A new “meta-analysis study” an aggregate of several other studies came out this week talking about the dangers of processed meat. The study found a strong correlation between eating processed meats and an increase in heart disease and diabetes.

Last week, Lisa posted about the value of the family meal, where everyone can take time to sit down together and talk about their day without TV, distractions or time pressures. Earlier this week, I …

Over the last few decades, carbohydrates have had a really bad rap. Low-carb and no-carb diets have flourished and in recent years we are hearing even more about how carbs are ‘making us fat’. But …

Fresh homemade pasta has the most incredible texture and flavour, partly because it’s completely fresh, and partly I suspect because we can choose top quality ingredients to make it from. The texture is hard to …

True Food is catching wind of a new Farmer’s Market service. Place your order online and then arrive at the Market with your bundle waiting for you, hand selected by the farmer himself. You’ll get dibs on the good stuff and won’t have to worry about sorting through picked over bins.

Rushing in the door from after school play. I ran to the bathroom to wash my hands and ran back to plop myself at the table. We had to be in our seats at 5:30 pm sharp or we were grounded, no ifs, ands or buts. We were expected to eat what was put in front of us, be polite and social during dinner and talk about our days.

Research shows there are many benefits to eating a meal together as a family and I wanted to share them with you …

It can be a real challenge for you to get your ’9 a day’, that is, 5 servings of veg and 4 of fruit in a day. Even better, but of course an even greater …

Our challenge last week was to eat one vegetarian meal, or for the adventurous, a whole week of being vegetarian. I really enjoyed eating vegetarian for a whole week, but found it more of …

For the last few months, I’ve been heavily reducing the amount of meat in my diet. Having been brought up on great home-grown meat from our family farm, I never really considered the quality or ethics involved in the production of what was on my plate. As I read and learn more, however, I find myself leaning towards a more vegetarian diet and going veggie for a week is proving to be an interesting venture. I chatted about my thoughts to my vegetarian friend Emma, and got her take on the choice to cut out meat completely.

I made this sauce the other night to go with my first attempt at making gnocchi. The gnocchi was a dismal and resounding gluey failure mess (oops!) but the sauce turned out great and we …