Proper food and nutrition is an important step in living a green lifestyle. Try cooking some of these green recipes and incorporating healthy food into your diet.
We love cookies! And, really, who doesn’t love a warm cookie fresh from the oven? Oats are one of the best ingredients for making cookies – they bring a wonderful hearty flavour and a bit of a crunch (plus some soothing, healthy fiber). Adding lots of spices to cookies supports your health, while adding a [...]
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Salads can get boring. Especially when you eat well and are a health-conscious person. Choosing the greenest item at restaurants often means settling for a salad, missing out on some of the more interesting and unique dishes lower down on the menu. We believe that salads should never be boring! And eating greens can always [...]
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The organics industry is young, but it is booming. So much so that even global corporations with all the finances and resources in the world (literally) have trouble filling orders under “organic” label criteria. And even that: that global corporations are part of the mix, meaning that one of the spices in your organic ketchup [...]
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Tucked away into a corner of Vancouver’s notorious Downtown Eastside is a flourishing market of badly bruised vegetables, where you can buy an entire bag of rainbow peppers with four bunches of organic spinach for a Twoonie. I come home with two reusable shopping bags full of produce for what used to cost me one [...]
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Soup is always one of our favorite things to eat in this season- as we transition from Fall into Winter. The good news about soup: it can be quick, easy, delicious, and nutritious. We prefer to keep the shopping list short and focus on local vegetables that are available right now- especially squash. Squash is [...]
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We love cooking, but we know that sometimes there just isn’t the time to make an elaborate meal. However, just because we are busy with work, family, friends, and the various other activities that call us each day- does not mean that we sacrifice the quality of our food. We really can have it all. [...]
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Fall is by far one of our favorite seasons. Although the weather is getting cooler and layers of clothing are being piled on – fall is one of the most gorgeous seasons with the best food! It’s an incredible time to support our bodies with delicious and hardy root veggies and crisp, sweet apples. Here [...]
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Fall is one of our absolute favorite times of the year to cook nourishing, warming food, especially when the ingredients come from our local farmer’s market. With the shift in seasons, our bodies need grounding food- as it can be a bit unsettling as everything changes so rapidly around us. This frittata recipe is perfect [...]
Read more →There has been a lot of talk in the media as of late about banning Shark Fin soup from restaurants. In Toronto, city councillors have been trying to have the soup banned, and it’s also very close to being banned throughout California. The problem with shark fin soup Shark fin soup is treated as a [...]
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I created this bar for my friend Jessica who wanted energy without too much sweetness. This natural protein bar boasts great minerals like selenium, zinc, and calcium. The combination makes a great energy and recovery bar. You don’t have to dehydrate these bars, but if you do they travel better and have the texture of [...]
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