Did you know to ‘cut the cheese’ means to fart? Apparently this old expression originated when someone noticed that the smell of fresh cut cheese resembled the smell of a fart…I’m not sure what kind of cheese they were cutting, but you get the point. As I’m sure you’ve noticed, cheese has been receiving a lot of media attention recently, so I thought I would take this opportunity to let you in on some of cheese’s secrets.
Read MoreA couple of weeks ago we decoded three similar yet very different food terms. To recap: a food guide serving refers to the total amount of food recommended daily from each of the four food groups. While a food label serving is a specific amount of food that contains the quantity of nutrients listed on the Nutrition Facts Label and last but not least portions can be thought of as the amount of a specific food an individual eats. Following this post, I had a couple of comments regarding reading food labels, so I thought I would touch on this while the topic is still fresh.
Read MoreOn November 1st, 2011, Health Canada announced that they will start the long process of regulating energy drinks, such as Red Bull, under the Food and Drug Act. What great news! Having energy drinks regulated as “food” will force these beverages to have a Nutrition Facts table, allowing Canadians to inspect the drink’s sugar, calorie and caffeine content and make more informed purchasing decisions.
Read MoreNovember is probably my least favourite month. The weather is terrible, the clocks fall back, which means it’s dark by 4:30, the only ‘holiday’ is Remembrance day and it’s flu season!!!! Time to indulge in oranges and vitamin C supplements, or so you thought.
Read MoreOne bagel equals two-three servings of grains, according to Canada’s Food Guide, it has a recommended serving size of 113g, and counts as one portion. Confused? Consumers appear to be confused about serving sizes, what they mean, and how to use them. Complicating the problem are large portions of food that are becoming the norm in many eating establishments. Hopefully this post will decode some of these confusing definitions.
Read MoreYou’re going to be mad at me – in previous posts I’ve recommended you decrease your sugar and salt intake (by the way thank you for doing that), asked you to eat more fruit and vegetables and then I went ahead and ruined bacon for you…wow, sounds like good times. Well, I’m throwing the glycemic index at you now only because COBS Bread made me.
Read MoreNovember is just around the corner, which means foodyourself has been up and running for six months! Wow – where did the time go? Considering this is a pretty big milestone I thought we would take a trip down memory lane…
Read More90% of North Americans are hooked on this little white crystalline powder also known as trimethyxanthine. Withdrawal can also occur with symptoms ranging from headaches to vomiting. So, what am I talking about? – good old caffeine! A reader recently voiced his concerns about getting hooked on caffeine and was thinking about switching over to tea. However, he was told that tea has an equivalent amount of caffeine, so what’s he to do?
Read MoreWhich holiday allows family and friends to get together to eat a full-blown Christmas dinner but without having the stress of buying presents – Thanksgiving! Honestly, Thanksgiving has to be my favourite holiday…of course I’m saying this without ever actually cooking a Thanksgiving dinner but I somehow manage to invite myself over somewhereto enjoy the big day. Anyways, Thanksgiving has a bad reputation of making its consumers sleepy. This is true; however, the culprit might surprise you.
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