Last week I wrote about Tim Hortons’ new Beyond Meat breakfast sandwiches and said we could do better, even at Tim’s. So this week, I scoured their menu and found several items I’d suggest over imitation sausages. First, a reminder that I work primarily with people who’ve either had a heart attack or a…
Although my furnace kicked in this morning, it is ostensibly summer and we Canadians are getting out on the road. Even if you’re not one to go out of the way for Tim Hortons, sometimes it’s the handiest option near a highway or in the airport. Last month Tims became…
Note: I originally wrote this post in 2016 but it’s been updated for 2019. Are you psyched for Stampede breakfasts? As a born and raised Calgarian who moved to the US for university and didn’t return for 16 years, I unapologetically love Stampede breakfasts, not so much for the pancakes…
Gosh, it’s been almost 3 months since my last post, because as many of you know, I’ve been under a rock writing a cookbook. The publisher approached me with a fantastic idea they had, to create something for people with heart concerns with every dish ready in under 30 minutes,…
Today is Dietitians’ Day in Canada! To mark it, 17 dietitians, including me, share the food and nutrition myths we most want to stop hearing. This is just a start. Nutrition misinformation and controversies plague us, thanks to the challenges of doing food and health research and the explosion of…
When I mentioned doing this (unsponsored) review on social media a few days ago, a few Starbucks skeptics said that there wouldn’t be much beyond bananas, black coffee, or maybe a plain latte. We all know food from home is ideal, but sometimes life just gets in the way, and…
Today marks the start of Nutrition Month, and the theme this year is “Unlock the Potential of Food.” Food has the potential to fuel us, bring us together, prevent disease and heal. Unfortunately, it can also confuse us, stress us out, make us feel guilty, and of course, contribute to…
