Sweet Benefits of Bitter Greens…

Are you feeling sluggish and stodgy after a long winter filled with your favourite cold-weather comfort foods? Do you feel like everything you eat just sits in your stomach for far too long? As a holistic nutritionist, I see numerous clients with gastrointestinal...

I see your true colours shining through…

If you gave a child an outline of a carrot and asked them to colour it in, they’d likely choose an orange crayon. In fact, many adults would do the same. Except for me…mine would be purple. Just like in in grade 1 when we were given an outline of grapes, I was the...

The Kale Craze…is it really all that?

Ok, I admit it…I am crazy for kale. I’ve been eating kale for years, but my fondness for this “queen of greens” seems stronger every year. I’m not exactly sure how or when it began, but let’s face it: kale is en vogue. Whether you’re a foodie or not, this not so...

Oranges…overlooked superfood?

With so many fruits to choose from these days, has the humble orange been forgotten as one of nature’s best all-rounders? I have to admit that oranges have taken a backseat to many of my favourite fruits in the test kitchen. That is until we harvested our first...