Are you a cantaloupe or a honeydew kind of person? Some favour one over the other while others don't have a hard and fast preference. Maybe this question will help with the debate: which one is healthier? I get asked this type of question ...

I just got back from the farmers' market where I saw, among many other things, tomatoes of every conceivable shape, size and colour! Canadians, it's time to get out there and experience what real tomatoes taste like and let me tell you, they're ...

If you've ever gone into the produce section at a health food grocery store, you've likely been confronted by a lot of leafy greens you didn't necessarily recognize or know much about. Don't be intimidated - even people well aquainted with leafy ...

Last week I suggested, chlorella as a great green way to nutritionally participate in St. Paddy's Day (particularly to detox after too much green beer), and in continuing with our green theme, I would like to introduce a favourite leafy green: swiss ...

A reader recently wrote to me, "my brother in law has lung cancer and I have read a diet high in vitamin C and beta-carotene is NOT recommended where lung cancer is involved as it seems to aid the cancer to metastasize". I get messages like this ...

While dining on a pub patio in Toronto last week, I couldn't help but notice all the people eating French fries while chugging copious amounts of beer, and I have to admit, those fries looked good! But when the waitress asked me if I wanted fries or ...

While it's generally available all year round, we're currently at the height of summer squash season -- squash is at its best and most readily available from May through July. There are many different varieties of summer squash. In Ontario, we ...

Even though more and more nutritionists and nutrition writers are trying to kick fat's bad rap, it seems that most people (and most journalists) are still demonizing this vital macro-nutrient. Well, here's some good info from the front lines of the ...