Category: green eating

Is Wheat Really Bad For You?

I have been reading the book Wheat Belly over the last couple of weeks following my cleanse that included eliminating wheat for 1 month. I noticed during my cleanse that I had steadily lost about 1 lb per week, and when I reintegrated the wheat for just a few days, all 4 lbs came right back. I also noticed that...

Strawberry Rhubarb Chia Jam

This recipe is a variation on the super-easy Strawberry Chia Jam. The addition of rhubarb is perfect for rhubarb season (my rhubarb plant has exploded for the second time this summer). Rhubarb is also a vegetable, and since my daughter doesn’t eat a whole lot of vegetables, this jam is an easy way to get a bit of veggie in her diet! I need to...

How to Freeze Rhubarb & Rhubarb Stew Recipe

In the heat of an Edmonton summer, the rhubarb is abundant in many backyards. The question is, what to do with it all? You can make some delicious strawberry rhubarb jam with it, among many other things, and you can also freeze it for use in the winter months when there’s none available. Here’s what I did to freeze my rhubarb...

RANT: Why Early Healthy Eating Habits Matter for Our Children

One of the concerns, when we were looking at daycare for my daughter, was what she would eat. Up until she was 1 year old, I was vigilant about what she ingested – it had to, HAD TO be organic. That’s why I signed up for The Organic Box, so I could make her baby food and ensure she wasn’t...

Peanut Butter Granola Bars (no gluten, dairy, or sugar)

I tried this original recipe from My Whole Food Life‘s Peanut Butter Granola Bars, and loved them. Only problem was that they had banana in them and my husband hates bananas. He looked so disappointed when he realized he couldn’t eat them. So I decided to replace the banana with applesauce. I also doubled the recipe because the first time I...

Strawberry Chia Jam RECIPE

My first encounter with My Whole Food Life recipes was her Blueberry Chia Jam, which she adapted from another blogger, eatgood4life. The recipe boggled my mind because it was so simple – 3 ingredients. I had never made jam before because it seemed like such an arduous process, pectin is completely foreign to me, and my friends who made jam...

My Journey with The Organic Box in Edmonton

By now, many Edmontonians have heard of The Organic Box. Essentially it started out as a produce delivery company that would deliver fresh organic produce to your home every week. Now it has grown to allow for lots of room to customize the box you receive, you can choose the size of your box and the frequency of delivery, and...

RANT: Food Labeling Issues

If you’re a follower of this blog, you know that I am doing my best to be green – and we all know that food is a huge concern for those who are attempting to be green. Lately there’s been a ton of talk about the fact that in Canada and the US, GMOs (genetically modified organisms) do not need...

Is Palm Oil Bad? the Eco-Green Controversy

When I was an eco-advisor with the company Only Green, I started using these handmade bar soaps that I LOVE. When the company closed, I was really sad about giving up my soap – so I was thrilled to find out that they were actually sourced from a Canadian soapmaker, Cedar Point Soaps. I contacted the owner and was able...

Meal Planning: The Fresh 20

Since I had my baby girl almost 3 years ago, making meals has been a chore. In the early days of her infancy, I was often too exhausted or having to hold her in a specific position to sleep at various times of the day, so I didn’t make dinner. When I went to work part-time, I still had a...