Are You Eating MSG? Are You Sure?

Even if you don’t know much about nutrition, you probably know that MSG is bad news. Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is a flavour enhancer most commonly thought of as turning up in Chinese food, but the fact is that it’s also used in many of the processed foods...

Vegetarian Shepherd’s Pie

Cozy comfort food anyone? Yes please! I tried out this Vegetarian Shepherd’s Pie earlier this week for me and the kids and we all loved it!  If you don’t know me or my kids you not fully grasp how huge that it is. It’s huge. Whether you’re...

The Great Banana Conspiracy

Quick – what’s the best source of potassium? Bananas, right? For whatever reason, this seems to be the one piece of nutrition information that everyone on the planet knows. That and the fact that all our bones will dissolve away instantly if we stop...

Crispy Fajita Cakes

These simple patties are gluten-free, full of protein, packed with fibre and would be a welcome addition to any Mexican-themed dinner. I didn’t add a lot of spice to this recipe because I was trying it out on my kids and their heat tolerance is right around the...

What Supplements Should I be Taking?

Excellent video over at Kris Carr’s website today in which she interviews her own Integrative MD, Kenneth Bock, and asks the question so many people want the answer to, “What supplements do I really need to be taking?” Of course everyone is different...