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For four weeks in April, I gave up meat. For one of those weeks, I gave up milk, cheese, yogurt and all other animal by-products.
I made it through the month without too much difficulty and discovered many tasty meat-free recipes along the way. Now I did primarily dine out, but I also made a few...
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Prabhjit Banga |
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Do you know where your oranges come from? Apples? Carrots? Like most of the produce in supermarkets, chances are they were transported from across the country or even out of the country. A typical carrot bought travels about 2900 kilometers before it lands on your salad plate… quite the...
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I’ve never been known to be a “morning person,” so I’ve had to rely on a few incentives to get me out of bed in the morning. Now it may sound strange, but I’ve learned to love waking up to the sound of my blender!
Start your morning with a smoothie, and you will not only have a tasty...
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If you’re like me, you might be a little shocked at your holiday bills arriving this month. Then you open your mail and like a beacon of hope find fliers advertising great deals to save at the local supermarket.
But good people, take my advice and ignore these deals! Fight the urge to buy two...
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With the holidays just around the corner, chances are you will be cooking up a storm, dining with loved ones and wishing each other good health. Unfortunately, the very meal you prepared out of love may have been made on cookware that studies have found bad for the environment and you.
Did you...
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Article written by Prabhjit Banga, Program Coordinator at Earth Day CanadaLooking for delicious recipies to reflect the changing season?
The Fall season calls for hearty meals with freshly, locally harvested ingredients. Warm up with soups, using seasonal vegetables like pumpkins, squash...
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Growing up, I loved having cereal. So did my dad. While I had the super sugary marshmallow ones, my dad would eat the healthier options with whole grain, fibre and nuts. I use to think to myself why anyone would choose that over my delicious chocolate flavored, round puff.
Fast forward to today, I...
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Not only is it an essential ingredient of most Indian curries, but Turmeric is also very important in traditional medicines. For countless centuries people have been reaching for the knobby yellow root to treat a variety of ailments from skin disease to stomachache and joint pain. First discovered...
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Try to eat a vegetarian meal at least three times a week
A vegetarian diet focuses primarily on plant-based foods, and is typically lower in fat and higher in fibre, since the emphasis is on non-meat food sources. Going vegetarian for at least three times per week is a great way to get more...
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On a scale of 1 to 10 for how much I love coffee with ten being ‘love’, I’m sitting comfortably at 11. I crave my morning cup, and I think some of my coworkers would say I’m pretty militant about having it.
But this blog is about simple green tips, so shouldn’t I be talking about using a...
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