My readers often tell me that they find it challenging to keep up with their budget and still put healthy low glycemic meals on the table. Since this subject keeps coming up, I decided to write a series of articles about different ways you can eat healthy without spending more money. I have been living …
I absolutely love my neighborhood. I would even say that I live in the best neighborhood in Toronto, but I know that many Torontonians are not going to agree with me. You see, Torontonians are really fond of their neighborhoods. They would give me hundreds of reasons why their neighborhoods are better than mine. And …
Wouldn’t it be nice to come home in the evening and warm your hands on a comforting bowl of soup? The kind of soup that is filling enough to eat as a meal, and you can feel good about serving to your family? In today’s post, you will learn how to cook a big pot …
Eating healthy meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner is an essential component of a healthy lifestyle. But healthy low GI snacks are very important too because they may help you to keep your blood sugar stable throughout the day, curb your hunger between meals, and prevent you from eating too much at mealtime. So, make …
This is a list of the most popular low glycemic grains. Here you will find a brief description of each whole grain, GI & GL values, general nutrition information, links to low GI grains on Amazon, and a few recipe ideas. You might be surprised to find out that there are quite a few low …
I first tried quinoa about 4 years ago and I have to tell you that I didn’t like it! It was too bitter for me and I didn’t like the smell of it. My first batch of quinoa went into the garbage :(. I was trying to figure out what to do with the quinoa …
Are pomegranates on your shopping list? They should be… The pomegranate is a super-juicy fruit that contains a maze of seeds inside of inedible flesh covered in a bark-like skin. The parts eaten are the juice, pulp, and seeds. The pomegranate is a wonderful addition to the more traditional winter fruits as it’s typically in …
You might have heard the expression “eat a rainbow diet” or “colorful food will help you fight disease and aging”. But what exactly does it mean and why should we care about the color of our food? First of all, I would like to make it clear that “colorful food” refers to fruits, berries, vegetables, …