Salads… love them or hate them? My theory is that if you hate them, you’ve probably been guilted into choking down one too many boring salads. You know the ones… wilty lettuce, tasteless mass produced tomatoes, uninspired bottled dressing. No thank you. “No boring salads,” I always say. If you…
Like so many people, 2020 has been our year of camping. Prior to this we might have gone once a year, for a couple of days, or just as likely not. Did you know there are wild animals out there? And dodgy weather? All that to say, I’m…
Is it just me or is summer going by too quickly? Already we’re wringing our hands about back-to-school, and soon after that the weather will turn colder and we’ll be dealing with the coronavirus inside. Ugh. So for now, my family is committed to squeezing out every drop of sunshine…
We all know that eating more vegetables is one of the most consistent eating habits supporting better heart health, yet how many of us do it? I certainly don’t get the suggested half-plateful at every meal. So for summer fun, I thought I’d brainstorm a list of ways to get…
At the start of March, when we were stocking the pantry with a few extra staples, just in case, I ordered a bag of dried chickpeas in my online grocery order. When it came, it turned out to be a little bigger than I expected. 1.8kg, in fact, or about…
Every Monday, my colleague Kristyn Hall and I have been doing live food and nutrition sessions for participants in our free Well@Home community . Next week I’ll be doing my first live Zoom cooking demo, so wish me luck! The recipe I’ll be profiling is this Tomato and Zucchini with Salmon and…
If you’re one of the many people concerned about eating too much these days, particularly afternoon and evening snacking, I have one question for you: Are you eating enough for lunch? ( Breakfast matters too, but I’m just focusing on lunch today.) Eating more than you’re comfortable with is a complicated…
Last week a colleague and I launched a free support community , Well@Home , for people who want help refocusing on eating for wellness right now. We asked everyone upon joining, “What’s been your biggest frustration with food and eating since the pandemic began?” No surprise: Nearly all of the answers describe eating more and/or…