June 18, 2013 | Posted in: Heathy Eating, Recipes | Tags: meatless Monday, vegetarian, recipes
Meatless Monday is going mainstream in B.C., with Vancouver recently becoming the first Canadian city to proclaim a Meatless Monday (June 10, 2013).
The movement’s gathering momentum with a growing list of celebrities, schools, restaurants and institutional food services choosing to go meat free on Mondays.
+ MOREJanuary 17, 2013 | Posted in: Heathy Eating, Recipes | Tags: fun food, Healthy Eating, birthday
Today’s guest blogger is Jo Jo Wang, a HealthLink BC dietitian.
Jo Jo’s favourite thing to do is baking and sharing the treats with her friends and family.
I love cooking shows. I especially like the traditional kind in which the host shows you how to cook a dish from start to finish.
+ MOREAugust 16, 2012 | Posted in: Heathy Eating, Recipes | Tags: retro foods, original recipes
The other day at my friend’s place, I needed a snack as dinner wasn’t ready and I was dangerously close to crossing the crankypants threshold. My friend offered me some celery.
Seriously?! Celery wasn’t going to subdue me at this point.
I gave him a look that clearly communicated my offense to this suggestion, so he stuck his head in the cupboard to locate something more substantial. “I have peanut butter…” he said cautiously. A distant happy snacking memory started creeping back. ”Wait a second,” I said, jumping off the couch with new found energy, “do you have any raisins?!”
+ MOREAugust 3, 2012 | Posted in: Heathy Eating, Recipes | Tags: pasta salad, recipes, flavours
I’m a total sucker for eating outside and summer screams for one-dish meals that can be easily carried down to the beach, park or even to a good old fashioned tailgate party.
I often like to use pasta as my canvas.
There are countless combinations of delicious flavours, textures and colours that can be used to continually reinvent meals. Pasta salad is kid-friendly, doesn’t need to be heated up and can be a meal in itself so you don’t need to think about side dishes.
+ MOREJuly 6, 2012 | Posted in: Recipes | Tags: lunches, children, wraps, whole grains
Two words: school lunches.
Before you sigh and slump over in defeat, here are some fresh ideas from Andrea Godfreyson that will infuse some flavour into your children's lunch bags.
Some of these may need a little bit of mayo to add moisture. Or experiment with other options like hummus, avocado and different kinds of mustard, pesto and chutney.
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