5 Healthy Breakfast Smoothie Recipes Raspberry and Nut Smoothie With Peanut butter and jam make this delicious shake by blending low-fat milk, frozen raspberries, and your favourite nut butter. Ginger Berry and Oat Smoothie Bored of oatmeal? Why not whirl up rolled oats, blueberries, yogurt, and ice in a blender. Brown sugar and fresh ginger […]
12 Toxic Pesticides used in Organic Farming Reasons to avoid organic food. It is commonly believed that organic farmers do not use pesticides and that organic food is therefore safer to consume than conventionally farmed fruit and vegetables. In a UK poll, 95% of the consumers bought organic food because they wanted to avoid consuming pesticides. […]
Is your office cool? The World’s coolest office spaces. To grab the best and brightest talent, companies are paying more attention than ever before to the environment created by their–increasingly creative–work spaces. It’s a smart move–most professionals spend more hours at the office each week than they do at home, and an office the allows […]
Healthy Office Snacks 12 Snacks To Avoid When You’re Trying To Lose Weight Snacking is sometimes looked down upon when you’re trying to lose weight, but when done the right way, snacking can be good for you! It keeps your metabolism going and cravings at bay until the next meal. However, eating the wrong foods […]
Does your office recycle? Get EcoAction in your office. Metro Vancouver has implemented a new bylaw banning all food scraps from the garbage stream. This means that every residence and every business in the Metro Vancouver area is now required to have an organic recycling program. EcoAction a Vancouver based office recycleing business can help your office with this. Metro […]
Why are super foods so super? Fruit is our favourite super food, here’s why. Blueberries The blueberry is an antioxidant powerhouse. That deep blue colour is related to high amounts of phytonutrients called anthocyanidins. These phytonutrients aid in the process of neutralizing free radical damage in our cells. Overtime, the collagen matrix of our tissues […]
More labour with lower yields is a luxury only rich populations can afford. By Dr. HENRY I. MILLER Are organic vendors scamming you? You may have noticed that the organic section of your local supermarket is growing. Advocates tout organic-food production—in everything from milk and coffee to meat and vegetables—as a “sustainable” way to feed the […]
Is organic food better for you? Are organic businesses lying to us? BY ALYSSA FIORENTINO AND RHEANNA O’NEIL BELLOMO To buy organic or not to buy organic? That is the question. Will your organic kale be healthier, more tasty, and pesticide-free? Apparently, the answer is a resounding NO. And, according to a a new report by Quartz, spending extra […]
Five-a-day: what counts towards it? Do you get your 5 fruit and veggies a day? COUNTS Fresh fruit and vegetables Beans and pulses. These count as only one portion, no matter how many you eat Frozen fruit and vegetables Tinned or canned fruit and vegetables (buy ones that come in natural juice or water, with […]
Fruit when pregnant leads to smarter kids. New study reports just how smart it is to eat right during pregnancy. Eating a generous amount of fruit during pregnancy may help your baby be able to score better on development tests. Regular consumption of fruit is known to reduce a variety of health complications such as Alzheimer’s or preventing […]
