There is a big consumer trend towards buying organic products whenever possible. Organic foods are safer, tastier, and more nutritious than the old non-organic stuff, right? Well, it turns out that the answer is not so clear. In the land of nutrition and food science it never really is!
Organic Fruits and Vegetables
It’s common sense that […]
I like iced tea with just a little bit of sugar to take the edge off the bitterness. The only way to get this is by brewing it myself, and I’m usually far too lazy to do that. I had sent the folks at Tetley an email a year ago telling them that it would […]
We dropped by the Carp Farmers’ Market today to see what might be available so early in the season. It turns out that there isn’t much in the way of produce (some spring onions and a couple of other items that were sold out by 11am, when we arrived). However, the Carp Farmers’ Market has […]
Knowledge of fats and oils has changed over the years and is sure to change again in the future. The best we can do is to understand what the experts are saying today. Here’s my summary of the latest knowledge, presented as clearly as I am able.
Fats and oils contain different quantitities of more than […]
Welcome to fitottawa.com — Ottawa’s healthy living resource!
In this posting, I introduce myself and give you some background about who I am and what sort of interest I have in healthy living.
I was born in Victoria, BC and lived there until I finished an undergraduate degree. My parents are excellent examples of how healthy living […]