Articles By Laura Brehaut

• Diets heavier on plants are lighter on the wallet, study finds

  Diets heavier on plants are lighter on the wallet, study finds

  Going vegan, vegetarian or flexitarian could reduce food costs by up to one-third in high-income countries, according to new research by Oxford University

  Laura Brehaut November 11 Health News

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• People will pay more for 'clean label' ready-to-eat meals: study

  People will pay more for 'clean label' ready-to-eat meals: study

  Consumers are increasingly seeking out clean label foods bearing short lists of recognizable, natural ingredients

  Laura Brehaut June 18 Health News

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• 40% of Canadians say they've put on pandemic pounds

  40% of Canadians say they've put on pandemic pounds

  According to a new Agri-Food Analytics Lab study, more than half of Canadians are turning to food for comfort during COVID-19

  Laura Brehaut April 29 Nutrition

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• Avofraudo: 'Vast majority' of avocado oil is either rancid or adulterated, study finds

  Avofraudo: 'Vast majority' of avocado oil is either rancid or adulterated, study finds

  According to a new UC Davis study, 82 per cent of avocado oils sold in the U.S. had either gone off prior to their best-before dates or had been cut with cheaper fats

  Laura Brehaut June 23 Nutrition

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• Automated restaurants take cues from the past for pandemic-era dining

  Automated restaurants take cues from the past for pandemic-era dining

  Squeezed out by the advent of fast food, automats are getting a second look

  Laura Brehaut June 17 Coronavirus

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• As restaurants begin to reopen across the country, more than half of Canadians say they aren't ready to return: survey

  As restaurants begin to reopen across the country, more than half of Canadians say they ...

  There's strong support for independent restaurants, but many Canadians are hesitant to start eating out anytime soon

  Laura Brehaut June 9 Coronavirus

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• Grocery shopping during COVID-19 can be fraught with anxiety. Here's how to cope

  Grocery shopping during COVID-19 can be fraught with anxiety. Here's how to cope

  From dodging other shoppers to facing empty shelves, grocery shopping during the COVID-19 pandemic is far from routine

  Laura Brehaut May 6 Coronavirus

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• Here's how to order it ethically during the COVID-19 crisis

  Here's how to order it ethically during the COVID-19 crisis

  'There's a psychological benefit to it, and I don't take psychological benefits lightly these days,' says Kerry Bowman

  Laura Brehaut March 20 Coronavirus

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• What does plant-based mean, anyway? More than half of us aren't so sure

  What does plant-based mean, anyway? More than half of us aren't so sure

  Wait, does plant-based beef contain meat? A surprising percentage of people think so

  Laura Brehaut February 14 Nutrition

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• You may be conforming to your social media friends eating habits more than you think

  You may be conforming to your social media friends eating habits more than you think

  For each serving of fruit and vegetables they assumed their Facebook friends ate, the participants devoured an extra fifth of a serving, a study showed

  Laura Brehaut February 12 Nutrition

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