Tag "Nutrition"
What’s So Great About Reading Labels
In 2007 the Government of Canada made nutrition labelling mandatory for all packaged foods but the question is, how is that information useful to you? In an effort to ensure
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
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 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
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
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
Mini-Week, What’s So Great About: Black Beans
I’m new here on SPC. but if you keep coming back, you’ll see I have a few ideas about food. I am not a vegetarian, but I am (ever so
