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Top 10 Irish Recipes for St. Patrick’s Day
March 17th is St. Patrick’s Day, time to celebrate Ireland and its culture! Whether you are the type to wear green clothes and shamrock accessories or the type to relax with a pint of cider or ale, this is your chance to experience warm Irish cuisine. Here you will find our ten best Irish recipes, […]
Nutrition Month 2021
Every year in Canada, March is Nutrition Month. This year, the theme chosen by dietitians is Good for you!
TOP 10 Sweet and Savory Orange Recipes
Energizing and packed with vitamin C, orange is a great winter ally. Its acidic and sweet taste, its bright color and its delicious flavor are perfect to brighten your day. Here are our ten favorite orange recipes to rediscover this wonderful citrus fruit.
TOP 10 Low-FODMAP Fruits
This article was originally written on February 2, 2021 and updated on December 21, 2022, following to the latest update of the Monash app about FODMAP content in foods. The low-FODMAP diet provides relief to long-time sufferers of IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)*. It consists of a phase of temporary elimination of FODMAP carbohydrates, followed by a […]
Food Prices on the Rise in 2021 in Canada
According to “Canada’s Food Price Report 2021” published last December, the average Canadian family of four (2 adults and 2 kids) will pay up to an extra $695 for food this year, as the pandemic and climate change drive up grocery bills to the highest increase ever predicted by an annual food price report. The […]
Our Most Popular Articles from 2020
The low-FODMAP diet, the immune system, weight loss and obesity are topics that caught your eye in 2020. Here are the 10 most popular articles from our blog this year!
TOP 10: Easy and Delicious Fruit Compotes
Fruit compote is basically fruit cooked with a little juice or water which produces a syrupy fruit mixture (the French word compȏte meaning « mixture »). If your fruit is sour, you may add a little sugar, honey or maple syrup. For more flavor, you may add ginger, cinnamon, or another spice. Compote cooks quite quickly, enough […]
Don’t Have Time for Physical Activity?
Numerous studies that have examined the motivations and obstacles to participating in regular physical activity point to a lack of time as the main reason people report for their difficulty in adopting a more active lifestyle. Although the perceptions of these individuals are quite real, a more in-depth analysis shows that inactive people are more […]
A Real Bargain or a Booby Trap?
To discover good prices, flyers are very useful but … you still have to be vigilant. Radio Canada’s L’Épicerie show has just aired a report on the subject of grocery store discounts in order to help consumers recognize the real bargains amongst the myriad of promotional offers. And for the 8th time in 13 years, […]
How Can the VIP Dietitian Service Help Me?
We all know that the link between good nutrition and good health is clearly established. However, we don’t necessarily know how to successfully change our eating habits, or how to interpret the signals our bodies are sending us. Not to mention the fact that certain medical conditions require adapted diets which are not always easy […]
10 Remedies for Constipation
Constipation is an intestinal disorder that is characterized by difficult, infrequent, or incomplete defecation and Bristol 1 or 2 type stools. It can be defined as an individual having less than three stools per week. However, some people may be constipated and still go to the bathroom daily. Chronic constipation affects up to 27% of […]
Everything You Need to Know About Histamine Intolerance
This article was originally written on August 19, 2020 and updated on November 22, 2023. What is histamine? Histamine is a chemical compound derived from the amino acid histidine. It is known for its role in the body’s immune response to foreign proteins, especially the allergic response. During an allergic reaction, antibodies cause histamine to […]
