Key takeaways: Every night, Canadian households face the same question: what’s for dinner, and how are we going to make it happen? Meal kits and grocery delivery have both stepped up as answers. Both options promise to take something off your plate (pun intended), but they work in very different ways for different kinds of […]
Meal prep has gone from a niche habit to a practical solution for busy households. With rising grocery costs, packed schedules, and growing awareness around food waste, more Canadians are looking for ways to eat well without spending every evening cooking or ordering takeout. At the same time, meal prep culture can feel overwhelming. Social […]
Kenny is an avid forager, and BC’s wilderness inspires his craft. Spending time in the forest gives him an extra layer of appreciation for the flavours nature gives us. This Earth Month, follow chef and recipe developer Kenny into the forest to see how time spent foraging inspires the meals we cook. “Foraging for mushrooms […]
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Key Takeaways: Supermarket frozen Frozen meal delivery Fresh prepared meals Ready-to-cook meal kits Taste & texture Soft and soggy (ice crystals damage cell structure) Better quality but still affected by freeze-thaw Vibrant and crisp (no structural damage) Maximum freshness (cooked by you at peak quality) Nutrition High sodium Chemical preservatives Vitamin loss Flash-freezing preserves some […]
Key takeaways; It’s 5:30 PM on a Tuesday. You’re home, your brain is done, and the question lands: what’s for dinner? If you’ve looked into meal delivery lately, you’ve likely come across both Fresh Prep and Factor. Both solve the same basic problem, but in genuinely different ways. Fresh Prep is a Canadian-owned, B-Corp-certified meal […]
Key takeaways: You’ve got groceries to buy, a fridge full of half-used ingredients, and exactly 30 minutes until everyone’s hungry. Meal kit delivery services help solve this problem, but not all of them do so in the same way. Fresh Prep and Goodfood are two of the most recognized meal kit brands in Canada. Both […]
Has this happened to you: You’re excited and motivated to plan your weekly meals. You save hundreds of Pinterest and Instagram recipes, but end up making only a small handful, over and over again. After a short while, you get bored and meal prep feels like too much work, so you stop. Thankfully, we’ve got […]
Food waste is a bigger problem than many people realize, and it starts at home. In Canada alone, the average household wastes about $1700 worth of food every year. Buying groceries that never get used, throwing out forgotten leftovers, or discovering spoiled produce in the back of the fridge all add up to wasted money […]
Winter in Ontario doesn’t mean fresh local produce disappears. Thanks to stored fall crops and year-round greenhouse growing, plenty of Ontario produce is still available all winter. In 2024, Canadian greenhouse fruit and vegetable production reached 33.3 million square metres of cultivated area, highlighting the scale of greenhouse growing and its role in Canada’s year-round […]
