heart healthy foods

Some get excited about turkey dinner leftovers, and some are completely done with holiday foods after the big meal. Personally, after all the holiday meals, all I want are some lighter food options.  Here are 5 new and somewhat refreshing turkey dinner leftover dishes that you can make with all those leftovers in your fridge!  …

The Pumpkin Spiced Energy Balls are perfect for snacking

Make your own Sugar Pumpkin Puree Pie pumpkins, also called sugar pumpkins, are smaller in shape than the monstrous pumpkins you’d find at your typical pumpkin patch. They have more flesh, making it a good choice for cooking. The pulp also has a better texture and is sweeter.  Get your sugar pumpkins from SPUD! You can make your own pumpkin…

Make your own Sugar Pumpkin Puree Pie pumpkins, also called sugar pumpkins, are smaller in shape than the monstrous pumpkins you’d find at your typical pumpkin patch. They have more flesh, making them a good choice for cooking. The pulp also has a better texture and is sweeter.  Get your sugar pumpkins from SPUD! You…

Make your own Sugar Pumpkin Puree Pie pumpkins, also called sugar pumpkins, are smaller in shape than the monstrous pumpkins you’d find at your typical pumpkin patch. They have more flesh, making them a good choice for cooking. The pulp also has a better texture and is sweeter.  Get your sugar pumpkins from SPUD! You…

Make your own Sugar Pumpkin Puree Pie pumpkins, also called sugar pumpkins, are smaller in shape than the monstrous pumpkins you’d find at your typical pumpkin patch. They have more flesh, making them a good choice for cooking. The pulp also has a better texture and is sweeter.  Get your sugar pumpkins from SPUD! You…

Hostess Gifts From SPUD We’re back visiting again! That means, you’ll need hostess gifts! Get everything you need from SPUD to make sure you’re the guest that always gets invited back. Wouldn’t you love to receive any of these stellar items? Here’s a few items we think would impress your host. Flowers from Bears Blooms…

What do vegetarians eat for Thanksgiving dinner? Sides, sides, and more sides. Well no more–introducing the Vegducken–the vegetarian Thanksgiving centrepiece that you have been dreaming about! This is not your average Tofurkey folks, this veggie masterpiece is comprised of zucchini stuffed into an eggplant, stuffed into a butternut squash, with vegetarian stuffing between each layer,…

Today, we recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and stand with our Indigenous colleagues and communities. We hope to help the healing of these communities by donating to the VCC’s Indigenous Student Services, as well as urging our customers, partners and staff to support in their own way and to visit the Indian Residential School Survivors Society website www.irsss.ca.   As an organization, SPUD.ca has formed a diversity, equity and inclusion…

September 29th is the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste that was created by the UN to address this massive (but not hopeless) problem. The good news is that by simply being a SPUD customer, you are already part of the solution: SPUD is proud to have the lowest (0.5%) food waste of any grocery store in Canada. We are far from perfect but we are improving our practices every day and hope that you will join us. Tips to help you…