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Lead Stories: November 22, 2008

Food of the Week [Part I]: Lovin’ the Lima

Posted May 5, 2008 at 04:00 PM by Katie Drummond

Section: Her Health, Her Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Recipes, Vegetarianism

Fresh summer produce is making its way to your grocery shelves, so we hope this influx of bright colors and bold tastes has put you in the mood for some nutritious cooking adventures. But remember that one cannot live on fruits and veggies…

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Healthful eating for the lactose-intolerant

Posted June 25, 2007 at 12:45 PM by Alexandra Smith

Section: Her Health, Her Nutrition, Healthy Eating

Fifty percent of North Americans are lactose intolerant. They lack the enzyme to split the double sugar, lactose, found in milk and other dairy products. Since you can only absorb single sugars, if you can’t split the double sugar, it passes to your…

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