Food

There’s so much confusion about what’s “healthy” to eat today and what kind of food we ought to be eating. Should we be on a gluten-free diet, stop eating eggs, eat more bananas to increase potassium, and what about terms like glycemic index, cholesterol, and pre-diabetes? With all the conflicting information coming from all sources - books, media, friends, relatives, and Dr. Oz, it was nice to attend “Demstifying Diets” at a local Health Centre yesterday. A Registered Dietitian was present and a Dietetic Intern actually presented the two-hour session. Krystyna was the Registered Dietician and Michelle was the Intern. A very serious topic such as our health and medical issues with regard to our eating habits was made to be fun. ...

“If variety is the spice of life, enjoyment of a variety of different foods has to top the list.” (Late Blooms) Food is near and dear to the hearts of most people. If we have enough or more than enough, we’re grateful and happy. If we have very little or just enough to get by, all our energy is directed to the acquisition of this precious life-giving commodity. This is true for all cultures and peoples on earth. ...

[caption id=“attachment_1630” align=“aligncenter” width=“584”] With Toronto’s freezing cold weather and ice storm this winter, my heart has many a day reflected on sitting out on a beautiful Summer’s Day.[/caption] To make myself feel better about the extremely cold weather we’re experiencing now, I took a look at some of last year’s images. These collages are a result of that time. Seeing these does make me feel better and brighter in spirit. ...

 __To be creative means to be in love with life. You can be creative only if you love life enough that you want to enhance its beauty, you want to bring a little more music to it, a little more poetry to it, a little more dance to it.” – Osho I wanted to bring a little “something special” into the life of someone I deeply care about. We were having a special celebration lunch for a special happening and these kinds of events always seem to bring forth a burst of creative energy from within me. I was also already dancing in my heart. My thoughts turned to fruit and I remembered admiring edible arrangements at parties I had attended in the past - and enjoying them too. I thought: “Why not make an edible arrangement?” ...