# Blogs *Archive · Blog.* An archived page from the former Health Check nutrition program site. Kept because other sites still link here. Not part of HealthCheck.org's imaging services. ### Is your plate half full yet? Posted by mmallet on 2014-12-1 15:15 For the past couple of months we have presented you with many reasons to fill half your plate with fruits and vegetables. Here’s a recap of our favourite fruit or vegetable of the month: ### The Many Faces of Garlic Posted by mmallet on 2014-10-31 9:55 Each month, we will feature a fruit or vegetable of the month to get your hearts pumping, your taste buds salivating and your kitchen cooking. Now that Halloween is over, our little monsters, spies, vampires and princesses... ### Want to go on a date?! Posted by mmallet on 2014-09-30 13:50 Each month, we will feature a fruit or vegetable of the month to get your hearts pumping, your taste buds salivating and your kitchen cooking. When I think about dates, I immediately think of the famous date "squares" made by Thérèse... ### Hang on, did you say caviar? Posted by mmallet on 2014-08-28 14:53 Each month, we will feature a fruit or vegetable of the month to get your hearts pumping, your taste buds salivating and your kitchen cooking. Having grown up in Fermont, a small town in northern Quebec, I do not recall knowing about... ### Say it with an artichoke! Posted by mmallet on 2014-08-1 8:14 Each month, we will feature a fruit or vegetable of the month to get your hearts pumping, your taste buds salivating and your kitchen... ### Health Canada wants to hear from you Posted by mmallet on 2014-07-16 8:22 When it comes to making healthy choices at your grocery store the Nutrition Facts Table (NFT) and the ingredient list are certainly your best... ### Let stalk celery Posted by cdombrow on 2014-06-30 23:00 Celery. It’s that vegetable that populates most veggie platters and quietly (or not so quietly) provides finger foods to many hungry party guests. And it always seems to be in my crisper, ready to be used... ### Thank you for a fabulous 15 years! Posted by mmallet on 2014-06-26 8:16 A week ago the Heart and Stroke Foundation announced the Health Check program is winding down. Cara Rosenbloom one of the experts who was on our Technical Advisory Committee is our guest blogger: The Heart and Stroke... ### Do Something Good for Yourself this Father’s Day Posted by JulieLau on 2014-06-12 14:17 Today I read that a third of the world’s population is overweight or obese. The statistics are staggering – 2.1 billion people out of the 7 billion world population are overweight or... ### Cherry season is a bloomin’ good time Posted by mmallet on 2014-06-2 8:52 Sweet ‘n sour cherriesWhen I think of cherries, the image of my grandfather’s cherry tree pops into my mind. And I guiltily admit that soon thereafter, the succulent image of a maraschino cherry atop a Black Forest cake (my... --- HealthCheck.org is not a medical provider and does not diagnose or treat conditions. Scans are performed by licensed imaging centers and read by board-certified radiologists. Screening is not a substitute for care from your physician.