As the weather cools across Canada, our thoughts turn away from salads and steaks to soups and stews. While starchy side dishes such as potatoes, rice and pasta might make a natural addition to a warm meal on a cool day,…
Savvy consumers and bloggers have noticed products in the dairy aisle branded as ‘dairy beverages’ or ‘chocolate drinks. http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2010/08/25/f-food-chocolate-milk-ingredients.html
The health benefits of milk — which has carbohydrates, electrolytes, calcium and vitamin D — have long been established. But for athletes, milk also contains the two proteins best for rebuilding muscles: casein and whey. http://www.cbc.ca/cp/health/TL3049.html
As kids head back to the classroom, many parents are already dreading the tedious task of packing lunches. The challenge: coming up with a healthy meal your kids will actually eat. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/leslie-beck/packing-healthy-school-lunches-that-make-the-grade/article1691554/
Food stylist Adele Hagan helps you think outside the sandwich and pack a lunch tasty enough to nurture the pickiest budding foodie http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/family-and-relationships/back-to-school/bye-bye-brown-bag-fun-tasty-lunches-for-your-kid/article1691964/
Scientists at Oxford University report that Vitamin D has a huge effect on our DNA and say this could explain its apparently beneficial role in preventing diverse diseases http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/gene-researchers-find-key-role-for-vitamin-d-in-range-of-diseases/article1682257/
Scientists have come up with the perfect appetite suppressant: plain old water. http://www.canada.com/health/Research+shows+water+intake+combined+with+mindful+diet+sheds+pounds/3432523/story.html
Many commercial bottled tea drinks contain little or no healthful antioxidants, researchers have found. http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/08/22/bottled-tea-antioxidants.html
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