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By Marilyn Zink
Summer is a great time to make smoothies, as it’s a quick way to get nourishment into the body.
It’s also a great way to cool down if ice or frozen fruit is used in the smoothie.
I developed my Strawberry Chocolate Hemp Smoothie as a way to use some hemp protein I purchased. The […]

By Marilyn Zink
Brendan Brazier is an athlete with a difference.
He is completely vegan yet he has a competitive edge over other athletes.
His edge is that he analyzed what he ate and made a note of what made him more successful. Brendan spoke to an audience in Nanaimo recently about what makes him different and why […]

By Marilyn Zink
Sometimes I get into a cooking rut. Most of us tend to eat the same foods day in and day out, often preparing the same meals.
But the other day I got inspired to try a recipe with cocount milk, lime juice, garlic and cilantro. It was a marinade I mixed together and poured over […]

By Marilyn Zink
I used to think of pancakes as a basic carbohydrate breakfast which wasn’t always satisfying.  It could leave you hungry before lunchtime.
I wanted to add some healthy grains like wheat germ but it still wasn’t enough.  Doing a herbal cleanse prompted me to look for more healthy grains, as I had to skip […]