How to make healthy choices every day

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Nut Butter Me Up

I have such a crush on myself. When I make something this delicious, I seriously want to take myself out on a date, like to an old Woody Allen movie and then take a long walk in a moonlit garden, followed by herbal tea and…

So Sweet: Sugar Alternatives

My boyfriend loves candy, but it doesn’t love him back. He buys licorice and wine gums on his way home from work, rides his bike hands-free, and eats his treats until he arrives home with a stomachache.I thought that I would challenge him to live…

Obsessed with Cruciferous

I wish my grandmother was hooked up to the internet, as she would shed a proud tear reading this post about my new found obsession with brussels sprouts. When I was four years old she forced me to eat them, and I clearly remember bawling…

Seaweed of the Month Club: Part III

Okay, the Seaweed of the Month Club is coming to a close, so here is the last sea vegetable on our list: Dulse. Hailing from the North Atlantic coasts of Ireland, Iceland and Maritime Canada, dulse is an edible sea alga that has been harvested…

Seaweed of the Month Club – Part II

Nori is probably the most widely eaten and recognizable sea vegetables in North America because of our love affair with sushi. “That black, paper-y stuff” my friend affectionately calls it, can be consumed in other ways besides rolling it around steamed rice and raw fish.…

I Like it Raw

Yes, that’s right. I like it raw, alive…uncooked. I’m talking about my food, and more specifically, that little date square. Since it’s a raw food, all the nutrients contained in the dates, oats, maple syrup, and orange, that would have otherwise been lost thought he…

Seaweed of the Month Club: Part I

Wait! I know what you’re thinking…Seaweed of the Month Club? Are you joking? No, I am not. Please just humour me with the next 2 minutes of your life so that I can state the case for the delicious delicacies of the sea. I am…

Popcorn and a Sunset

…it sure beats a movie. There are a few things I want to discuss in this entry, as the topic of popcorn, surprisingly, brings up a few important health issues. The first thing I want to talk about is microwaving, which is the method most…