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21st Century Food Featured on Orla Johannes’ Website

Alex — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:12:09 +0000

Hey everyone, a little while back we delivered some of our great tasting Weight Loss menu items over to local Montreal celebrity and voice-over personality Orla Johannes and she loved it! To see what she has to say about us, head over to her website and check out some of her favourite things. Scroll down… more

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Eating Tips for Vegetarians – Health and Vitamins

Alex — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:36:29 +0000

Vegetarians, like myself, usually have to be a bit more careful with what we eat than the average person. Vitamins like iron and protein are harder to come by in meat-free diets, though that doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of sources out there. We just have to know where to look and how to get… more

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California Thinking about a Soda Tax Again

Alex — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:43:31 +0000

It’s been on and off the table more times than I can recall, but it looks like it might actually be getting some serious consideration this time time. That’s right, the “Soda Tax”, a proposition that would charge a penny per ounce of sugary beverage, is set to make some headways down South. The purpose… more

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Are All Frying Techniques Unhealthy?

Alex — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:46:07 +0000

It’s no secret that deep frying isn’t the most healthy cooking technique out there, but are all oils as bad as the others? Frying is a cooking technique where food loses the water and absorbs oils in its place. The more times one uses the same oil, the more it degrades and increases the amount… more

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Online Interac Payments on the Way

Alex — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:32:50 +0000

At 21st Century Food we are continuously striving to make your experience using our site as simple and hassle-free as possible. A few months ago we changed the layout of our pages and menus, updated our cart and checkout system and now we are in the process of implementing online Interac support for our checkout… more

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Vancouver Gets Friendly with its Food Trucks

Alex — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:28:54 +0000

The city of Vancouver is one of, if not the only, place in Canada where one can go and chow down at a roaming food vendor. Known especially for it’s diversity of flavour filled ethnic recipes, the city has decided its time to host a couple of competitions to show their support for the vendors.… more

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Canadian Food Trends for 2012

Alex — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:00:40 +0000

A column of foodies recently got together and made some predictions for Canadian food and eating trends in 2012. What sort of chow do they predict Canadians will start enjoying more of this coming year? Find out! Which food trends should you be on the lookout for this year? Let’s see how many come true.… more

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Junk Food at Schools Not Contributing to Children’s Obesity?

Alex — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:47:32 +0000

A new study suggests that too much emphasis is being placed on children’s dietary habits at school and not enough is being placed on what they do elsewhere. But does this mean that junk food being served at school cafeterias is off the hook? Not exactly. After having finished a two year survey of Canadian… more

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Obesity is now a Dirty Word

Alex — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:33:52 +0000

According to a new study which examined how patients perceive a variety of words related to weight problems, patients almost unanimously felt disdain for the term “obesity”, ranking it just behind “fatness” in terms of being derivative. Doctors in turn are being urged to refrain from using “obesity”, even though it is medical in nature,… more

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What is up with the weather in Montreal?

Alex — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:02:12 +0000

Looking outside today, I just happened to notice that not only is it blue-skyed, bright and sunny, but the snow’s even melting! Seriously, what is up with the weather this year? January is supposed to be the heart of winter, but outside it looks like Spring! People say that the weather goes in cycles, and… more

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