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Lunch boxes of delights

Lunch boxes of delights

How to pack food with kid appeal

Fresh seasonal fruit the focus of great dessert recipe

Autumn brings an abundance of fresh, ripe, local and delicious apples.

Boring basement to spiffy space

Use light colours, bold accents and classy ceilings to help make downstairs space feel more like home

Battle lines drawn over supersizing

Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig and other diet groups said Tuesday they are supporting New York City's proposed crackdown on super-sized, sugary drinks, adding prominent weight loss groups' influence to the campaign ahead of a vote next week.

Stem cells cannot regenerate heart valves at this time

Dear Dr. Donohue: Since starting to clip your articles, I haven't found any that deal with using adult stem cells for breakthrough treatments, such as repairing heart damage.

Packing on the produce helps shed pounds: study

It's not a quick fix but over the long haul, focus on fruits and veggies pays

Malformed fruit is still edible

Unsightly, odd-shaped bumps on tomatoes often the result of cool weather during early growth

Choosing cheese easier when choices limited

Many years ago, when Chris and I lived in Toronto, a relative in the Maritimes asked a favour. A friend was visiting Canada from Poland and would dearly like to spend a few days in Canada's largest city.

Mercury clashes with oil in health appeal of fish

Omega-3 fatty acids and mercury, both found in fish, appear to have opposite affects on heart health, according to a northern European study.

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