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I was at our favourite fruit & veggie stand at Kensington Market last weekend, when I heard a woman asking one of the regulars at the store what he was doing the following monday evening. She happened to have a pass for two for a preview screening of Food Inc. at the Varsity Cinema (close [...]  Today is the release date of Food Inc, a new documentary looking at the food industry that has industry officials up in arms. It looks like it touches upon many of the topics explored in detail in Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma but will probably have even more of an impact because of the power [...] Last week Alan and I ended up eating out a lot, which is not good for either our wallets or our health so this week our challenge is to only eat food we prepare ourselves. Although I love to cook, that’s primarily because I love to eat and try new things so getting me to [...] I believe we are what we eat but for the longest time the whole notion of counting calories, talking about carbs, fats, proteins and nutrients seemed a bit odd to me. I tried supplements and stopped because I don’t care what anybody says – I don’t think my urine should be bright orange/yellow/green. So here [...] I wrote about Mark Bittman before but it was only today that I finally got his newly released book, Food Matters: a Guide to Conscious Eating. Much like Michael Pollan, to whom he often refers in the book, Mark Bittman calls us to be more conscientious of our eating habits and adopt what he calls [...] Michael Pollan, the author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma and In Defense of Food, is known to carry around, for years, the same two pieces of processed/industrialized cakes. They showed no signs of spoilage. When someone I know went to one of his lectures and told me that, I immediately remembered a friend of mine who [...] When it comes to pesticides, not all fruits and vegetables are created equal. Apparently, if you make sure the following 12 fruits & veggies are organic, you can cut down your exposure to the nasty stuff by 90%: Fruits Peaches and nectarines Strawberries and cherries Apples and pears Imported grapes Veggies Spinach and lettuce Potatoes [...] If there is one thing I believe in, it is that you are what you eat. Diet and health are intimately connected and many of our ailments can be linked to poor eating habits. I read a lot about nutrition and food in general, and have slowly moved away over the year from industrialized processed [...] So, I went to the naturopath again today. As you know, on my last visit she had me do a blood test to determine possible food intolerances. They screen you against 93 different foods and I was afraid they’d tell me I had to give up something I actually love like coffee, tea or eggs. [...] This is it. No more of this “we’ll try to slow down”, “we’ll limit it to so many times a week”. Alan and I decided we won’t eat out for an entire month. Until October 15th, we can’t spontaneously decide to grab something to eat instead of cooking it ourselves. The only exception is being [...] |
 Hi, I'm Alexandra. Born in Brazil, Canadian by choice, and having lived in exciting Barcelona for a year between 2006 and 2007, my earliest childhood memories revolve around food and food is what I remember most about every place I’ve ever lived. After writing a more general blog for the past few years, it was time to organize my writing about food in one place. © All pictures on this blog are taken by me unless otherwise noted. About the title of this blog |
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