Seasonal foods to refresh your diet

As the days grow longer and warmer, it’s the perfect time to refresh our diets with the vibrant produce of spring. Embracing seasonal foods not only supports local agriculture but also offers the freshest and most nutrient-rich options available. Let’s explore some springtime favorites that can help detoxify and rejuvenate your body. Asparagus: This spear-shaped…

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Raw vs. Cooked – Which Contains More Vitamins and Minerals?

Let’s finally put an end to the debate of raw vs. cooked. Of course, in the grand scheme of a well-balanced, nutrient-dense, varied, whole foods diet, the cooked vs. raw debate isn’t that critical for most people. Where this can become a consideration is for vitamin and mineral deficiencies (or “insufficiencies”). These may be due…

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A quick guide to reading Nutrition Facts tables

I admit it, I don’t pay much attention to the Canada Food guide but there are many positive changes in the new guide, including changes to food labels to make them easier to understand. Even though the changes are going in the right direction food labels and the Nutrition Fact tables continue to be a…

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