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Cold Summer Beverages and Their Calories

July 31st, 2007

McD’s large Chocolate milkshake Starbucks venti mocha frappucino with whip Starbucks venti strawberry blended cream Starbucks Venti Tazo Shaken Passion …

Watermelon

July 24th, 2007

WATERMELON: A HEALTHY TREAT THAT’S FUN TO EAT! Watermelon is grown in California, Georgia, Florida and Texas with some local …

Rhubarb

June 26th, 2007

Rhubarb Revealed By Pailin Chongchitnant How can you tell the summer is coming? When you see a deep ruby red …

New recommendations for Vitamin D

June 9th, 2007

Vitamin D and New Recommended Intake Levels On June 8th, 2007, the Canadian Cancer Society put forth a new recommendation …

Weight loss and low carb diets

June 5th, 2007

What’s the deal with Low Carb Diets? Summary of the Current Issues on Low Carb Diets produced by the Dietitans …

Salad Dressings

May 29th, 2007

Low Calorie Salad Dressing Toppings You love your big salads at lunch and you feel you are making great steps …

Soy Myths

April 22nd, 2007

The Myths About Soy The latest edition of Canada’s Food Guide recommends soy beverages as part of a healthy diet …

Safe Picnics

April 9th, 2007

PICNIC FOOD SAFETY Picnics are a favorite part of my summers. Whether going to the beach or your own back …

Canada’s New Food Guide Reviewed and Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide

February 20th, 2007

Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide “Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide” is now live on Health Canada’s web site …

Chocolate

February 6th, 2007

CHOCOLATE AS A HEALTH FOOD Sound too good to be true? You’re right. I know, you were all hoping I …