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Vitamin supplements can help make up dietary shortfalls, but consult your doctor first because some health issues can mean a greater need for them.
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Do you need a vitamin pill?

Do your homework before taking vitamin supplements

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You need to eat more vegetables,” my husband said to our 13-year-old daughter. He was scraping the uneaten vegetables from her plate while she was getting a daily kids’ vitamin for herself. I walked into the kitchen during their conversation. “I really don’t like vegetables,” she announced a little sheepishly. I can attest that she
Oats are a versatile food that can be eaten at any meal or in snacks of all types.
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Oats after breakfast

This healthy dietary choice doesn’t just have to be limited to the breakfast table

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Hardly anyone says ‘porridge’ anymore. It’s a plain, old word, like grits or gruel or frumenty. For most of us it means, simply, boiled oats, a rather humble meal. Englishman Samuel Johnson, who had something to say about everything, once called oats “the grain, which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland
Every artificial sweetener is different,
with different properties.
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What’s in artificial sweetener packets?

Artificial sweeteners can help cut calories but too much can have side-effects

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What kind of sweetener would you like?” my husband asked me. “I’ll have a blue packet,” I said. He handed me the small packet. I ripped it open and added half of it to my coffee cup. He took a pink packet. We were eating in a restaurant. I’m not sure why we always add
Orange varieties to try (clockwise from top: navel orange, tangelo, blood orange, cara cara orange).
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It’s citrus season

Prairie Fare: This fruit family has more to offer than most can imagine

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January to March is citrus season, the time when North American oranges, lemons, grapefruit and limes are at their peak. Take full advantage of the season and explore all the citrus fruit offered in the produce aisle. To help you make the best of the season, here are some tips and recipes for you to
Enjoy soup as your main course or a starter course.
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Enjoy more slimming soup this winter

Prairie Fare: Eating more soup can help prevent weight gain

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When I was young, I often was greeted by the sound of our pressure cooker hissing and the weighted gauge clicking rhythmically as I entered our home after school on winter days. After slogging through snowbanks in my snow pants and knee-high winter boots, I needed some sustenance. My favourite type of soup was homemade
Stay active and healthy in the new year
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Stay active and healthy in the new year

Physical activity helps maintain a healthy heart, and strong muscles and bones, and ease stress

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I found a supreme parking spot!” my husband noted as he arrived at the mall with our younger daughter. She nodded and grinned. Then she began eyeing the food court for a snack. Parking a distance from your destination is a common recommendation for increasing your physical activity. Winter tends to push that recommendation out
Happy anniversary, Canada — and canola!
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Happy anniversary, Canada — and canola!

This is a year to celebrate our own ‘Made in Canada’ crop

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If you’re still pondering new year’s resolutions, a good one for 2017 would be spend more time learning more about our wonderful country’s history, geography, culture and its innumerable accomplishments. 2017 marks the 150th anniversary of Confederation. It’s a year for plenty of parties, festivals, and commemorations. Canadian agriculture is reaching an important milestone of
Beat holiday weight gain
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Beat holiday weight gain

Prairie Fare: Here are a few tips to help prevent holiday pounds this festive season


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Everywhere I go, I see more candy and cookies to taste, and unfortunately, my willpower is not overly strong during the holiday season. In the interest of food science, of course, I need to try these things. I am testing my willpower right now as a bowl of treats sits about 10 feet from me
man reading a restaurant menu
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You can cut calories and still enjoy eating out

A few small adjustments to how you order and eat can really add up quickly

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What’s your favourite episode of ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’?” my daughter asked her siblings. Her brother and sister began describing the antics of SpongeBob, a yellow kitchen sponge who lives in a pineapple at the bottom of the sea. He works as a dedicated fry cook with an interesting bunch of characters at a restaurant. My kids
Syrup-titiously delicious
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Syrup-titiously delicious

Maple syrup is good for our precarious planet’s forests too

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Some grumble when the snow arrives, but not members of the Pumpkin Creek Ski Club at Roseisle. They rejoice, naturally. They also start leaving treats on members’ doorsteps — cans of pure maple syrup, sold as club fundraisers. Those cute little cans signal the start of ski season, and time to enjoy hearty breakfasts of

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