Eating fresh local vegetables and fruit are one of the delights of growing season. Involving your child in the garden or on the farm is a rewarding experience and might even get them more interested in eating their vegetables. My nieces who are 7 and 8 are excited to go to Grandpa’s ‘Potato Camp’ this summer.
When involving your kids in the garden or on the farm, keep in mind their abilities and the hazards of the job.
The North American Guidelines for Children’s Agricultural Tasks has safety tips to keep in mind, both in general (like using sun protection and drinking lots of water) and also specific to your child’s abilities (like how long of an attention span do they have?) for gardening and farming activities. Read more
With spring coming in quite nicely to Huron County now, it will only be a matter of time before the local farmers markets start popping up.
In my opinion, nothing beats cooking with fresh and local food. Wondering what food is available? Check out Foodland Ontario’s Availability Guide. One my favourites for May is asparagus. With the warm weather coming, what better way to cook up a bunch of asparagus than grilling it!
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You will often hear breakfast is the most important meal of the day and there is some truth to that. When you haven’t eaten since suppertime the night before, your body needs fuel to get you up and moving for the start of your day. I like to aim for a little protein, some veggies or fruit, and a good source of fibre.
I woke up way to early this morning and after browsing some yummy looking recipes on Pinterest I found myself getting very hungry very fast! Read more
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EventsSoupsON in Seaforth this month! The annual Souper Saturday Competition is April 14, 2012 from 11:00am-2:30pm at the Seaforth & District Community Centre. Admission is a non-perishable food donation to the Seaforth & District Food Bank.
This community fundraiser boasts great music, yummy soup (made by local chefs and cooks) and good friends. Proceeds from soup sample sales also goes to the food bank.
To learn more call Bob Fisher at 519.522.1394 or Herb McGowan at 519.522.0567.
Hi, it’s Angela here, a health promoter at the health unit. It was only a matter of time, but yet Pinterest has made it’s way to the Here On Food blog! Pinterest lets you organize and share just about anything in your life: decor, style, home organization, and of course food (just to name a few). You can create virtual pinboards by pinning things you like (you can also browse pinboards created by other people). Need inspiration? Check it out and you won’t be disappointed.
Pinner beware… much like the rest of the web, people can post whatever they like, whether it is true or not. Try to remember this when you are searching the world of Pinterest.
Food is one of the most popular topics on Pinterest. If you can think of a food combination or recipe, it probably exists on the site. People can name a recipe whatever they like or even note that it is healthy or whatever the newest health claim is. For that reason, it’s important to look at the recipe and make your own judgment.You can always check out EatRight Ontario and get credible advice from a Registered Dietitian.
Check out one of the pins I found for Sweet Potato Black Bean Burgers.
With this beautiful weather we’ve been having, I decided to finish cooking them on the barbecue. Delicious!
- 450 ml (15 oz) black beans, drained + rinsed
- 750 ml (3 cups) cubed sweet potato, cooked + skin on
- 125 ml (1/2 cup) frozen or fresh corn
- 150 ml (2/3 cup) finely chopped onion [about 1/2 medium onion]
- 2 large garlic cloves, finely minced
- 125 ml (1/2 cup) cooked quinoa
- 90ml (6 tbsp) rolled oats, partially ground
- 30 ml (2 tbsp) sunflower seeds
- 2 ml (1/2 tsp) salt
- black pepper
- 5 ml (1 tsp) cumin
- 5 ml (1 tsp) oregano
- 1 ml (1/4 tsp) coriander
- 5 ml (1 tsp) chili powder
- 1 ml (1/4 tsp) cayenne [optional]
- 15 ml (1 tbsp) olive oil Read more
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Eating fresh local vegetables and fruit are one of the delights of growing season. Involving your child in the garden or on the farm is a rewarding experience and might even get them more interested in eating their vegetables. My nieces who are 7 and 8 are excited to go to Grandpa’s ‘Potato Camp’ this summer.
