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What’s So Bad About…White Flour?
Have you noticed white flour is the new white sugar? It has become a virtual pariah. Nutritionists urge us to choose whole grain alternatives, naturopaths talk about wheat and gluten
A Quick Bite with Chris Nuttall-Smith
Okay, that’s not Chris Nuttall-Smith. It’s his son, the handsome and discerning Cormac (eating quinoa for breakfast no less). The chief food critic and restaurant columnist for Toronto Life can’t
When Did Sports Snacks Become Treats?
By Katie Jessop, Heart and Stroke Foundation registered dietitian, Health Check This year for the first time ever I volunteered to coach our local school swim team. I am an
You Can Eat These Easter Eggs
When Laura and I worked at FASHION Magazine we all used to joke that if someone tracked how many times a day we all said, “That’s cute” it would be
A Quick Bite With…Sarah Hamel
Toronto Westender Sarah Hamel keeps up with her various ventures—jewelry designer and owner (of not one but two Queen Street West bauble huts called ‘Made You Look Studio and Gallery‘
Breakfast: Don’t Leave Home Without It!
By Carol Dombrow, Heart and Stroke Foundation registered dietitian, Health Check Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. A healthy breakfast refuels your body and gives you a
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
Our Trip to the Sugar Bush
Esme and I just finished one of my childhood favourite’s Little House on the Prairie. I’m so excited that she’s old enough for us to dive into chapter books. I
A Quick Bite With Alice Currah
As much as I love the weight, tactility and glowy photography that comes with owning a solid cookbook, I’m a serial food blog cruiser, often fixating on one and pouring
Table For Four (Year Old)? Experts Weigh In On Eating Out With Kids
The last time we took the kids out to a restaurant, Ben and I took turns taking Julian for a walk down Queen Street. Which would have been fine except
