Summer Hydration Tips
It is official, summer is here! Do you want to stay cool as a cucumber this season as we move into the dogdays of summer? Let’s check out my summer hydration tips. Hydration and health Last month, I flew to …
Tag: Recipe
Overnight Apricot Chia Pudding
In my book The Need for Seeds, I’ve picked 21 of my delicious seed recipes for you to enjoy. On my Grow with Nutrition blog I’ve featured On-the-Go Hemp Seed Smoothie, White Bean Chia Seed Salad and Roasted Bell Peppers …
Recipe for Roasted Pumpkin Seeds from Jane’s Book
The crunchy, chewiness of roasted pumpkin seeds brings back childhood memories of autumn, Thanksgiving and Halloween. Today, I enjoy roasted pumpkin seeds year round as a tasty snack, perfect with a piece of fruit mid-morning or tossed in Greek yogurt. …
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Tart Sweet Lemon Shortbread Squares
You’ve been asking for this recipe and here it is! I first started making these tart sweet lemon shortbread squares 16 years ago. They have become a family favourite and a requested dessert from friends. For over 40 years shortbread has …
Rhubarb and Health
One sure sign of spring is the perennial vegetable rhubarb, also known as Rheum rhabarbarum. Yes rhubarb’s classification as a vegetable may be a surprise, because we typically use it like a fruit in jams, muffins, pies and cakes. Only …
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Easy Quinoa Carrot Side Dish Recipe
Quinoa is one of the seven seeds I feature in my book The Need for Seeds: How to Make Seeds an Everyday Food in your Healthy Diet. Quinoa is gluten-free and is available as red, black and white, and yellow …
Nutrition Month 2016: Take a 100 Meal Journey
We eat about 100 meals in a month, so the goal is to provide guidance to make it easier for Canadians to choose, eat and enjoy healthy foods on a daily basis while making small lasting changes. I’m sharing with …
White Bean Chia Seed Salad Recipe for Heart Month
Did you know that nine out of every ten bites of food we eat today start with a seed? Seeds are important in our food ecosystem. Therefore, in addition to providing many options in our food supply, some seeds we …
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Enjoying Pumpkin Seeds Beyond The Holidays
While roasted pumpkins seeds are probably best known for their role as a perennial Halloween treat, these seeds also known as pepitas are delicious and nutritious, throughout the year. Pumpkin seeds have been featured in my Grow with Nutrition blogs …