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Banana-Cream-Pie Oatmeal

Eat this carb and protein-rich dish after a tough workout to help your muscles recover


Time-Saver: Two-Cheese Turkey & Kale Frittata

Eggs on hand? Whip up this meal in a jiffy for breakfast, lunch or dinner.


Berry Granola Fool

Harvard researchers found that women who ate three or more daily servings of blueberries and strawberries, both of which are...


Fish with Corn & Warm Lima Bean Salad

Corn provides your diet with folate, a B vitamin shown to reduce the risk of colon cancer. Avocado adds fat...


Broccoli-Pistachio Soup

Broccoli florets are a surefire way to load up on vitamin C, an antioxidant that may cut the risk of...


Lemon-Ricotta Pancakes with Cherry Sauce

Lower-fat ricotta gives these pancakes rich flavour and extra protein without too much fat and calories. Top with cherries, which...


5 healthy ways to eat coconut

Coconuts are all the rage - and for good reason. Here are some healthy and creative ways to cook with...


The health benefits of coconut

Whether in the form of a hydrating beverage, a healthy oil or flavourful flakes, coconut is more popular than ever....

Condiments: 4 swaps to cut calories

Want to cut calories? Swap these fridge staples for alternate options - you won't even notice you're trimming calories


3 healthy, family-friendly recipes

Fresh-food chef Paul Finkelstein shares healthy, easy recipes that will have the kids running to the table when you say,...


Peppers stuffed with Turkey, Cheese and Rice

This recipe calls for two peppers, which make four stuffed halves; kids might want one half, adults might want two'so...


Chicken & Vegetable soup

Homemade vegetable stock is a perfect base in soups and sauces. To make it: Throw any vege­tables you like into...


5 ways to boost flavour when cooking

Our favourite fresh-food chef shares his top picks for boosting flavour in the kitchen


Meatless Monday: Roasted Red Pepper & Sweet Potato Soup from Thrive Energy Cookbook

It’s pretty cruel to taunt a hungry pregnant lady with delicious-looking, colourful photos of food. But when Brendan Brazier’s latest


Orangey Ginger Smoothie

You can buy carrot juice at the grocery store or juice your own for this refreshing smoothie that's also packed...


Our best Meatless Monday recipes

The Meatless Monday trend is here to stay. Consider a break from meat once a week (these delicious recipes will...


Should you eat like an Olympian?

Registered dietitian Sue Mah weighs in on the typical diet of an Olympic athlete

4 foods trends that aren’t going anywhere

Some food fads come and go, but these popular (and healthy) food movements are here to stay


3 new cookbooks we’re loving

Looking for some inspiration in the kitchen? These three recipe books have you covered. Bonus: They're all by Canadian authors


3 supplements to boost your fitness

Get the most out of your workouts by boosting your performance with supplements


Meal plan: The healthy fasting diet

Lose two pounds a week - and keep type 2 diabetes­ at bay - with this unique, and doable, diet...


Mango Smoothie

To make the prep work easier for this delicious smoothie, keep frozen mango chunks on hand. Toss them straight into...


Apple-Cinnamon Smoothie

Why consume all that sugar in sweetened yogurt when you can make your own just-as-delicious treat with fewer calories?

Blueberry Smoothie

This morning delight brings you a real super-food in an easy'to-consume package.


Couscous-Stuffed Peppers

Chickpeas are loaded with appetite-suppressing fibre, which is why this dish satisfies your appetite despite being low in calories.


New Mexican Green Chili

Spicy foods help to fill you up on fewer cal­ories, and they boost calorie burning, too. When cutting or seeding...


Garden Variety Soup

As its name implies, this incredibly filling soup makes great use of a variety of colourful vegetables.


Rigatoni with Rapini, Cherry Tomatoes and Roasted Garlic

A staple in Italian cooking, rapini is one of the world's richest sources of glucosinolates, important nutrients that are known...


Asian Steamed Fish Fillets with Vegetable Sticks

The snow peas in this recipe don't just taste fantastic; they contain a nutrient called coumestrol, which is thought to...