Posts From Heidi Pyper

Nutrition

What’s So Great About Sweet Potato?

Slice into a sweet potato and you will see immediately why it is a superfood. Anything with a colour that vibrant is nature’s way of saying, “Eat Me!” Packed with

Nutrition

What’s so Bad About…Sodium

Whoa!  Did my smug little self get a big lesson while writing this post. I remember a report that came out a couple of summers ago warning Canadians of our

Nutrition

Fish Week: What’s So Great About…Salmon

    Here’s our Heidi (aka SPC’s biggest chearleader) with another installment of What’s so great about…This week she discusses salmon. There’s always lots of news in the air about

Nutrition

Farm Week: What’s So Great About…Pumpkin Seeds

Pumpkin seeds are available all year round, but I tend to think about them and use them more often as pumpkins adorn Thanksgiving table tops and front door stoops. Also

Articles

What’s So Bad About High Fructose Corn Syrup

Our sweet and eloquent Heidi Pyper is back this week to discuss the sticky situation of High Fructose Corn Syrup. We couldn’t resist hitting this topic as we’re all making

Nutrition

Thanksgiving Week: What’s So Great About Cranberries?

Get this:  there’s a Cranberry Institute. How cool is a berry that has its own institute? (Do all berries have their own institute? I should look into that.) When you

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Cranberry Sauce

In an attempt to reduce refined sugar, things have gotten a little nutty out there. There are certain things that, as far as I am concerned, require a whole heap