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When the summer sun is beating down, a popsicle or ice-cream bar can be really refreshing. But unfortunately, many of the ones available commercially may have undesirable ingredients: refined sugar, artificial flavours, excess fat. In Mexico, people can grab a paleta when they need to cool down, and it's a much healthier option. Freshly made, these frozen pops have simple, whole ingredients and fresh fruits. They also come in a variety of interesting flavours you aren't likely to find at your local convenience store.

Here's what we suggest you do with leftover pineapples

Don't throw away those scraps! There are lots of ways to use the parts of fruits and vegetables that you might think are headed for the compost bin.

The blueberry is a powerful antioxidant. Here are five ways to add them to your diet and healthy recipe for a wild blueberry tart

Between our last barbecue of 2010 and our first of 2011, I stopped eating meat. Most of our friends are omnivores, so this means that I have to find some new veggie-friendly options for the barbecue.