Tips and tricks

Thinking about eating well or actually eating well?

When Canadians were surveyed about their eating habits, the majority answered that they ate healthy. But then why do so many of us suffer from cancer, obesity or premature heart disease?

Plan your meals before heading to the grocery store

The secret to creating balanced meals is proper planning and making the right adjustments to your grocery list. Get yourself an agenda, a calendar or a meal-planning table and enter all your recipes for the week.

You can’t cook without a scale

If you’re not a fan of conversion tables, here’s a two-in-one scale with an integrated measuring cup.

Recipe conversion tools

Who’s to blame for high cholesterol?

Yogurts that contain 0% fat, like those in Liberté’s line of Greek yogurts , are ideal for people who want to watch their cholesterol and eat healthy.

Dairy products for high blood pressure

Recent studies have shown that the milk protein casein may contain active compounds that could prevent hypertension by reducing the size of blood vessels. That’s just one more good reason to consume dairy products!

Butter or buttermilk?

Did you know that you could use buttermilk to substitute one third of the oil or butter called for in a recipe? You’ll be cutting down on fat and adding precious protein. Have you ever tried buttermilk?

Can you go salt free?

The taste of salt is addictive, and this is why we crave less nutritious foods, like chips, popcorn and fast food. It’s also the reason why some people automatically salt almost everything they eat. But the salt habit can be broken.

An extra portion of milk products for teens?

Teens and preteens between the ages of 9 and 18 should consume one portion of dairy products more than their parents because they need 1,300 milligrams of calcium per day as compared to the 1,000 milligrams that their parents need.

Let kids have calcium!

Like adults, children (4 to 8 years old) require 1,000 milligrams of calcium per day.  Here are a few key sources of calcium to include in your child’s diet...