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Got Halloween candy? A perfect opportunity to practice mindful eating
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Got Halloween candy? A perfect opportunity to practice mindful eating

Cheryl Strachan
October 23, 2021

Halloween is around the corner and if you don’t have a stash of candy squirrelled away in your home, chances are you will soon. How do you feel about Halloween candy? Pass altogether in favour of the good stuff? Sample a few and it’s no big deal? Or does one…

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Samosas: a (short) short story
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Samosas: a (short) short story

Cheryl Strachan
October 8, 2021

I’m still catching up after last week’s deep dive on bread and heart health . Perhaps you too from reading it? So hopefully you’ll forgive me for sharing just a very short story this week, in honour of Thanksgiving. The conversation happened, but I’ve changed details to protect privacy. She was newly diagnosed with…

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Festive food for a small table
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Festive food for a small table

Cheryl Strachan
December 19, 2020

Full disclosure: It’s December 19 and I’m doing my Christmas meal planning here. Some people are smart enough to do this two or three weeks early, but I am definitely not one of them! So as I’m contemplating options, I’ll share and help you out, in case you’re a last-minute…

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20 Locally-sourced gifts for the heart-healthy kitchen
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20 Locally-sourced gifts for the heart-healthy kitchen

Cheryl Strachan
November 26, 2020

Every year I update and share the same holiday gift idea list based on my favourite trusted kitchen tools with links to Amazon or other major retailers for easy shopping. But this year it feels like (1) we need some fresh ideas! and (2) we must focus our holiday spending on local businesses, since…

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Need an energy and mood boost through the holidays? Try this.
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Need an energy and mood boost through the holidays? Try this.

Cheryl Strachan
December 20, 2019

Raise your hand if you need more energy right about now. Or a mood boost? The end of the year is packed with so many celebrations and extra to-do’s that sometimes you want to just hide in bed. Am I projecting here? Maybe. This week and the chaos it brought…

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12 days of food pushers
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12 days of food pushers

Cheryl Strachan
December 13, 2019

A few weeks after people download my guide to eating after a cardiac event , I ask them what they find hardest about eating now, so I can continue to write helpful content. One reader replied, “The saboteurs!  Oh just have a little of this or that or whatever and it’s hard to ward off all the do-gooders!” …

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Dietitians’ holiday favourites from (and for) the heart
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Dietitians’ holiday favourites from (and for) the heart

Cheryl Strachan
December 5, 2019

Dietitians love food. We love to break bread with loved ones, especially at the holidays. And while we might savour some shortbread or egg nog, our not-so-secret superpower is making vegetables, fruit, whole grains, nuts, and even legumes truly shine. Even after a cardiac event, even if you have type…

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Gift ideas for a heart-healthy (and happy) kitchen
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Gift ideas for a heart-healthy (and happy) kitchen

Cheryl Strachan
November 28, 2019

Black Friday is tomorrow, which is generally my reminder to get it together and start gift planning. Perhaps you organized people are done or even started, but for the rest of us slowpokes, it’s time! So to help you with the cooks in your life, here are 15 of my…

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