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Fruit Crumble

Fruit Crumble

A quick, easy and healthy fruit based dessert to please everyone! Serve with yogurt or ice cream! Ingredients 1-1.5 cups blueberries (frozen) 1-2 cans of fruit in juice, drained or fresh sliced apples with peel on 2 cups quick oats ½ cup flour 2 Tbsp brown sugar ¼ cup almonds, coarsely chopped 1-2 tsp cinnamon […]

Baked Apples

Baked Apples

This an easy recipe loved by the whole family and really nice with ice cream! Ingredients 6 apples 12 dates (2 per apple) ¼ cup raisins or 6-10 per apple ½ tsp cinnamon drizzle of maple syrup Method Core the apples with apple corer Place dates, raisins and cinnamon in a bowl and mix together […]

Spiced Veggie Stew

Spiced Veggie Stew

A warm and hearty meal for dinner, lunch the next day and frozen for when you don’t have time to prepare a meal! Ingredients ½ medium to large butternut squash, peeled and diced ½ large sweet potato, peeled and diced into 1inch cubes 1 large onion, finely chopped 2 cloves, finely minced 4-6 mushrooms, sliced […]

Spring Pasta Salad

Spring Pasta Salad

This colourful pasta salad is packed full of antioxidants, protein and long lasting energy. Also a great source of fiber which helps with weight maintenance and bowel regularity.  It is quick to prepare and a hit for the whole family, pre- packed lunches or for a BBQ or potluck meal. Pasta Salad Ingredients ½ box […]

Sugary Drinks

Sugary Drinks

Dietitian’s of Canada release proposal on how to reduce consumption of sugary drinks. The average person consumes excessive amounts of added sugars each day…contributing to weight gain and other complications. Is Taxing sugary drinks the way to go, how should that tax be distributed?  Education?  Subsidies on fresh produce? Food for thought.