The Power of Protein
The human body is made up of proteins – everything from the cells in your body, muscle, bones, skin and hair all contain protein. In many ways protein can be classified as the ‘building blocks of life’. [...]
A Balanced Meal for School Lunch
Ensuring our children eat a healthy, well balanced meal at lunch is vital to their school day, mood and productivity. That said, it’s not as hard as you may think to ensure your children actually enjoy their healthy lunches and [...]
Meatless Monday Recipe: Bio-Bud Rice & Icelandic Cod Risotto
This quick and easy ShaSha Co Risotto takes little time to make and serves as the perfect after work meal for the whole family! Happy Meatless Monday! [...]
5 Ancient Grains to Add to Your Diet Today
The wealth of ancient grains flooding the market can be really confusing; how do you cook them? Are they better or healthier than the grains I am more accustomed to? [...]
Know your Ancient Grains: Spelt
Health Canada suggests that at least half the grains we consume each day should be whole. Unfortunately, thanks to the prevalence of processed foods, most of us consume processed grains and that results in poor nutrition [...]
How Modern Baking Methods are Ruining Bread
Despite the modern trend for healthy eating, nutritionally deficient white bread still makes up about half of what we consume. Not even our ‘whole wheat’ varieties offer the fiber and nutrition of traditional bread-making techniques. [...]
Learn all about Wholesome Whole Grains
We all know that whole grains are better for us, but what exactly are whole grains, why should we eat them and how can we incorporate them into our daily diets? Fear not future whole grain eaters, we will reveal [...]
Introducing the Magnificent Miss Spelt
Spelt; the ancient grain that's making a comeback! Spelt is the distant cousin of commercially grown wheat. Click here to read about how to get on the spelt grain train and live a happier, healthier life. [...]