Health Canada suggests that at least half the grains we consume each day should be whole. Unfortunately, thanks to the prevalence of processed foods, most of us consume processed grains and that results in poor nutrition
“Eat food grandma would recognize” is a tenant that I like to keep in mind when doing my weekly shopping. Trouble is, reading food labels is getting both difficult and disquieting when half the ingredients are unrecognizable and the other half are unpronounceable, especially when it comes to preservatives.
Despite the modern trend for healthy eating, nutritionally deficient white bread still makes up about half of what we consume. Not even our ‘whole wheat’ varieties offer the fiber and nutrition of traditional bread-making techniques.
We’ve put together a short informational video that help us understand the time honored technique that goes into our sourdough breads. Click here to view the video
The Ontario Food Terminal (located at 165 The Queensway) will open its doors on May 25, from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm, for Taste of the Food Terminal, in support of FoodShare Toronto.
We’ve all heard “an apple a day” but can the same be true for the sweet confectionery, chocolate? Chocolate has been found to contain more flavonoids than red wine, black tea and green tea!
