Posts tagged as "News"
Celebrate! It’s YOUR day.
June 25, 2012
On special occasions, who wouldn’t love to hear the words “Celebrate, it’s YOUR day!” For those of us with busy families and hectic schedules, a little recognition tends to be especially cherished. One of our Better Together community members, Janice Cottingham, … Read More
Social Networking for Food: The Dinner List
June 12, 2012
We recently came across a site called Dinnerlist, a social networking platform for people wanting to share their food ideas and recipes. What makes this site unique from the vast majority of recipe sites like AllRecipes, Epicurious and The … Read More
Small Potatoes: Rural Living in an Urban Life Part 2
June 5, 2012
Last week, we published the first of two blogs by guest contributor Suvi Tiegen, a Social Worker & Adoption Specialist who hasn’t let her passion for “living off the land” become crushed by the confines of her apartment in the city. … Read More
Small Potatoes: Fitting big dreams for local eating into a teeny tiny space
May 23, 2012
This is the first of two blogs contributed by Suvi Tiegen, a Social Worker; Adoption Specialist and a member of the Better Together community with a passion for eating locally and consciously. In this guest contribution, Suvi explains … Read More
Better Together Wins 2012 .CA Impact Award!
May 22, 2012
It's official, we won! We are excited to officially share the news that Better Together has been awarded the .CA Impact Award in the Non-Profit category! A big thanks to everyone here at Better Together, our extended support team and YOU … Read More
WHY do French Kids Eat Everything? The 411 with Karen Le Billon
May 17, 2012
Karen Le Billon has taken the world by storm with her latest book, French Kids Eat Everything, an expose on why the term “kid-friendly food” actually causes more harm than good here in North America. After living in France for a … Read More
Phyllis Grant (Dash & Bella) on Food, Parenting and Chaos
May 4, 2012
If you find you’re generally adverse to the cutesiness and perfection-seeking that saturates so many of the mommy blogs out there, we’ve got a solution: Dash & Bella by Phyllis Grant.
Phyllis has developed a reputation for keeping it real. … Read More
Family FUNdamentals: Helping Families Prevent Eating Disorders
April 19, 2012
We’ve recently learned about an incredible program called Family FUNdamentals, that’s recently launched in BC with a mandate to foster healthy child-parent relationships around food and activity. Its purpose: to help prevent disordered eating among children. You may be … Read More
Sprouting Chefs: Changing the Way Kids See Food & Themselves
March 28, 2012
Over the past few months, we’ve been hearing a lot about a school garden program called Sprouting Chefs pioneered by Garden Guru Barb McMahon. With the help of many kids, parents and teachers, Barb has created and built the first … Read More
Anything but Scattered: Scattered Mom on Food & Life
March 8, 2012
Karen Humphrey (aka @Scattered Mom) really does seem to be scattered - in a good way! She’s all over the world of food and parenting. Karen is the Food Editor at Yummy Mummy Club, the former Meal Planning Expert … Read More
Kids Take the Kitchen! Spring Break Photo Recipe Contest
February 27, 2012
When your kids are in charge of making meals, what does your family eat? We suspect the possibilities are endless, which is why we’re challenging families across BC …
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Whitewater Cook, Shelley Adams on Cooking with Friends
February 13, 2012
If you’re looking for a great cookbook, Shelley Adams has three. All of which are chock-full of simple, delicious, family-friendly meals. Her most recent release, Whitewater Cooks with Friends is no … Read More
Flavour 411 with Spice Goddess, Bal Arneson
February 1, 2012
Let’s be honest, Canada is not historically known for its spicy foods. In fact, if you ask someone, “What is Canadian food?” you’ll likely receive a slow, thoughtful “hmmm” perhaps followed by a …
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Kitchen Inspiration: Advice from the Pros
January 16, 2012
We received an overwhelming response to our last blog, Why Cooking & Eating Together is the BEST New Year’s Resolution. Many of you have been in touch to let us know you're intent on prioritizing family meals in your homes in … Read More
Why Cooking & Eating Together is THE Best New Years Resolution
January 5, 2012
In 2011, the family dinner movement was finally brought into the media spotlight! Here at Better Together, we applauded the work of advocates like Jamie Oliver and Laurie David for helping broadcast the important benefits of eating meals together … Read More
Christmas Recipe Exchange Roundup!
December 20, 2011
Our first annual Christmas Recipe Exchange was a great success with almost 50 recipes submitted from across BC! Thanks to everyone for sharing your fabulous recipes.
And a big congrats to our winner, Marg McKenzie whose recipe for Dresden Stollen … Read More
BT Christmas Recipe Exchange
December 1, 2011
You've probably heard of something called a Christmas Cookie Exchange, that lovely tradition of baking dozens of cookies and swapping them with friends? Everyone ends up with a nice variety of treats that often includes an exciting gem from a friend's … Read More
Simple Bites: A Beautiful Approach to Family Dining
November 21, 2011
Over the past few months, we’ve been noticing a beautiful website called Simple Bites, a family-oriented community dedicated to all things food and drink. Upon closer look we realized that Simple Bites, like us, is a big advocate of bringing … Read More
How to Be a Savvy Mom: A Chat with Sarah Morgenstern
November 10, 2011
All that is entailed in being a mom simply can’t be summed up in a sentence or two… but a whole website? Well, that’s more like it! If you’re a mom, you’ve likely encountered many fantastic websites and blogs out there … Read More
Halloween the way the pros do it
October 21, 2011
If you’ve got children in your life, you’re likely already on the Halloween train. You know the one. It takes you to the land of marshmallow spiders, princess costumes, pumpkin carvings, and to the candy aisles of the grocery store—sometimes several … Read More
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