I collaborated with PersiMon® persimmons for this video and post. As always, my opinions remain my own. Have you ever tried persimmons? These beautiful orange globes of deliciousness are in season now! I’ve partnered with PersiMon®, a unique variety of persimmon that’s grown near Valencia in Spain, to help spread the word about the flavour and health…
I was recently featured as an expert in a New York Times article about calorie counting, in which I stated my long-standing views of why I think the practice isn’t worth the time or effort for most people. Predictably, there was plenty of backlash from people who love counting and tracking their calories, and who…
2017 was sort of a dumpster fire in terms of food and nutrition trends. Unicorn Frappuccinos? Rainbow bagels? Black ice cream and ‘detoxing’ charcoal lemonade? Gross. In an ironic twist, there was a huge push for ‘self-care’, even though diets that shame people into losing weight seemed to only gain momentum. What’s up with that?…
I partnered with Manitoba Harvest for this blog post. As always, my opinions remain my own. Plus, why wouldn’t you eat hemp hearts anyhow? You probably did a double-take the first time you saw the word ‘hemp hearts’, and you’re not alone. When he saw me unloading a couple of bags of hemp hearts after…
I was recently sitting in the green room at a national talkshow, waiting for my turn to go on. A well-known chef was sitting with me, and we were chatting about how a customer of his had become distraught because his restaurant had no skim milk for her coffee. ‘What about my calories!’ she had…
One of the best parts of doing what I do for a living is being able to go on press tours. For someone like me, who gets unreasonably excited when I see food growing in its natural state, these press tours are absolutely thrilling. I also love coming home and sharing photos and information that…