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Family Meal Time
I love the idea of family meal time and think its important to “break bread” together. But forcing children to stay at the table will not achieve that “happy family” time you aspire to create. Instead...
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Dinner time Debates: How to Take the Stress out of Supper
People often ask what it is like to feed half dozen kids. Feeding families can be a “thing” and many parents report that dinner time can be the most stressful time of the day. I decided early on that...
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10 Fall Foods Your Family Should Try
Fall is a great time to explore the fruits and vegetable aisles at the grocery store or farmers market; so many varieties of squashes and colourful root vegetables await discovery. Not to mention the...
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The Unhealthy Side of Healthy Food
Healthy eating is something many of us strive for but the truth is there are times where our efforts to make healthy choices actually end up being on the unhealthy side of healthy food! Confused? I...
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Food for Thought
You wouldn’t feed your children pesticides, would you? Unless you’re taking steps to limit pesticides in family meals, you may be doing just that, according to an American watchdog organization, the...
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Preparing Healthy Foods with your Family
By Chef Shai Mandel, Rooks to Cooks Learning about food is a very important step in helping kids make healthy choices. Balanced, nutritious meals will enable them to feel fit, strong and ready to take...
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7 Simple Ways to Start Eating Healthier
Learning healthy eating habits is one of the best things you can do for yourself and your family. Understanding that healthy food matters and healthy choices do taste good is vital to maintaining a...
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Feeding Picky Eaters
When my kids were toddlers, I did at times dread dinnertime. I would prepare a variety of meals composed of what I felt to be healthy, appealing foods. As toddlers most of those meals ended up...
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Checklist for Healthy Back to School Lunches
Hands up if you are already worn out from making school lunches! There seems to be two camps on school lunches– on the one side we have those that take great pride in creating amazing works of art that...
View ArticleFarmers Markets & Pick Your Own
Guide to local farms in York Region and Durham. Find country markets selling fresh fruit and vegetables, sweet corn, organic produce, pick your own strawberries, berries, apples and family fun farms,...
View ArticleMake your own Spooky Zombie Finger Cookies!
To help get your kids into the kitchen, check out these FUN cookies!! Since Halloween is just around the corner, we have a ghoulishly delicious recipe for the whole family: Spooky Zombie Finger...
View ArticleThe Rise of Cooking at Home
Talk to anyone and you know that cooking at home has become commonplace again! Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic there has been a tremendous surge in home cooked meals. People are staying closer...
View ArticleSpring Clean Your Grocery List – 20 Healthy Buys
There is an interesting correlation between what we buy at the grocery store and what we eat. It turns out if we buy bags of cookies and bottles of fruit punch, that is what we will ultimately find to...
View Article3 Tips For a Healthy Back to School Lunch Routine
It’s back to school time and, like January, back to school offers the perfect opportunity to start a new routine and create new healthy habits! My kids have been in … 3 Tips For a Healthy Back to...
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