What' s been happening with our food!

I always read ingredients before I buy food.  I try to keep away from all trans fats, salt and additives.  I saw this on Facebook!  Bagels with fake blueberries!   Blueberries are my favorite fruit.  We have four blueberry trees in our garden.  These are for sale at Costco.  I have not seen them, but I don't walk through the bakery department as it's too tempting.

This was posted on Facebook from a patient who is at Langley Memorial hospital:

Yesterday I had a conversation with a doctor at the hospital that has been workong for an extremely long time. We had a great conversation about the food here and she basically reiterated to me a lot of the things I have been saying about taking the food here and returning to cooking whole foods.

I've also heard it from several nurses, some who are now retired.

Essentially patients were healing and exiting the hospital system quicker when they were being fed a proper nutritious meal.

This flying in frozen food and utilizing processed foods to fill the gaps doesn't do anything to speed up the healing process, in fact it slows it down tremendously.

Sadly a huge chunk of our supermarkets are set up the same way.

A prime example is Costco recently introduced blueberry bagels with fake blueberries.

The way I like to explain how bad our food has become is to look at Superstore. Theu have a bunch of food aisle to walk up and down. Eventually you end up in the health food aisles. If there is a health food aisle, what's the food in the other aisles?

It's typically processed food filled with chemicals produced by companies with a profit first model. When you start to analyze who owns these companies it's typically cigarette manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies.

They have been slowly buying up the food companies, and when they do the ingredients start to change.

It's slowly making us all sicker and sicker

I know first hand how sick it makes you. I used to weighed 382lbs, and when I lost weight and dropped down to around 200lbs I felt like I was reborn. I felt 25 years younger, my brain felt 25 years younger and I started doing things better than I was even doing 25 years earlier.

Part of the reason I ended up in the hospital is, I ran short on cash and wasn't able to eat properly. My body started to slide into a deficit really quickly.

I feel like most of you reading this are also becoming aware of how bad our food is now.

Somehow we need to go back to either growing our own foods as a community, or focusing our support to local organic farmers and ranchers who do more of a traditional way of hearding animals.

It wasn't that long ago we did this.

In the meanwhile I'm still working on getting the food system at the hospital fixed.

Ain't nothing gonna stop me

The Price is Right Tonight Canada, Season 2 announces filming dates!

I just found out Season 2 of the Price is Right Tonight Canada will be filmed in Toronto from June 23 - June 30th.  They are filming an entire season so there are a lot of episodes!

THE PRICE IS RIGHT TONIGHT

Now’s your chance to be a part of Canada's most exciting primetime game show, hosted by Howie Mandel. Join our studio audience for a chance to come on down and play for big wins, big prizes and big money!




Daily Showtimes: 12:30 PM | 4:00 PM | 7:00 PM
June 23 - June 30, 2026




APPLICATION DETAILS:

You must apply as a group of at least 4 people (including yourself), with the option to apply with up to 10 people total. Groups can include friends, family, or colleagues!

Complete the application below and submit a photo for each group member.

Please note: Once application is submitted, you cannot edit. We recommend reading through the application form initially so you are aware of the questions we will be asking about you and your other group members!

Required fields are marked with an asterisk (*).




ELIGIBILITY:

Each applicant must complete their own section, review, and agree to the rules at the end of the form.

To be eligible to compete:

• All applicants must be 19+ at the time of application
• All applicants must have the right to live and work in Canada
• All applicants must be available to film in Toronto between June 23 - 30, 2026




Good luck!


The following information will be used for participant and contestant selection purposes. The information provided must be truthful and accurate and may be incorporated in the program.

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SPECIAL EPISODES

Please read all of the information below for upcoming specials.




HOCKEY EPISODE!

Game time starts now! Hockey fans, come on down! This high-energy episode celebrates the passion, pride, and excitement of Canada’s biggest sport.




NEARLYWED, NEWLYWED & NOW DIVORCED EPISODE!

Come on down the aisle... together or apart! Whether you’re engaged, newly married, or have gone your separate ways, this episode celebrates love at every stage.

Come ready to share your story, your chemistry (or lack thereof), and compete for unforgettable prizes.




SIBLINGS EPISODE!

Calling all siblings! Whether you’re best friends, rivals, or a bit of both - this episode is all about your dynamic.




HOLIDAY EPISODES!

It’s the most wonderful time to come on down! Join The Price is Right Tonight for a festive holiday taping filled with surprises, cheer, and the spirit of giving.

Some special episodes may require you to participate in pairs.

If you are interested here is the link:

https://thepriceisrighttonightseason2.castingcrane.com/

We have decided not to go.  We would love to, but the air fare is  $738 on Porter, $863 on WestJet and over $1K on Air Canada.  FIFA is in full swing in Toronto so hotel prices are over the moon!  Our hotel was one block away from the CBC building and two blocks from the CN Tower.  The price for two nights when filming is on: $1,148.69!  Last December it was before the Christmas rush so we got very reasonable air fare and hotel was a good price.

Sunday at White Rock Beach

California poppies in full bloom!

Yesterday my brother-in-laws sister and brother-in-law came for a visit from Victoria.  My nephew called and asked us to join them for lunch at Cosmos Greek Restaurant in White Rock.  We sat on the patio and it was a gorgeous day.  The beach was busy with a lot of people walking the promonade.  

I've been to Cosmos Greek Restaurant before and always enjoyed the food.  We were so busy catching up, I didn't read the menu.  When the waiter came to take our orders, Brad said "give her the ultimate".  I didn't know what to expect and when it arrived!!!!!

A skewer of prawns and a skewer of lobster!  It was delicious!

Lots of people were walking the promonade.  Someone posted this picture on the White Rock Facebook page.  It was taken in front of Moby Dick's Fish and Chips at East Beach!  I didn't see anything when I drove by so I guess he moved.  

I really enjoy White Rock beach.  Parking fees have increased!  If you want to walk the beach, it's free up to 10 AM.  Prices drop to $3.00 per hour + fees November - February.  

White Rock Fee (inclusive of Parking Tax where applicable)*	$5.00
Convenience fee*	$0.22
PayByPhone SMS reminder fee*	$0.18
PayByPhone SMS confirmation fee*	$0.18
Subtotal	$5.58
GST/HST 5.00%	$0.03
PST/QST 7.00%	$0.04
Total	$5.65

That's parking for one hour from March - October.  Two hours is $10.00.  There is a daily fee of $18.00 if you park in the parkate.  Many people who don't know White Rock wouldn't know what street to turn on to access the parkade.  These parking costs are really hurting businesses.  Even the people who work at the businesses must pay the daily rate.  

We were there at 1 PM and there was still lots of parking spaces.  I parked right by the restaurant!  

Canadian Food Labelling

I still get confused when checking the labels on Canadian food.  I read this article from Todd Maffin and thought I would share it.   I enjoy his thoughts:

I want to move to Australia.

And before you angrily hit Reply, hear me out, because I have one very specific reason, and it involves Froot Loops.

The label we need

Australia has a food labelling system that should make every Canadian deeply embarrassed.

When you pick up a product in an Australian grocery store, you see a kangaroo logo inside a triangle. Beneath that logo is a bar chart, one that tells you, instantly, what percentage of the ingredients in that product are actually Australian. This became mandatory there in 2018. Now let me remind you what we have in Canada. There is a legal definition for "Made in Canada" and "Product of Canada." Then, we have an absolute clusterfuck of vague but impressive-sounding claims like "Prepared in Canada" or "Packed in Canada" or "Imported by this Canadian company" and "Farted on briefly in Canada while it was in transit." No bar chart. No house hippo holding up a percentage. It should be easier to compare products. For instance, two boxes of Froot Loops. Should I buy: 🇨🇦 / 🇺🇸 — the one that’s made in Canada by Canadians (Kellogg’s “Froot Loops”), but owned by and run by an American company? 🇺🇸 / 🇨🇦 — or the copycat cereal (Western Family’s “Fruity Whirls”) made by a Canadian company but uses American ingredients, is a product of the U.S., and doesn't disclose where it's actually made? If we can require bilingual labelling on every package of gum from Nunavut to Niagara, if we can regulate the curvature of cucumbers, surely we can replace this hodgepodge nonsense of "made in, assembled in, packaged in" and just put a little bar chart on a box of crackers so I know if the wheat came from Saskatchewan or Spokane. Saskatchewan or Spokane? Am I holding something grown by a Canadian farmer, or something assembled in a warehouse from seventeen countries that all technically touched the product for eleven seconds? Australia gave the world Vegemite, mandatory voting, hot people, and the phrase "no worries." And now they are lapping us on food transparency. I'd be more embarrassed, but I can't tell where my feelings were manufactured.

Welcome to Canada

 

I've heard of most of these place.  I've been close to Dildo, Newfoundland!  I live in British Columbia and I've never heard of Poopoo or Stoner British Columbia.  I put it in Google Maps and nothing came up.  I put it in a search engine and got this:

While there is no major city named Poopoo, British Columbia, the term connects to several distinct and real locations and local initiatives across the province. 

• Poopoo Creek: A remote, subarctic-climate stream located in the East Kootenay region of the province (Latitude \(50^{\circ} 8' 0"\) N, Longitude \(115^{\circ} 16' 7"\) W), famous among anglers for catching brown, brook, and largemouth trout.

Stoner, British Columbia is a small, unincorporated ranching and logging settlement located roughly 30 km south of Prince George along Highway 97 and the Fraser River. It primarily serves as a rural residential and agricultural area, known in local recreation for camping and as a gateway to nearby provincial parks. 

Who knew?  On my next road trip we should take a detour!

Valentina Vassilyeva

 

I checked this out and it is true.  

The woman who had the most children in history Valentina Vassilyeva, born in 1707 and died in 1782, is recognized as the “woman who had the most children in history” according to the Guinness Book of Records.

She was the first wife of Feodor Vassilyev, a peasant from Shuya, Russia. At this time, there were no methods of contraception, and having children was considered a religious and social obligation for women. Valentina gave birth 27 times, giving birth to 16 sets of twins, seven sets of triplets, and four sets of quadruplets, for a total of an incredible 69 children. Although it may seem unbelievable, this incredible feat has been officially documented and recognized by Guinness World Records.

Goodbye Stephen

 

We've watched or recorded and watched later all the late shows for years.  I loved David Letterman and Jay Leno.  I miss them.  They left on their own choice and are both enjoying retirement.  However, what happened to Stephen Colbert was disgusting.  I am copying this so I don't get it wrong:

CBS officially cancelled The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as an economic decision, as the network cited the show was operating at a reported loss of up to \(\$50\) million a year in the changing late-night landscape. 

However, the decision sparked widespread controversy and debate, as it occurred only three days after Colbert openly criticized the network's parent company, Paramount, for agreeing to a \(\$16\) million legal settlement with Donald Trump. While CBS maintained that ending the show was strictly financial, the timing led to accusations from critics and former colleagues that the cancellation was influenced by the political dynamics of the Trump administration and a lucrative Paramount-Skydance merger. 

I hope this backfires on CBS and Stephen Colbert ends up more famous and financially better off than he already is.  

Here are the guests on his show last night:

What a lineup and what a touching show!  

Stephen Colbert is, in every sense, a true gentleman. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed his show, and I will sincerely miss him.