The 60-second breakfast: Vegan overnight oats
- Mon Mar 26 2012
- Angela Liddon
Along with green monsters, vegan overnight oats are one of my favourite go-to breakfasts. Both smoothies and overnight oats are ready in a flash, leaving you extra time to hit the snooze button or to sneak in a bit of exercise. Even better, there is absolutely zero preparation (or clean up) in the morning (yes, it’s even quicker than standing in a lineup for a muffin)!
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High-fibre oatmeal square recipe
- Mon Jan 30 2012
- Angela Liddon
There are fancy squares and there are not-so-fancy squares. These are the not-so-fancy squares. In fact, they look a bit boring to the untrained eye, but they are actually packing interesting and healthy ingredients like flax and chia seeds.
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10 healthiest foods we added to our diets in 2011
- Mon Dec 26 2011
- Terri Coles
We've covered a huge variety of healthy foods over this year, thanks to nutritionist Julie Daniluk. She's brought us the best of the fresh produce and healthy grains that are available around the year, with delicious recipes to try them all with.
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Why low-carb diets are a bad idea
- Thu Oct 13 2011
- James Fell
Last Sunday I was listening to The Sunday Edition with Michael Enright and he interviewed Gary Taubes, whose books Why We Get Fat and Good Calories, Bad Calories show him to be a devoted disciple of the controversial Atkins-style low-carb diets.
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12 healthy ingredients to put in your breakfast smoothie
- Sun May 15 2011
- Terri Coles
A smoothie can be a great way to start the day if you do it right — stick to whole fruits and vegetables and healthy supplements and ditch anything with added sugar such as fro-yo. If you’re looking to mix up your morning blend, here are some suggestions on superfoods to toss in the blender that will amp up the nutritional value and flavour of your smoothies.
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