Right about now my little brother is killing himself laughing.As a Simpson's affectionado, I bet he immediately realized that I just quoted the Simpson's in the title for this post.And while watching the Simpson's family form a Conga line and sing this song to mock Lisa for becoming a vegetarian was entertaining, salads are no laughing matter.Most salads are wolves in sheep's … [Read more...] about You Don’t Make Friends with Salad
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Summer Time Coffee
It's funny how during the summer, coffee becomes dessert.The minute the hot weather hits, coffee gets iced, blended, mixed, topped and garnished. It ends up being a Frankenstein liquefied version of a coffee cake.Now, here is how I differ from most nutrition critics - I don't think there is anything wrong with this.It is OK to drink a sugar, fat and coffee concoction as long as … [Read more...] about Summer Time Coffee
Why Starbucks is Like Godzilla
On Monday I had a chance to catch up with one of my good friends who has spent the last five years living in Japan. He was back in Canada for a wedding, and since I haven't seen him in years it was definitely time to catch up.Of course, the conversation eventually turned to Nutrition, and I learnt an eye-opening fact about some disturbing trends in Japan.According to my friend, … [Read more...] about Why Starbucks is Like Godzilla