Healthy Holidays: How to Cut the Fat From Festive Food

Healthy Holidays: How to Cut the Fat From Festive Food

Healthy eating doesn’t mean you can’t indulge in delicious holiday foods, you just have to be a little more creative. Try these easy, proven ways to trim the fat from the holiday season and you won’t even notice that you’re making healthier choices.

Vegan Favourites of the Famous: Try Their Recipes!

Vegan Favourites of the Famous: Try Their Recipes!

These 100% plant-based recipes are full of fiber & flavour and are sure to please everyone around your dinner table, no matter what diet they normally follow. Recipes from the Veganuary Celebrity Cookbook (used with permission) include Bella Ramsey’s Pesto Pastry Spirals, Bellamy Young’s Mac & Cheese, Anne Menden’s Baked Cauliflower, and Tracye McQuirter’s Perfect […]

6 Halloween Recipes with Tales of Haunted Canadian Restaurants

6 Halloween Recipes with Tales of Haunted Canadian Restaurants

Canadians are huge fans of Halloween! Eight out of ten Canadian parents planned to celebrate Halloween with their children in 2020, according to the Retail Council of Canada.

Food Preservation Guide IV: Dehydrating Tips and Recipes

Food Preservation Guide IV: Dehydrating Tips and Recipes

Dehydrated food used to be something functional and practical in certain situations. It was valued as a lightweight, compact, nutritious way to preserve food for hiking, survival kits, or even military meals. While some people dehydrated for home use, it wasn’t as common as freezing or canning. That doesn’t mean it’s new though! Dehydrating is […]

Summer Just Got Sweeter in Canada: Nestea® RTD Now Available!

Summer Just Got Sweeter in Canada: Nestea® RTD Now Available!

Canada’s Beloved Nestea® Iced Tea Brand Is Available in Ready to Drink Format At Top Retailers Across The Country

Food Preservation Guide V: Blanching, Freezing + Seal-A-Meal Tips

Food Preservation Guide V: Blanching, Freezing + Seal-A-Meal Tips

The easiest and most versatile method of food preservation, is to freeze it. Many fruits and veggies can be frozen without any preparation, or you can wash and chop them so they’re easy to take out and use for healthy recipes. While we’re all aware that freezing food is an option, there are a surprising […]

DIY Natural Food Colouring for Valentine’s Day Baking

DIY Natural Food Colouring for Valentine’s Day Baking

Adding a little Valentine’s Day love to your baking can start with cookie cutters, but you can also decorate treats with naturally nutritious (and tasty) red, pink and purple food dyes that you make yourself.

How Beekeepers Can Make Money with Honey

How Beekeepers Can Make Money with Honey

Many people are passionate about beekeeping, be it a hobby, conservation effort, business, or all of the above. If you’re considering starting a “beesiness”, you might be surprised to learn just how many products can be derived from honey.

Chef Dad: Gifts for Foodie Fathers

Chef Dad: Gifts for Foodie Fathers

We’ve brought together an outstanding selection of Foodie Father’s Day gift ideas for Canadian Dads!  Each winning product includes a link so you can easily find it online in Canada. These products were chosen from brand submissions and/or items we already use, based on quality, value, and features. Submissions: We publish numerous holiday gift guides […]

8 Fun Kids’ Books That Inspire Health and Happiness

8 Fun Kids’ Books That Inspire Health and Happiness

Resolutions are made and broken this time of year. For parents, many of our resolutions involve nurturing a healthier body and mind for our kids. Forcing it on them can backfire, but making it a fun choice when they’re young can result in a lifetime habit.