Posts From Heidi Pyper
What’s So Bad About…Bisphenol A (BPA)
If you’ve ever faced a wall of baby bottles, sippy cups and teethers, chances are you automatically reached for the glass options or the Bisphenol A (BPA) free plastics. But
What’s So Great About Eggs?
Have you ever stood in front of the egg selection at your grocery store and thought, WTF? Well, I have. It’s the selection: Classic White … Classic Brown? Free Range,
Immune Boost Week: What’s So Bad About…Excessive Sugar
Since my SPC gig began, I’ve noticed that invitations to friends’ houses have been on the decline. People apologize for feeding me pizza or giving my kids cookies. I don’t
What’s So Bad About Breakfast Cereal?
What, you don’t eat cereal for lunch? I’m not sure there is another aisle in the supermarket that is as full of fatuous claims as the cereal aisle. And by
What’s So Great About…Flax
Did you know that Canada is the largest producer and exporter of flax in the world? Yeah, me neither. But we are, and we also have (quite handily) The Flax
Vitamin Week: What’s So Great About…Avocado
What isn’t great about avocado? They’re creamy and rich…and they’re fruit! Which means the creamy and rich part is okay, right? As it turns out, it’s not just okay, it’s
What’s So Great About…Peanut Butter
I grew up eating Kraft Peanut Butter, breakfast, lunch and dinner. It was, I’m told, the only thing I ate for several years. I’m sure I wasn’t the first kid
What’s So Great About…Vitamin D?
I was all set to write my post on Vitamin D for the first day of winter (and the shortest day of the year in 372 years due to a lunar
What’s So Bad About Food Colouring?
It would turn out that I am researching and writing this post at the precise moment that my daughter has a sky-rocketing fever and I’m pumping her so full of
What’s So Great About….Greens
My daughter doesn’t drink milk, she won’t touch the stuff. It’s hard for me to argue with her because she has never seen me drink a glass of milk. So
