Main Courses, Recipes, Salads
Whenever I see a boxed or canned version of a meal, it always makes me curious as to how it’s made. I used to have falafels when I was younger and they usually came in powder form. You simply added water and stirred it up. Most grocery stores now sell frozen falafel burgers or boxed falafels...
Articles, Mindfulness
Meditation. It’s a foreign word for most of us. For those who have tried it a little, it’s a scary word. For those who keep coming back to it, the word alone brings thoughts of peace and tranquility. First of all, why would anyone even bother with it? Our brains are constantly in “go” mode. They never stop thinking, even when we’re...
Articles, Nutrition, Recipes
Since it’s the new year, there is a lot of talk of “detoxification” lately. Usually we think of refraining from certain foods and drinks but we can actually detoxify by adding natural foods into our diets. It’s also a good idea to start incorporating the idea of eating with the weather, but more specifically eating...
Articles, Mindfulness
With each experience, especially potentially stressful events, we have a choice how to respond. We can respond in fear and worry, which results in an agitated mind. Or, we can respond with a calm and focused mind. The choice is yours – one causes more stress and the other results in more peace and calmness....
Articles, Nutrition
After going through all of the other colours, we now come to blue and purple foods. Purple traditionally symbolizes royalty and blue is associated with trust. In relation to food, these colours represent a vision of good health. These foods are excellent for us and are very high in flavonoids. Generally speaking, the darker the fruit or...
Articles, Nutrition
Green fruits and vegetables are coloured by natural plant pigment called “chlorophyll”. These green foods help to bring the body to an alkaline state which promotes increased energy and overall health. We currently eat so little of these foods that our health is beginning to suffer as a whole. One consequence of not eating enough green...
Articles, Nutrition
Moving on from red, the next colours in the rainbow are orange and yellow. These fruits and vegetables contain beta-carotene, potassium, flavonoids and vitamin C. Choosing these foods will beneficial to you in many ways. They lower LDL cholesterol, blood pressure, promote collagen formation and healthy joints, fight harmful free radicals, build healthy bones and...
Articles, Nutrition, Recipes, Salads
Nature provides us with an abundance of colourful food. Cooking with colourful food increases your nutrient levels because these foods are so rich in vitamins and minerals. This is a common sense trick to remember for healthy eating. The majority of us are not getting enough colour in our diet. Chips, white bread, cookies, crackers, white rice – they are all...
Breakfast, Recipes
In order to set us up properly for the day, it’s important to nourish ourselves in the morning. If we begin our day with an imbalanced meal, this leads to blood sugar imbalances for the rest of the day. This will result in cravings, mood swings and anxiety, caused by blood sugar spiking and crashing. Skipping...
Articles, Nutrition
Through brilliant marketing, food corporations have us believing that Uncle Ben makes rice, Tony the Tiger makes cereal and Colonel Sanders makes chicken. Not only are these food mascots visually appealing, but their products allow us to eat whatever we want, whenever we want. We can tear open a box and “cook” traditional meals in the microwave in minutes. We can assemble...
