Ontario has already begun requiring more nutritional information on food be available to consumers and there’s no good reason to not do so with alcohol.
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We need to be more critical of the methods we use to measure health, especially since different people have different goals, from getting a good summer body to training for a powerlifting competition.
When you think of fish, it’s easy to envision a fancy candle lit dinner at a posh restaurant. Instead, try looking to the frozen food aisle at your local Loblaws or Costco.
What are some of the worst food items you can eat during exam season? Hint: they’re the staple of every university student’s diet.
Lentil cheddar loaf is quick, filling and doesn’t use up that spare cash you’re keeping for the bar.
What do phrases like “no artificial flavours” and “gluten free” have in common? They’re both nutrition myths that are running rampant in our society.
This tasty Mexican rice bowl crushes the stereotypes that eating vegetarian means you have to make significant culinary sacrifices.
Don’t let the naysayers fool you: breakfast really is the most important meal of the day and the Fulcrum tells you why.
According to the Dieticians of Canada, it’s recommended that men and women aged 19 and above should ingest 2.4 micrograms of B12 on a daily basis.
That box of cookies you inhaled may not make you feel better after all.
I have come to accept that I am an emotional eater. I eat when I’m stressed, and with school, life, and all the big things that accompany them, I find comfort in food. For some reason, shoving food in my mouth makes my body feel like everything is A-OK, but it’s not.
Five 45-pound plates per side (and then some) wait for him on the bar. That’s 525 pounds. People are staring. He doesn’t seem to notice.
Myth: Low-fat or low-carb diets are the way to go: busted
No. The body’s preferred energy sources are the unrefined carbs which can be found in fruits, vegetables, and grains. It’s the processed grains we want to avoid, like in pastas and pastries. A low-fat diet is discouraged, as many of the low-fat products on the shelves remove the fat and replace them with sugar.
Through my many years of attending and hosting holiday parties, I have picked up a few tips that will help you and your guests enjoy all that delicious food, without the post-holiday pounds.
In reality, it’s time to rethink the supposedly healthy wheat that we put in our bodies.
