays it’s about sports drinks over energy drinks and vice versa. There are many differences between them, although people often mistake one for another. But they each contain particular ingredients and serve different purposes. Sports […]
The Various Types of Onions
Yellow, pink, green, Egyptian, Mexican or Chinese – onions come in more sizes, forms and varieties than most people can imagine. What most people do at the grocery store is they pick up the most commonly used variety, the yellow onions which are great for cooking indeed but slightly less recommended raw. There’s no time […]
A Guide-List to Canada’s Best Suppliers of Pet Things
Pet owners often participate in consumer tradeshows to keep up to date with latest pet products and information from the pet industry that may prove relevant. The many people who come to pet expos demonstrate that caring is an important part of the pet-owner relationship, one that comes with a set of responsibilities. As a […]
On Fats and Best Foods to Eat for Healthy Fat
A lot is being said on healthy and unhealthy fats, how eating health-positive fat impacts body functions for the better and how eating health-negative fats is in the body’s detriment, meaning there are many discussions on fat’s effect on health. Fat in diets and do we need fatty foods? The relation between food and health […]
Understanding the Side Effects of Starting to Eat Healthy
The most important thing to remember once making the decision to start eating healthier is that you are going to experience some side effects as a result of your body adjusting to the diet. Contrary to what many Canadians believe and expect, when starting to eat healthy it’s not a feeling of feeling good that […]
Pineapple – Royal Food and Important Symbol
Pineapple has one of the most interesting and richer histories of existence. For centuries, it has been a symbol of friendship, and throughout history, it has been depicted as a symbol of wealth, hospitality, and royalty. Pineapples were given to kings as a royal gift, and only the most distinguished guests were gifted this exotic […]
Where Gluten Free Starts: Three First Steps to a Smooth Transition
It is estimated that nearly 1 in 133 Canadians suffers from celiac disease, the autoimmune affection that cannot be treated otherwise except by following a gluten-free diet, meaning no other cure or treatment to control or heal the symptoms has yet been discovered. But it’s not just people diagnosed with celiac disease who decide to […]
Olive Oil – Healthy Fat with Incredible Benefits
One of the healthiest fats to consume, olive oil, is produced heavily in countries like Spain, Italy, and Greece, but altogether, there are more than 20 top producing countries in the world. Most of the world’s production comes, however, from the Mediterranean region where olive trees are grown for centuries. Where the best olive oil […]
Don’t let a day go by without eating vegetables – seasonal vegetables
Can you go a day without eating any fruits at all? Pretty sure you can. Lots of people do. But while you can skimp on fruits, you can hardly do so when it comes to vegetables, and that’s because no matter what you are cooking or where you are eating, there’s at least one vegetable […]
5 Ways the Frugal Canadian is Happier than Most of Us
To some people frugality is a choice, to others, it becomes a necessity. Life sometimes makes you live on less, and it doesn’t ask if you like it or not. But then again it’s often the challenging times in our lives – whether financially or otherwise – that teach us a lot about ourselves and […]
Best Type of Foods for Coming out of Winter
If you’ve been feeling tired and even a bit sad this past couple of months and you haven’t been able to explain yourself, then now that it’s all quite normal. See, during winter our bodies experience a slowdown, and just like animals hibernate during winter, our bodies too function differently this time of year. Changes […]
Tame Your Cravings: No. 1 Most Important Step to Eating Healthier
Not an easy job to do – go from cheesy bagels or chocolate donuts in the morning to oatmeal or basic scramble. After all, what’s more tempting? Grabbing something on the go or take 20 minutes off a busy morning to make porridge? That’s rhetorical. Here’s the thing though, and it’s been scientifically proven: the […]
The Chemically-Polluted Fruits and the Most Contaminated of All
That most fruits are contaminated, everybody knows it nowadays. But do you know just how contaminated they are and which among them are the most chemically-polluted? It is unfortunate that the fruits with the most pesticides are fruits that people consume daily, staple fruits so to say. If rambutan, mangosteen or cherimoya ranked as the […]
Food Options for Foreign Students Studying in Canada
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 […]
The Local Products Dilemma: When Local Isn’t Always Fresh or Better
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 […]
5 Foods and Drinks That Help With Losing Weight
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 […]
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