Nutrition
What’s So Great About Bay Leaves?
Umm, off the top of my head? Nothing much. It adds flavour to soup but you want to make sure you pull it out of the pot before serving or
What’s So Great About Coffee?
Ever have one of those days months where you spend more than a little time dreaming up a faster caffeine delivery system. Mugs are so quaint but wouldn’t an IV drip on
What’s So Great About Pumpkin?
Let’s see, there’s pumpkin pie, pumpkin tarts, pumpkin cheesecake, pumpkin muffins… wait, what was the question? Oh right, what is so good about pumpkin? On Self Magazine’s Nutrition Data website, you can search
What’s So Great About Capsaicin?
Webster’s dictionary definition of capsaicin begins with the words “colourless irritant.” According to several sources, it is the “primary ingredient in pepper spray,” used for riot control and it’s an
What’s So Great About Alternative Oils
Have you strolled through the cooking oil section of your grocery store lately? Sweet Jesus! You know you’re getting older when you start any sentence with “back in my day”
What’s so great about sesame seeds?
Tiny confession: as a personal trainer I give lots of advice about healthy workouts and meal plans. I assign people sugar free days and ask them to up their fruit
What’s So Great About Prebiotics
By now, you likely know all about probiotics. At the very least, you’ve heard the word and you know you and the wee ones need to eat more of them.
What’s So Great About Figs?
Um, one word….newton?! As in oddly addictive, weirdly healthy tasting, childhood- invoking cookie. Do they still make them and why haven’t I had one since I was 12? And, by the
What’s So Great About Basil?
Did you know there are over 40 different varieties of basil? Purple, green and white shades. Cinnamon, lemon and mint aromas. Even non-edible versions that are simply for show. Mostly
What’s So Great About Pineapple?
I decided today’s post needed a theme (beyond the usual “how to get your kids to eat more than 3 different foods” theme which is a given). Today’s theme is short and sweet. It
