Healthy Food

Eating smart doesn’t have to be a chore. Discover the latest health diets, helpful tips and advice from trusted nutritionists for making good (and tasty) choices when it comes to your food.

Fresh From the Can

A well-stocked pantry is the best defense against sudden pangs of hunger. Here are six quick fixes with a little...


Add a Dash of Spice for Your Life

They're more than just a flavourful addition to your food. Spices and herbs are also fodder for scientific studies, which...


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Fix It with Food: Diabetes

If you develop diabetes, you can expect it to steal years from your life. Sound like a bad deal?


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Maintain Your Mental Health with the Mediterranean Diet

With its colourful fruits, vegetables and healthy fats, the Mediterranean diet has done wonders for overall health. Now, studies show...


Fresh & Tasty: Good Fats

Although we don't want to eat too much fat, it can help make food taste delicious. That's why it's best...


Holiday Gifts in a Box

Looking for a a nice stalking stuffer? Here's 5 quirky gift ideas that won't break the bank.


Fall Cancer-Fighting Foods

Pumpkins and squash are chock full of beta-carotene, lutien, vitamin C, and other nutrients that have been shown to fight...


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Your Fab Five: Food

This collection of recipes uses our favourite autumn vegetables such as sweet potatoes and pumpkins. Learn which super foods you...

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Take Advantage of Tea’s Benefits

Interested in learning more about the tasty world of tea? Once you've selected your favourite variety, you'll relish relaxing with...


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Your Fab Five for Food

Your favourite recipes and food articles will have you looking at fries in a whole different light, trying a popular...


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Fresh & Tasty: Pasta

Pasta is easy to love: there are so many shapes and sizes, different ingredients and varieties of sauces. For healthier...


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Say Cheese for Lower Cholesterol

Go gourmet? Skip fat-free? You won't believe this deliciously healthy news about cheese!


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Key Ingredients: Blueberries

In the August 2009 issue of Reader’s Digest, our culinary experts Bonnie Stern and Fran Berkoff bring you some great...


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Key Ingredients: Carrots

In the June 2009 issue of Reader’s Digest, our culinary experts Bonnie Stern and Fran Berkoff bring you some great...


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New Takes on Classic Diets

The more we learn about the science of weight loss, the more confusing is the message about dieting. Instead, try...


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Foods to Grow On

What is your family eating? Are they eating healthy? Learn how creating a proper diet for your children early on...


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8 Ways to Be Food Secure

Climate change, the recession, tainted food and high fuel prices are making many people re-think the way they shop at...

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Dr. Wortman’s Amazing Diet

Dr. Jay Wortman took charge of his diabetes—his way—and inadvertently created a sensational new diet that is changing a Northern...


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Tiny, Powerful Flaxseed

Teeny-tiny, shiny brown flaxseeds are a godsend to your blood sugar as well as your heart, so if you haven’t...


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Key Ingredients: Pulses, the Magical Food

Cooks are finally discovering legumes, adding interest and health to their menus. 


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Be Thankful for Organic Turkeys

Want to get some flavour back into the turkey dinner? Forget those over-sized supermarket gobblers and try an organic or...


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Key Ingredients: Cheese

In the November 2008 issue of Reader’s Digest, our culinary experts Bonnie Stern and Fran Berkoff bring you some great...


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How to Stop Unhealthy Office Snacking

Sticking to a strict diet can be extra hard in cubicle-land, where the break room is occupied by junk-filled vending...

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Load Up On Lean Protein

Want to feel fuller longer without putting unnecessary strain on the heart or the digestive system? Eat more lean protein....


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Key Ingredients: Sweet Potato

In the October 2008 issue of Reader’s Digest, Bonnie Stern—who teaches Canadians how to eat healthfully while still having fun...


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Have a Healthy Dinner Routine

Eating is just important as exercise when it comes to stayin good health. Check out these tips to make your...


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How to Lose the Diet and Stay Slim

Trimming your meals doesn’t have to mean counting your calories. Here’s how to streamline your diet without driving yourself mad...


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Sneaky Ways to Make Meals Healthier

Who says healthy cooking has to be boring? Try these tips to turn up the nutritional value of your favourite...


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Do Your Meals a Favour: Add Flavour

The more flavourful a dish, the less fat it needs to taste good. Here are six surefire ways to please...