I had a bunch of family come into town for a visit today and we ended up not having enough cooled sodas in the fridge. We had a bunch in the garage, but with it being in the 100’s (indefinitely, it seems), the sodas were all but useless as they’d water down ice before cooling down anyway.

So, we decided to see if we could super cool them with some water, ice and salt. I don’t know what the temperature of the cans were before we started, but it was warm enough to melt ice when poured over it in a …read more

I don’t think we’ll ever reach a point that we’ve “heard it all,” because every time I think I have, I hear something else.
What do you think about the possibility of your bag of chips, bottle of soda, and plate of store-bought cookies being bulked up with vitamins and minerals? Well in you’re in Canada, this could be coming to a store near you, considering what Health Canada is considering. However, according to articles I’ve been reading, the Health Minister, Leona Aglukkaq, has put the plans on hold pending further review. A smart move, perhaps?
It seems that some people feel …read more

Here is the ‘well duh’ links of the weekend… These are the ones that make me say, “are you kidding me already?”
Researchers from Boston University’s Slone Epidemiology Center have found that regular consumption of sugar-sweetened soft drinks and fruit drinks is associated with an increased risk for type 2 diabetes in African-American wome.
Women with gestational diabetes are at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes, with almost 20% of women developing the condition within 9 years of pregnancy, found a large, population-based study of 659,000 women published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
Don’t we already know this information and why do we …read more