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Recipe Swap, Aug. 9

By Lorraine Stevenson August 10, 2012

RecipeSwap New rules for labelling help those with allergies Reading the label on food products just got easier for those living with allergies or celiac disease — and squinting at the fine print. Last week Health Canada unveiled new rules for what must be declared on food labels so you can tell at a glance

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Recipe Swap: Use more pulses, wholegrains for a gluten-free diet

By Lorraine Stevenson May 30, 2012

You’re probably seeing more gluten-free products on your store shelves lately. But while all those new pastas, breads and cereals help those with a diagnosis of celiac disease or gluten sensitivity manage their complicated eating plan, they aren’t the most nutritious foods they could be eating. Why pulses? Pulses are naturally gluten free, but

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Buckwheat snack food impresses at food show

By Lorraine Stevenson January 27, 2012

A new made-in-Manitoba snack food has been named one of the top 12 natural foods at an international gourmet food show in San Francisco. Buckshots, a roasted buckwheat snack, may have vaulted the crop from obscurity to significant new interest, too. Many of the Canadian, American, and global buyers attending the 2012 Winter Fancy Food

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Old Cookbooks Interesting, Not Always Accurate

By Julie Garden-Robinson March 17, 2011

As I sorted through my cookbook col lect ion recently, I came upon one I had purchased at a museum. An Army Wife’s Cookbookwas filled with recipes and home remedies. From the book, I learned how to take care of a gunpowder burn with linseed oil and lime. (I hope I never need to use

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Why Eat Buckwheat?

January 6, 2011

It possesses high levels of dietary fibre, antioxidants and vitamins and is nutritionally superior to many of even the most healthful grains. Buckwheat is also a good option if you are eliminating gluten from your diet because it is entirely gluten free. The latest research indicates that buckwheat may even help with the management of

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What To Eat When You Can’t Eat Wheat

By Lorraine Stevenson June 17, 2010

RECIPE SWAP Judy Driedger had no idea where to start when she began eliminating gluten from her diet after suspecting she had a gluten intolerance causing her stomach aches and itching skin. That was over five years ago. The Austin-area woman saw her symptoms disappear and her health restored. Although never having a blood test

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Milk-, Wheat-Free Diet May Not Help Autism

By Maggie Fox May 27, 2010

Apopular diet that eliminates wheat and milk protein does not appear to help children with autism, but early behavioural treatments do, researchers reported May 19. The findings are sure to disappoint many parents who have been trying to manage autism. “It would have been wonderful for children with autism and their families if we found

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Hemp industry needs aggressive approach

By Bonnie Baltessen November 20, 2008

“The gluten-free aisle in the store is getting bigger.” – KELLEY FITZPATRICK Kelley Fitzpatrick grabbed attendees of the Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance annual meeting and snapped them to attention, espousing the nutritional values of hemp like a televangelist. “You have to be aggressive with your research,” Fitzpatrick, owner of NutriTech Consulting, told the meeting in

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CBOT Weekly: USDA predicts declines in planting intentions

Protein Industries Canada funds Saskatchewan pulse ingredient project

February canola crush up from 2025, StatCan reports

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