WATCH THIS
BARF!
Although we are somewhat better in Canada with what crap is allowed to go into our food, I somehow don't really believe this:
Ammonium hydroxide is not used at McDonald’s in Canada a spokeswoman for McDonald’s Canada told the National Post. She said the only ingredients used in their burgers are 100% beef, salt and pepper.
Saturday, January 28, 2012
TOSCA! TOSCA! TOSCA!
Sooooo...today I met Tosca Reno! And in honour of the experience, I decided to write a little something I like to call "Ode to Tosca"
Tosca,
You are awesome.
That is all.
:)
This is a woman who decided one day to take control of her life and made it happen - and in her 40's became a fitness model!
Inspiration has a name: Tosca Reno
The new Loblaws at the old Maple Leaf Gardens hosted a presentation by Tosca Reno. For $10, my pal Jenn and I (Hi Jenn!) got to hear Tosca speak, get our books signed, meet her, and they even gave us a nifty little gift bag! It was fabulous! Tosca has a really easy speaking style and her passion for the subject of eating clean is not like one of those hyper-this-is-the-only-way-to-live kind of things. She is very easy going and no nonsense about how to live a clean eating lifestyle - and not preachy or condescending(not that I expected her to be- I guess I am just comparing her to other fitness types who just seem to be that way). When I got to meet her, she was very warm and engaging and she signed my book and let us take pictures and it was just awesome!!!!!!!!!! And inspiring. I absolutely need to get back into this lifestyle!
I have a ways to go yet, but with the tools Tosca talks about, I know I can do it!
(ignore how gross I look because I dragged my sorry-sick-@ss down there and I tried not to infect anyone with my gross cold! Jenn, however looks positively radiant despite the early (for a Saturday) start!)
Now a word or two on the new Loblaws at the old Maple Leaf Gardens: HOLY CRAP! (Two words - ha!)
This store is AMAZING! HUGE! And has everything a girl could want! See the pics:
Dunno what these were, but they were with the baby cauliflowers...
Baby cauliflower (with the Adventures in Whole Foods blog's official hand model! hee hee)
100% Vegetable sushi! Sooooo pretty!
More baby cauliflowers
Baby beets
Not sugar cane - but Banana pods! Dunno what the heck these were doing here nor what you'd do with them!
Beautiful Tropical fruits!
An alien citrus! (and baby pineapples!)
Wall of cheese!
ALWAYS READ THE LABELS - even before touching food! Case in point - these catus pads have SPIKES! OWEEEE! (I'm leading by example just for you all!)
Baby Apples! Hee hee!
CENTRE ICE! Hahahahaha! And no! I was not the only dork to take a pic!
Tosca,
You are awesome.
That is all.
:)
This is a woman who decided one day to take control of her life and made it happen - and in her 40's became a fitness model!
Inspiration has a name: Tosca Reno
The new Loblaws at the old Maple Leaf Gardens hosted a presentation by Tosca Reno. For $10, my pal Jenn and I (Hi Jenn!) got to hear Tosca speak, get our books signed, meet her, and they even gave us a nifty little gift bag! It was fabulous! Tosca has a really easy speaking style and her passion for the subject of eating clean is not like one of those hyper-this-is-the-only-way-to-live kind of things. She is very easy going and no nonsense about how to live a clean eating lifestyle - and not preachy or condescending(not that I expected her to be- I guess I am just comparing her to other fitness types who just seem to be that way). When I got to meet her, she was very warm and engaging and she signed my book and let us take pictures and it was just awesome!!!!!!!!!! And inspiring. I absolutely need to get back into this lifestyle!
I have a ways to go yet, but with the tools Tosca talks about, I know I can do it!
(ignore how gross I look because I dragged my sorry-sick-@ss down there and I tried not to infect anyone with my gross cold! Jenn, however looks positively radiant despite the early (for a Saturday) start!)
Now a word or two on the new Loblaws at the old Maple Leaf Gardens: HOLY CRAP! (Two words - ha!)
This store is AMAZING! HUGE! And has everything a girl could want! See the pics:
Dunno what these were, but they were with the baby cauliflowers...
Baby cauliflower (with the Adventures in Whole Foods blog's official hand model! hee hee)
100% Vegetable sushi! Sooooo pretty!
More baby cauliflowers
Baby beets
Not sugar cane - but Banana pods! Dunno what the heck these were doing here nor what you'd do with them!
Beautiful Tropical fruits!
An alien citrus! (and baby pineapples!)
Wall of cheese!
ALWAYS READ THE LABELS - even before touching food! Case in point - these catus pads have SPIKES! OWEEEE! (I'm leading by example just for you all!)
Baby Apples! Hee hee!
CENTRE ICE! Hahahahaha! And no! I was not the only dork to take a pic!
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Comfort Food = Dessert
Hey all:
So, it's finally winter here in the big smoke and although I knew it was inevitable that it was coming eventually, I still can't help but miss the nice fall weather we were having. In any case...to help me cope with the yuckiness outside, I have been craving some comfort foods (I had a yummy steak & mushroom pie last night with mashed potatoes and I don't even like mashed potatoes!)- I also like me some yummy desserts like custard and pudding and cake (but I am not making a whole cake just for me!)- yes, I know desserts are not healthy, but every once in a while, they are necessary! I had a huge hankering for Chocolate pudding (and whipped cream!) so off to the grocery I went. The only recipe I know for chocolate pudding is: open box, pour contents into a bowl, add milk, mix it up, wait for it to set, enjoy...well, let me tell you that's all fine and dandy, but do you know what's in that box? Nope,neither do I as I couldn't pronounce half the stuff in it!:( That made me sad...when I went to the dairy aisle to pick up a carton of whipping cream (because at least I can make custard from scratch!), for kicks I looked at the ingredient list on that - fully expecting to see: MILK or CREAM and that's it - well, was I EVER surprised to see that MILK or CREAM is NOT the only ingredient in whipping cream!!!!!!!! SERIOUSLY! I was really surprised! It had a bunch of stuff that I couldn't pronounce! Something as 'wholesome' as pudding with whipped cream was actually some factory produced fake food! So sad!
Well my friends, I am happy to report that I have a solution for the pudding thing at least! I was flipping through a pretty book of organic cakes and saw an easy recipe for CHOCOLATE PUDDING tucked in the back! OMG! AND - it is SO EASY. Why oh why do we need to buy 'instant' pudding, when it's pretty close to being 'instant' all by itself?
This is what goes into real choclate pudding:
Cocoa powder
Sugar
Corn starch
Milk
and a bit of vanilla
it took all of 10 minutes to make and then it needs to cool, but whatevs.
Why oh why does 'instant' pudding have all that crap in it??? My recipe for chocolate pudding has nary a digliceride, nor any phosphates, nor any artificial colour, nor even any salt!!!!!!! Oh yeah - and it tastes SOOOOO GOOD!
Instead of whipped cream I had to settle for frothed milk (sad, but there's way less fat anyway!) and it did the trick! I still can't believe that there is 'other crap' in whipping cream!
To celebrate, I should make some custard too! (pretty much the same ingredients as the pudding, except remove the cocoa powder and replace it with egg yolks and throw in some butter at the end!)
Chocolate pudding = not the sexiest thing to photograph!
So, it's finally winter here in the big smoke and although I knew it was inevitable that it was coming eventually, I still can't help but miss the nice fall weather we were having. In any case...to help me cope with the yuckiness outside, I have been craving some comfort foods (I had a yummy steak & mushroom pie last night with mashed potatoes and I don't even like mashed potatoes!)- I also like me some yummy desserts like custard and pudding and cake (but I am not making a whole cake just for me!)- yes, I know desserts are not healthy, but every once in a while, they are necessary! I had a huge hankering for Chocolate pudding (and whipped cream!) so off to the grocery I went. The only recipe I know for chocolate pudding is: open box, pour contents into a bowl, add milk, mix it up, wait for it to set, enjoy...well, let me tell you that's all fine and dandy, but do you know what's in that box? Nope,neither do I as I couldn't pronounce half the stuff in it!:( That made me sad...when I went to the dairy aisle to pick up a carton of whipping cream (because at least I can make custard from scratch!), for kicks I looked at the ingredient list on that - fully expecting to see: MILK or CREAM and that's it - well, was I EVER surprised to see that MILK or CREAM is NOT the only ingredient in whipping cream!!!!!!!! SERIOUSLY! I was really surprised! It had a bunch of stuff that I couldn't pronounce! Something as 'wholesome' as pudding with whipped cream was actually some factory produced fake food! So sad!
Well my friends, I am happy to report that I have a solution for the pudding thing at least! I was flipping through a pretty book of organic cakes and saw an easy recipe for CHOCOLATE PUDDING tucked in the back! OMG! AND - it is SO EASY. Why oh why do we need to buy 'instant' pudding, when it's pretty close to being 'instant' all by itself?
This is what goes into real choclate pudding:
Cocoa powder
Sugar
Corn starch
Milk
and a bit of vanilla
it took all of 10 minutes to make and then it needs to cool, but whatevs.
Why oh why does 'instant' pudding have all that crap in it??? My recipe for chocolate pudding has nary a digliceride, nor any phosphates, nor any artificial colour, nor even any salt!!!!!!! Oh yeah - and it tastes SOOOOO GOOD!
Instead of whipped cream I had to settle for frothed milk (sad, but there's way less fat anyway!) and it did the trick! I still can't believe that there is 'other crap' in whipping cream!
To celebrate, I should make some custard too! (pretty much the same ingredients as the pudding, except remove the cocoa powder and replace it with egg yolks and throw in some butter at the end!)
Chocolate pudding = not the sexiest thing to photograph!
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