THE WHAT: T-Fal Baby 2 IN 1 STEAMER AND BLENDER THE DEETS: BPA free Four cooking functions: steam, heat, defrost, puree Steam cooking allows food to preserve its essential vitamins and flavours Quick Preparation: frozen or fresh food in 10 mins Graduated blending bowl (400ml) stays cool during operation to reduce the risk of burns…
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The Truth About High Fructose Corn Syrup
The Corny Truth By Theresa Albert You know by now that high fructose corn syrup is-a-bitter-killer/ is a key suspect in the obesity issue which is crushing our culture (26% of our kids are overweight or obese). You have probably even heard that corn, fed to cows, creates inflammatory fat in the animal thereby adding…
Hamilton Beach Belgian Waffle Baker
Hamilton Beach Flip Belgian Waffle Baker with Removable Grids THE WHAT: Flip Belgian Waffle Baker with Removable Grids THE HOW: Removable, dishwasher safe, non-stick grids. Drip tray catches excess batter. Cool touch handle. THE REVIEW: New family activity! The Hamilton Beach Waffle Baker is yummy for the whole family. It gives a great alternative to boring…
Nutrition Facts
Nutrition Facts I was recently invited to a webinar put on by Food & Consumer Products of Canada about family nutrition and most importantly – how to read nutrition fact labels (example over there on the right). It’s important to take an extra minute, while you are doing your grocery shopping, and check those nutrition facts…
How To Make Cake Pops
How to make cake pops…Step 1 – Get a cake Step 2 – frosting Step 3 – using your hands or a food processor blend the cake into a sand-like consistency. Add 1/2 tub of frosting and blend together. Step 4 – roll the cake and frosting mixture into balls (about the size of a…
How to plan a child’s birthday party
4 weeks before: Decide and book venue (at home, movie theatre, restaurant, play place.) Decide and book entertainment (mom-led crafts and games, performer, jumping castle, sport). 3 weeks before: Decide on invitee list (appropriate to venue location). Menu (order pizza? make waffles? grilled cheese sticks? mini sliders?) 2 weeks before: Send out invitations. Include both…
Parent Club interviews Rose Reisman
Renowned health and wellness expert, media personality, caterer and author Rose Reisman has launched a revolutionary frozen food delivery service, Personal Gourmet Frozen. Personal Gourmet Frozen delivers across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) to Toronto (East York, Etobicoke, North York and Scarborough); Peel Region (Mississauga, Oakville and Brampton); York Region (King City, Markham, Richmond Hill, Vaughan, Thornhill,…
Parent Club Tip
I have been off with bronchitis and pink eye and child raising and lunch box making…and in my absence from the internetz I came up with an idea of a new feature for Parent Club…Parent Club Tips (or hacks or words of wisdom…we’ll see how it plays out). But as you know, I am all…
Homemade Food Gifts
Last year’s teacher’s present was a mason jar with layered dry ingredients for homemade cookies (I knew the teacher had a daughter and thought it might be an activity they do together). It was an easy gift. An inexpensive gift. And not just another thing for the teacher to dust. Sometimes, homemade food gifts are…
Lunch Box Ideas | Back to School
Below is the essential Parent Club Lunch Box List – feel free to bookmark, print, comment or share other parents! Crunchy Category cut vegtables: carots, celery, broccoli, cucumber, peppers pretzels, fish crackers, rice crackers, popcorn, crackers dry cereal cereal bar crunchy fruit: apples, grapes Soft Category yogurt, cheese soft fruits: pears, banana, clementines, orange slices,…
Outsmart the Grocery Monster | Theresa Albert
Back to school means back to the grocery store where the time and money you spend are being manipulated on both subtle and blatant levels. Once you know the magician’s tricks, you will find that you have only the items you want in your cart and a little more money in your pocket. Know that…
Parent Club #UltimateSandwich
I was challenged to come up with the #UltimateSandwich by @MC_Canada and @Black_DeckerUS using my mad cooking skills (ok more frustrated than mad…my kids are picky!) and a Black & Decker Convection Oven. I, dear readers, have actually already eaten the ultimate sandwich. And it was in France. And you know those French people know a…