Lately, we’ve been hearing much more than usual from the growers of tree nuts. Given the upsurge of interest in nuts in the past two years or so, that should be no surprise. What does surprise me is the string of head-to-head face-offs that have developed…Read More →
An intrepid reporter from Narcity.com set herself the challenge of eating an array of menu items at both McDonald’s in the US and McD’s in Canada – declaring a ‘winner’. You may be surprised to learn that her verdict was extremely one-sided…Read More →
Researchers are warning that a commonly used sugar substitute in commercial products ranging from keto snacks to diet drinks to chewing gum could raise your risk of heart attack and stroke. Apparently, erythritol can ‘quietly impair brain blood vessels’…Read More →
At last word (within the past week), the CBC said Steve Bourdeau is still carrying on bus-iness as usual. In spite of being exposed by the CBC as a seller of bogus Maple Syrup. And even though a number of public and private investigations are under way…Read More →
It might be the breakthrough that solves the plastic waste crisis. Researchers have devel-oped a new plastic-like material that bio-degrades in just a few short weeks – rather than sticking around forever – or 250 years, whichever comes first…Read More →
The learned studies and marketing surveys agree – we eat fat more sugar than we should. Much of it is hidden within the processed foods (UPFs) that constitute such a large part of our ‘Western’ diet. But which country con-sumes the MOST excess sugar?Read More →
I know this sounds too good to be true. And it is – if you take into account the logistics in-volved. But a study carried out at a respected German university showed that 2 days on an oat-based diet produced benefits still detect-able 6 weeks later!Read More →
High food prices are slowly but surely crush-ing a majority of Canadians trying to afford decent food. Not-so-subtle indications head-lined the 2026 Spring Edition of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab’s Food Sentiment Index. It’s time for government intervention…Read More →