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Summer Food Safety
Summer is here, and more people are cooking outside to take advantage of the sunshine and the warm temperatures. But the hot, humid weather, coupled with more difficult access to refrigeration or washing facilities, creates the perfect conditions for the rapid growth of bacteria on food.
How to Maintain a Vegetarian Diet
Here’s a second capsule dedicated to all those who have opted for vegetarianism. In Canada, one in 20 have. Although proteins and nutrients can be readily obtained from sources other than meat, vegetarians should be careful, because if they are not properly informed or monitored, they may have deficiencies with long-term implications on their health.
4 good reasons to use interval training
You have probably heard about it, but when it comes to cardio, it is often recommended to try interval training. Please note that this type of training can also be used by beginners. WHAT IS INTERVAL TRAINING? Interval training is made of two distinct phases: the period for intensity, and the rest period.
5 Basics of Clean Eating
Detoxify your diet! Over the past few years, it has become glaringly obvious that our grocery stores are crammed with processed food. However an increasingly popular movement is, in some way, an antidote to this problem: clean eating, i.e., a simple and natural diet. Its principles will result in improving the quality of what you […]
Delectable food maps
Inspired by their passion for travel and food, New Zealand-based artist Henry Hargreaves and New York-based stylist Caitlin Levin created a series of beautiful “food maps“, all made out of food each country is most known for: noodles for China, cheese for France, tomatoes for Italy, kiwi for New Zealand, etc. The typography, done by […]
Getting back on the weight loss bandwagon after a plateau
You’ve worked super hard to improve your eating habits and include physical activity in your daily life and as a reward, the reading on your bathroom scale has decreased. But for no apparent reason, “the scale doesn’t move anymore”, even though you continue your good habits. Hitting a plateau is common and somewhat normal during […]
Chinese stir-fried greens
We are constantly bombarded with this message: You should eat dark green leafy vegetables every day. But these green plants remain a mystery for many of us. Having said that, they are becoming an increasingly common sight in grocery stores, and especially in ethnic markets, where they often have different names based on the cultural […]
DIY Tartare
Not to deprive yourself of the delights of tartare, I invite you to quite simply prepare it yourself, by making sure you follow the below tips:
Discovering millet
Millet is a generic term for several herbaceous plants whose grains are used for human and animal food. The most common variety across the world is pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum), followed by common millet (Panicum miliaceum) and foxtail millet (Setaria italica).
Famous paintings on … toasts
I love what inspired people can do with some unusual means. This is the case of The Art Toast Project of the Norwegian food artist Ida Skivenes (who goes by her online pseudonym Ida Frosk). Using a slice of toast as her canvas and food stuff instead of paint, she reproduces masterpieces of the most famous […]
Ten Easy Tips for Keeping Better Eating Resolutions
Many of us begin the year with good resolutions, the most common one being linked to adopting some healthy habits and shedding some extra kilos. Here’s a few simple tips to help you keep up the good work for the rest of the year.
Vegetarian festive menu 2013
The number of people with dietary restrictions in our circle of family and friends is increasing by the day. Whether they are allergic or intolerant to a specific food, or they have simply adopted a different eating style, it’s becoming increasingly complicated to plan a festive meal that will please all of our guests. That’s […]
