Sari, Author at Alive+Fit

December 19, 2023 Sari

Heart-healthy Nanaimo bars

By Sari Huhtala

If you’re still making traditional Nanaimo bars at Christmas, cut it out. There’s about 400 grams of sugar in a classic Nanaimo bar recipe. Buying premade bars from a store? Read the ingredient label. Scary stuff. Instead, … [More...]

Desserts

November 23, 2023 Sari

Pumpkin pie pudding

By Sari Huhtala

Left with an abundance of pumpkins from this fall’s harvest, I’ve been dreaming up ways to enjoy this heart-healthy functional food, and a wholesome pumpkin pudding hit the spot.

Pumpkin is good medicine – in fact, considered … [More...]

Uncategorized

November 23, 2023 Sari

Scientists tout benefits of miracle spice

By Sari Huhtala

Who would have thought the little seed pod that is the signature spice in the popular Finnish coffee bread pulla is packed with enough antimicrobial compounds for scientists to recommend its use to develop new antibiotic drugs, … [More...]

Remedies

October 29, 2023 Sari

Popular condiment potent medicine

By Sari Huhtala

This potent herb has 300 per cent more vitamin C than citrus fruits, anti-cancer compounds that have been shown to supress cancer cell growth, is used medically to treat respiratory tract and urinary tract infections in Germany, … [More...]

Vegan

October 29, 2023 Sari

Breakfast power pudding

By Sari Huhtala

The Mayans have long used chia seeds as a staple in their diet. In Mayan, the word chia means strength. It is said Mayan warriors would use chia during battle to provide them strength. While we may … [More...]

Soups

September 26, 2023 Sari

The 1-minute superfood soup

By Sari Huhtala

About 25 years ago, you would have likely found me crunching on rice cakes for lunch, working to deadline in my former life in media, then hours later inevitably yawning endlessly at my desk. I even produced … [More...]

Vegan

September 26, 2023 Sari

Flavourful vegan French toast

By Sari Huhtala

I was never really a fan of French toast in the past, but when a friend introduced me to this vegan version, I couldn’t resist the temptation to give it a try. Oh yum! Plus, since it’s … [More...]

Snacks and sundries

September 26, 2023 Sari

Easy apple/crab apple juice from scratch

By Sari Huhtala

Growing up, my parents would make fresh crab apple juice using a Finnish steam juicer called a Mehu Maija. When all the other kids were slurping Kool-Aid, we were sipping on crab apple, rhubarb or red currant … [More...]

Remedies

August 24, 2023 Sari

Curative cloves

By Sari Huhtala

As a child, I remember smearing ground cloves on a tooth to ease a toothache, but since then haven’t given much thought to this ancient spice as medicine, but scientists have. In fact, the antimicrobial activity in … [More...]

Vegan

August 24, 2023 Sari

Squash and lentil chili

By Sari Huhtala

One of our ancestor’s first food sources, lentils are among the most nutritious legumes one can consume, and, since they are easy to digest and rich in fiber, they feed healthy gut bacteria. Scrap the beef and … [More...]