Year: 2010

As the weather cools across Canada, our thoughts turn away from salads and steaks to soups and stews. While starchy side dishes such as potatoes, rice and pasta might make a natural addition to a warm meal on a cool day,…

Savvy consumers and bloggers have noticed products in the dairy aisle branded as ‘dairy beverages’ or ‘chocolate drinks. http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2010/08/25/f-food-chocolate-milk-ingredients.html

The health benefits of milk — which has carbohydrates, electrolytes, calcium and vitamin D — have long been established. But for athletes, milk also contains the two proteins best for rebuilding muscles: casein and whey. http://www.cbc.ca/cp/health/TL3049.html

As kids head back to the classroom, many parents are already dreading the tedious task of packing lunches. The challenge: coming up with a healthy meal your kids will actually eat. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/leslie-beck/packing-healthy-school-lunches-that-make-the-grade/article1691554/

Food stylist Adele Hagan helps you think outside the sandwich and pack a lunch tasty enough to nurture the pickiest budding foodie http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/family-and-relationships/back-to-school/bye-bye-brown-bag-fun-tasty-lunches-for-your-kid/article1691964/

Scientists at Oxford University report that Vitamin D has a huge effect on our DNA and say this could explain its apparently beneficial role in preventing diverse diseases http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/gene-researchers-find-key-role-for-vitamin-d-in-range-of-diseases/article1682257/

Scientists have come up with the perfect appetite suppressant: plain old water. http://www.canada.com/health/Research+shows+water+intake+combined+with+mindful+diet+sheds+pounds/3432523/story.html

Many commercial bottled tea drinks contain little or no healthful antioxidants, researchers have found. http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/08/22/bottled-tea-antioxidants.html