Summer Smoothies

With summer upon us, it’s once again smoothie season – WOOHOO!!!

I recently attended a nutritional workshop with the athletes I coach at the National Beach Volleyball Practice Centre. During that session, Nutritionist Trionne Moore covered the optimal components of a smoothie, which some of the athletes use as to supplement or replace meals or even just as a refreshing snack, and introduced me to the “Magic Bullet” (but that’s another story).

If you’re blending up some goodness this summer, you may be interested in knowing that the optimal components… Read the rest

Cool Off With Ontario Tomatoes

One Step Closer to Gazpacho Soup

Summer time – when the bounty of Ontario farms come to the city via the Farmers Market!  There is not a grocer in town that delivers the freshness and quality that the farmers market brings you. On the East side of the city we are blessed with several market locations:  Tuesdays at the East York Civic Centre and at Riverdale Farm, Thursdays at East Lynn Park, Saturdays at Withrow Park and Sundays in the Distillery District.

One of my favorite picks this time of year

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