If dinners are beginning to feel a bit stale, it is sometimes hard to derive much inspiration from your current go-to ingredients; sometimes, though, that’s precisely where you need to look. Rather than overexerting yourself in the name of freshness, switch it up with some of your kitchen staples! When it comes to long-lasting and...
When Bridgitte Longshore, Giddy Yo’s founder and president, was pregnant with her first child, the desire to provide the best, most informed nourishment sent her on a health and wellness reading spree. It was there, after devouring book after book, that she discovered how passionate for the subject she had become; in the simple quietude of...
Is there anything that potatoes can’t do? Whichever flavour profile or texture you’re looking to indulge in at any given moment, there’s a potato dish ready. Whether it be sweet, tangy or savoury, crispy, soft, or chewy, you can always find the answer you’re looking for in the form of potatoes! Fries, by extension, have...
Groceries: everybody needs ’em! As one of the unwavering expenses in most of our lives, grocery spending is a common area that many people would love to cut down on. For as gratifying as it may feel to fill your basket with items that aren’t necessarily on your list in the moment, it can be...
In a world where many companies have risen to the top on the back of questionable business practices, it’s essential to have systems in place to identify companies that go beyond the call of duty. Now that we’re, by and large, acknowledging the dire environmental and socioeconomic impacts of consumption, it’s so nice to be...
Every couple of years, a new superfood enters the cultural zeitgeist as an absolute must-try. Only a few years ago, kale became the go-to green of many due to its reputation as one of the most nutrient-dense foods on the planet; shortly after, it was avocado’s healthy fats and high levels of potassium that hailed...
In the thick of a Torontonian winter, fantasizing about the warmer days ahead is about the easiest thing you can do. All it took was a few months of frigid temperatures for us to deify sunshine, barbecues and short sleeves, and luckily for us, warm weather might be on the horizon. Only a few weeks...
There are few things more personal in this world than the food that we put in our bodies. Everything from our upbringing, religion, culture, and society impacts our personal relationship to food, which explains why we all hold such differing opinions. Any casual Google search related to the word “diet” will bring up a plethora...
For many of us, potato chips are the crème de la crème of grab-and-go snack foods, and for good reason. For one, the sheer number of flavours alone can leave you standing in a grocery store aisle debating with yourself back-and-forth; and for another, they’re nearly impossible to put down once you get started. Since...
Kombucha has grown so popular in the last couple of years that it’s one of the rare products that has a reputation that precedes it. Turning extreme apprehension into extreme appreciation is no easy feat; but learning about the health benefits, how to create your own home-brew, or simply, taking one sip of the fermented...
