Strawberry Health Benefits and Buying Tips

Strawberry Health Benefits and Buying Tips

June in Ontario means strawberries are in peak season and there’s more than one reason why this “fruit of love” is included on many therapeutic food plans:   1. Eating one cup of strawberries a day provides well over your daily recommended intake of...
Rhubarb Compote – A Taste of Spring

Rhubarb Compote – A Taste of Spring

Writing about rhubarb brings me back to my childhood.  I was always fascinated by the enormous rhubarb plant that grew next to the compost box in my parent’s garden.  It looked prehistoric and had a somewhat sinister air to it due to the warnings I had received...
Eating Seasonally – April in Ontario means Rhubarb!

Eating Seasonally – April in Ontario means Rhubarb!

These days, we can get any food from anywhere in the world just about any time of the year.  This not only impacts the environment, but our health.  Foods that are grown locally contain more nutrients, are more flavourful, have a lower impact on the environment and on...