Month: October 2013
Healthy Halloween Snacks
It’s almost Halloween. Within a few hours, tons of candies and other sweets are going to be devoured by trick-or-treaters of all ages. Why not eating something healthy this year, while still honouring the spirit of the day? Get inspired by these yummy “treats” that will help “trick” your taste buds and satisfy even the […]
Food Allergy Horrors at Halloween
When you have a child suffering from a food allergy, Halloween celebrations are sure to make you break out into a cold sweat. Here are some tips to enjoy the party in total safety.
Du 1er au 11 novembre, goûtez Montréal !
Voici une deuxième édition de la Semaine des restaurants de Montréal, qui débute vendredi 1er Novembre. Pendant 10 jours, jusqu’au 11 Novembre, cent vingt-cinq restaurants aux quatre coins de la ville offriront de savoureux menus à prix fixes (table d’hôte à 19$, 29$ et 39$).
Jerusalem Artichoke, a Root Vegetable with Magnificent Flowers
You may have never tasted it, but you have probably already admired its beautiful yellow flowers that look like daisies or large rudbeckia (black-eyed susans). It is found in the wild, around old abandoned farms, along ditches and fields.
Multi-coloured Honey
Normally, to produce honey, bees collect nectar from nearby flowers and return to the hive to store it in honeycombs. But if other tasty “sweets” are within reach, bees may change their diet, especially in dry weather. And the result may be disastrous. This is what happened recently in northeastern France. Beekeepers in Ribeauvillé found themselves […]
Things to do with your Halloween Pumpkin
It’s Halloween time again and zillions of pumpkins are going to be carved, just to end up in the trash few days later. Why not eating your jack-o’-lantern this year?
A Pseudo-Fruit named Fig
Botanically speaking, fig is not a real fruit but rather a fleshy-structured inflorescence containing hundreds of tiny crunchy seeds, which becomes edible when ripe. Along with dates, olives and grapes, figs were the most important fruits in the diet of ancient Mediterranean civilizations. In fact, 11,400 year-old figs were found in the Jordan Valley in […]
World Menopause Day
Did you know? Today is World Menopause Day! World Menopause Day actually began in 1984, and was instituted by the World Health Organization and the International Menopause Society, to raise awareness, encourage education, and draw attention to the research and health information available on the subject of menopause. During this period of life, the woman’s […]
Testimonial from Denis, who feels like singing again
We often receive positive feedback from our members. This one comes from Denis, who is on a mission to help his family and friends to improve their health through better eating. Exactly as he did himself, thanks to the menus against chronic inflammation. We spoke on the phone about 2 months ago, when he bought […]
World Food Day
World Food Day is celebrated each year on October 16th in honor of the date of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in 1945. Its goal is to raise awareness of the issues behind poverty and hunger. The World Food Day theme for 2013 is “Sustainable Food Systems […]
Medicinal plants night-time market in Bogotá
In Bogotá, the capital of Colombia, in the district of Los Martires, there is a very special market. Two nights a week, Monday and Thursday from 10 pm until late at night, some 400 farmers from around the country gather in Samper Mendoza market to sell their herbs.
Gourmet recipes for Thanksgiving
The festival of Thanksgiving dates back to ancient times. It was a celebration of Mother Earth: fertile, abundant, generous – the autumn festival, a celebration of agricultural harvests. Today, the tradition is manly kept alive in the United States (where Thanksgiving day is probably the most important holiday of the year) and in Canada. Apparently […]