These past few months my family and I have tried to eat healthier by following the President's Choice Guiding Stars program. I have documented our journey in a series of posts: Part One invited you to, Follow My Journey with the Loblaws #GuidingStarsCA #PCStars Program. Part Two featured a, #GuidingStarsCA Follow-Up & My Meeting with a Registered Dietitian. In Part Three I had the opportunity to learn some healthy eating cooking tips and tricks on my My Visit to a PC Cooking … [Read more...]
Eat More Stars & Earn More PC Points #GuidingStarsCA #EatMoreStars
September 5, 2015 by · 7 Comments
~ CLOSED ~ President’s Choice #GuidingStarsCA $150 GC Giveaway
August 11, 2015 by · 4 Comments
As I mentioned in a couple earlier posts, I am writing a four-part series on the #PCGuidingStars program. Part One invited you to, Follow My Journey with the Loblaws #GuidingStarsCA #PCStars Program - I explained that like many of us, I am increasingly aware of what goes into my body and I am striving to eat a healthier diet, not only for myself, but for my family too. In the post I talked about my discovery of the Guiding Stars® Program at Loblaws® stores and how I am in … [Read more...]
#GuidingStarsCA Follow-Up & My Meeting with a Registered Dietitian
June 29, 2015 by · 9 Comments
A few weeks I wrote a post outlining my goal to eat healthier. In the post I talked about my discovery of the Guiding Stars® Program at Loblaws® stores and how I am in LOVE with not only the Guiding Stars® Program itself, but also my ability to track my Guiding Stars Personal Profile. If you wish, you can read my post, Follow My Journey with the Loblaws #GuidingStarsCA #PCStars Program, for all the details, but here is a very brief synopsis: Guiding Stars Program … [Read more...]
Follow My Journey with the Loblaws #GuidingStarsCA #PCStars Program
May 18, 2015 by · 28 Comments
A few months ago I discovered the Guiding Stars® Program at Loblaws® stores and now I am in LOVE! Like many of us, I am increasingly aware of what goes into my body and I am striving to eat a healthier diet, not only for myself, but for my family too. Guiding Stars ~ Shopping for healthy foods can be very time-consuming. Who has time to look at the nutrition table on every single item before you put it in your cart? Not me and I bet not you either. Maybe in an ideal world we would … [Read more...]
Loblaws Commit to Remove “every extra bit of sodium” from President’s Choice® line up!
June 16, 2014 by · 9 Comments
Today's consumers, you and I, are very aware of the quality and nutritional value of the foods we eat. Not only do we have the ability to "Google" anything we want to know, but, we also have valuable information, in the form of the Nutrition Facts, which is found on every packaged food we buy. It is now simple to find the amount per serving of fiber, sugar, sodium, vitamin A, fat...and much more, in any packaged food. It is at our fingertips, neatly laid out in the Nutrition Facts label. It … [Read more...]
Loblaws Commitment to Sustainably Sourced Seafood
November 4, 2013 by · 3 Comments
As many of you are aware, our marine environments are currently under immense stress. The problems arise primarily through human impact on the environment, such as over fishing and environmental destruction. (Photo Attribution) In the past, much of our seafood was obtained through irresponsible fishing practices that altered many marine ecosystems; this practice has resulted in record depleted stocks. “85 percent of the world’s fisheries are fished at or beyond their maximum sustainable … [Read more...]
A Trip to the Atlantic Superstore Flower Market
June 18, 2013 by · 2 Comments
I recently went on an excursion to our local Brookdale Treeland Nurseries Limited (BTN); they are the supplier of tropical plants, perennials, evergreens, trees and shrubs found in the Atlantic Superstore Flower Market. Four other BTN locations across Canada supply the Flower Market for the other Loblaws chain of stores. A couple of weeks ago, I also had the unique opportunity to interview Peter Cantley, he is the Vice President Floral & Garden, Loblaws Companies Limited. I was able to ask … [Read more...]
Peter Cantley ~ VP Floral & Garden, Loblaws {Interview}
June 7, 2013 by · 8 Comments
I would like to introduce you to Peter Cantley, he is the Vice President Floral & Garden, Loblaws Companies Limited. I recently had the fun and unique opportunity to ask Peter a few gardening related interview questions and I want to share them here with you! … [Read more...]
