How to make and freeze healthy meals
- Fri Jul 29 2011
- Terri Coles
When eating healthy means cooking at home, sometimes the "healthy" part falls by the wayside -- you're busy, you worked late, you don't have the right ingredients in your kitchen. That's why meals you can make in large batches, and then freeze for later, can be so handy.
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Five ways that food can prevent aging
- Tue Jun 07 2011
- Terri Coles
We can’t stop the clock, but it’s possible that by choosing the right foods in our diets, we can slow it down a little. The Most Effective Ways to Live Longer Cookbook features meals that attack what the authors refer to as the “Four Horsemen of Aging”: oxidative damage, inflammation, glycation and stress. When we choose meals that prevent these effects in our bodies, we can protect ourselves from getting old before our time.
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Seven foods from across the rainbow that you should eat
- Sat Jun 04 2011
- Terri Coles
With so many fruits and vegetables coming into season across the country, now is a great time to give vegetarian and vegan meals a try. And if you're going to do that, picking up Color Me Vegan by cookbook author and columnist Colleen Patrick-Goudreau is a great place to start. Patrick-Goudreau's latest cookbook is full of healthy, delicious recipes that cover the rainbow, and consequently provide a wide variety of nutrients: from orange peppers for beta carotene to green kale for chlorophyll and red tomatoes for lycopene, you'll be hard-pressed to find a piece of produce that isn't represented here.
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A cookbook of speedy recipes from Mark Bittman
- Tue May 31 2011
- Terri Coles
We all know we should eat more fresh, homemade meals, but sometimes schedules can get in the way. After a long day at work, take-out can seem really appealing. New York Times writer Mark Bittman’s latest book, Kitchen Express, aims to make seasonal, healthy eating quick and appealing, with a variety of bare-bones recipes that can be completed in 20 minutes or less.
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Northern eating that's a perfect fit for Canadian diets
- Wed Apr 13 2011
- Terri Coles
When you think of a country known for the longevity of its residents, which one comes to mind? Is it Japan, with its famously healthy and independent elderly Okinawans? How about Italy, with its traditional, heart-healthy Mediterranian diet?
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Healthy Recipes: Edamame pesto
- Tue Apr 12 2011
- Isa Chandra Moskowitz
This makes a lot of pesto, meaning your pasta won’t feel skimpy in the least, and your veggies will feel nice and smothered.
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Low-fat vegan recipes that are both healthy and tasty
- Tue Apr 12 2011
- Terri Coles
Isa Chandra Moskowitz is likely best know for her cookbook Veganomicon, but her newest collection, Appetite for Reduction, won't appeal only to people who don't eat animal products. There's a lot on offer in these 125 vegan, low-calorie recipes, including plenty of protein and fibre.
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