Get Healthier

In the grocery store I see specials on white flour, sugar and walnuts, just in time for baking season.  Consider modifying some of your holiday recipes.  What about using half whole wheat flour?  I recommend Camino sugar (at Save-on and health food stores) as a substitute for white sugar.  It is less refined and easier for your body to digest.  Be careful with walnuts – because they are so high in Omega 3 oils they go rancid quickly.   The process starts as soon as the nut is broken.  Rancid nuts are toxic in your body.  I suggest you buy them in the shell or somewhere they are purchased frequently (I like Costco and Grecos Mediterannean store near King George Hwy in Surrey).  Store all shelled nuts in the fridge or freezer for longer life.

On Saturday I went to the Westcoast Women’s Show in Abbotsford. Bremner’s juice was in the food aisle and we sampled a few of their juices. Yum! They use blueberries from Delta to make their blueberry juice and cranberries from Fort Langley to make their cranberry juice. I like that the fruit is local. The fellow pouring the juice said that some juice companies use juice-grade berries that are not suitable for selling (bruised, not ripe, overly-ripe), whereas Bremner’s uses the highest quality berries. He also mentioned a couple of anecdotes about people whose health conditions had improved by drinking a glass of their juice daily. The health value of whatever you drink or eat will depend on the quality of ingredients and the life energy of the food. My favourite was the blueberry pomegranate juice and my daughter’s favourite was the blackberry juice. Bremner’s juice is available at Save-On-Foods, London Drugs, Choices and IGA.

During the summer we often use our barbecue to grill meat for dinner.  There are many places to buy organic meat and meat without antibiotics in BC and the Vancouver area.  In addition to purchasing it in some health food stores, you can also find it in these stores:

In Surrey/Langley/White Rock:

• JD Turkey Farms – free range turkeys, turkey sausages, meatballs, soup and more.  Other healthier products such as honey and spelt flour are available in their store.  10% discount for bulk sausage purchases.
• Farmer Ken’s Meats
• Heritage Meats – organic beef, chicken, and more
• Thomas Reid Farms – Langley; organic chicken in bulk by appointment only
• Hazelmere Organics – Surrey

In Vancouver:

• Big Sky Natural Meats – beef and lamb from Lumby, BC
• The Butcher
• Tango’s Gourmet Meats – the West End
• Nature’s Prime

In Port Coquitlam/Coquitlam/Port Moody/Pitt Meadows/Maple Ridge:

• Country Meadow Meats – Pitt Meadows
• Hopcott Premium Meats – Pitt Meadows
• Bruce’s Country Market – Maple Ridge
• Newport Village Meats – Port Moody

In Burnaby/New Westminster/Richmond/Ladner:

• Superior Fish Market – Ladner; fish, organic chicken and beef, bison, other organic products
• Queens Park Meat Market – New Westminster

In Abbotsford/Chilliwack/Mission:

• Sumas Mountain Farms – Abbotsford; grass-fed organic beef, free-range chicken
• Little Farmhouse Country Market – Yarrow
• Organa Farms – organic turkey and hogs

In North Vancouver/West Vancouver:

• 3P Natural & Exotic Meats
• British Butcher Shoppe
• Westlynn Meats and Seafoods
• Windsor Meats
• Queensdale Market

For other locations across Canada:

www.eatwild.com
www.certifiedorganic.bc.ca