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Month: March 2015
Five easy ways to reuse your leftover Easter chocolate
Easter is a great occasion to please your sweet tooth with chocolate bunnies and eggs. But when the party is over, what to do with all the leftovers? Here are 5 insightful ways to use them up:
The Low FODMAP diet?
The Low FODMAP diet is an emerging, scientifically proven and very promising diet for those suffering with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). Common symptoms of IBS include: abdominal pain, bloating, cramping, and changes in bowel habits. The frustration is that there is usually no clear food-symptom link. The Low FODMAP* diet originated in Australia, and research shows that 3 out of 4 people find tremendous success on this […]
Is sitting too much a health hazard?
Do you spend most of your waking hours sitting? The sobering answer is that the vast majority of us spend more time sitting than we do sleeping! It is safe to say that sitting long hours is the new norm. Many of us have sedentary jobs; we sit commuting, we sit to eat and we sit […]
European breakfasts
Dietitians never tire of telling us that breakfast is a very important meal, and that it should provide an average of 20 to 25% of the daily total energy intake and be balanced. In fact, after 10 to 12 hours of fasting, our body needs to rebuild its reserves of glucose, the brain’s basic fuel […]
Rushed Mornings = Missed Breakfast? #NutritionMonth
Does the morning mayhem cause you to jet out the door without first fueling yourself? The reality is that almost 40% of Canadians skip breakfast according to the latest Tracking Nutrition Trends report. As a dietitian, this is a major concern since skipped breakfasts lead to weight gain, decrease in appetite control and decrease in […]
Come and celebrate SOSCuisine’s 10th anniversary at the Expo Manger Santé
2015 is a milestone for SOSCuisine, because we are turning 10 this year! Our mission has remained the same since the outset: To help people combine the pleasures of eating well with the benefits of a healthy diet, in an effective and affordable manner.
TOP 10 Lunch Box Recipes
If you wish to eat healthy meals and snacks while at work, you may want to consider making your own meal and bringing it at the office with you. This way you will also save money 🙂 Whether you are a beginner cook or a pro, you may be interested to know which lunch-boxes our […]
Lunch boxes around the world
The desire to tuck into a home-cooked packed lunch, in order to save time and money is universal. But as tastes and cultures are very different around the world, so are the various solutions that are adopted. Here’s a quick glance at ‘typical’ lunch boxes from 5 countries:
Three new health food stores added to our list
Among the large number of messages we receive from our members, some are concerning the preferred supermarkets you would like to see added to our list. In the last few months 3 health food store chains have caught our attention.
Eating 9 to 5!
Is it easy for you to make healthy choices during the typical 9-5 working hours? Take a second and really think about this question. The reality is that 45% of Canadians say that eating healthy meals and snacks while at work is challenging (Employment and Social Development Canada, 2014). This is understandable seeing that we […]
Sugar: How much should we be consuming?
A few months ago the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada issued a new position statement recommending adults and children limit consumption of added sugars to no more than 10% of their daily calorie intake. This recommendation equates to 12 teaspoons of added sugar daily, which is less than half of the current average intake […]
Mug cake: the latest trend
Mug cakes are all the rage now. This recipe can be made directly in a mug and baked in a microwave oven, and the best part is, it takes next to no time to prepare and there’s hardly any washing up, to boot! The idea of having a sweet or savoury cake that’s ready in […]
