Picking wild berries is a favourite summer past-time of many British Columbians. Foraging for mushrooms is becoming more popular, too. But have you ever heard of foraging for fiddleheads?
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April 2018
April 24, 2018 | Posted in: Food & Nutrition | Tags:
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April 10, 2018 | Posted in: Food & Nutrition, Vegetables and Fruit | Tags:
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There has been a lot of attention on the health benefits of raw food diets lately. Raw food diets are those made up of mostly vegetables, fruits, nuts and seeds that are eaten fresh or prepared with little cooking.
Promoters of raw food diets claim that cooking destroys important nutrients found in these foods, which lowers their health benefits. Raw foods can be part of a healthy and well-balanced diet, but do these claims really stand up when it comes to cooking vegetables?
April 3, 2018 | Posted in: Food & Nutrition | Tags:
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A few weeks ago, I read an article in my local paper about a student food drive that donated over 100kg of food to the food bank. It was a great reminder that food bank donations are needed and welcome twelve months a year. Last year, over 100,000 people in BC accessed food banks, and almost a third were children.
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