Welcome back to another episode of The Healthy Menu. Meet Sherie Nelson, Director of Wellness at Elior North America. Elior North America is a family of distinct hospitality companies with more than 50 years of industry experience, with a passion for food, service, and excellence. Sherie believes food service is the gateway to teaching Americans how to eat for their health. As the Wellness Director at Elior North America, she has the remarkable opportunity to bring her strong belief that food in...
Nov 14, 2022•32 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Welcome to a very special episode with The Healthy Menu x Devour! Food Film Fest. Hosted by Sonia Couto, today's guest is award-winning chef and food advocate, Michel Nischan. Four-time James Beard Award-winner Chef Michel Nischan has been dubbed the “Godfather” of advocacy in the culinary world, maintaining the longest-standing record fighting for a more sustainable, resilient, and equitable food system through policy change. Michel is Co-Founder of the James Beard Foundation Chef Boot Camp for...
Oct 21, 2022•45 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Welcome to a very special episode with The Healthy Menu x Devour! Food Film Fest. Hosted by Sonia Couto, today's guest is Chef Michael Howell, the Founder and Executive Director of Devour! Fest. Michael is also the consulting Chef at The Green Turtle Club in Abaco, Bahamas and for more than 25 years, he has been a leading chef across the United States, Canada, and The Bahamas. Michael owned and operated Tempest, an award-winning restaurant in Wolfville, NS. Michael has twice cooked at New York’s...
Oct 20, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Welcome to a very special episode with The Healthy Menu x Devour! Food Film Fest. Hosted by Sonia Couto, today's guest is award-winning chef, Doug McNish. Doug is a globally recognized Executive Chef, consultant, and author, appearing on numerous national and international television shows. His cookbooks include the bestselling Eat Raw, Eat Well (2012), Vegan Everyday (2015), and The Classics Veganized (2020)—all of which have won the Gourmand Award for Best Vegan Cookbook in the world. His work...
Oct 19, 2022•28 min•Season 1Ep. 33
In this episode, Sonia Couto spoke with Rym Selmi, the Founder of Miiro. Miiro offers plant-based and low-sugar chocolates and baking goodies. They discuss the plant-based market, as well as Rym's story, and how Miiro got started. This episode was taken from a recorded live on September 2022. The Healthy Menu is sponsored by MenuSano, a nutrition analysis and recipe costing software. Miiro: https://miiro.co/ Miiro Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miiro_plantbased/ ===== MenuSano...
Sep 30, 2022•34 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Welcome back to another episode of The Healthy Menu. Today, Sonia Couto is here to discuss the technology tools available to take control of your health. Check out all the tools that Sonia talks about below. This episode was taken from a recorded live on June 2022. The Healthy Menu is sponsored by MenuSano, a nutrition analysis and recipe costing software. Oura Ring Muse 1byone Vivoo Wellness Tracker Airthings ========= MenuSano Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/menusano/ MenuSano Facebook: h...
Jun 08, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Nutritional fact-value information has been proven to drive changes in consumer behavior. It is vital for informing decision-making for purchases, and provides protection for both consumers and manufacturers. Nutrition labels are vital for consumers who are on a diet of any kind, or have a medical condition and/or allergy that prevents them from eating certain things. As a result, nutrition labels and accurate nutrition label software has become increasingly important. Food manufacturers must en...
Dec 01, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 30
In this episode, MenuSano founder Sonia Couto spoke with Sean Beckingham, the President of Branding & Buzzing. Branding and Buzzing is Canada’s leading food & beverage marketing agency, buzzing about consumer & foodservice brands. Together they discussed food marketing and branding, food packaging essentials, and marketing tips for food businesses. Branding & Buzzing Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandandbuzz/ Branding & Buzzing Website: https://brandingandbuzzing.com/...
Oct 29, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 29
The Nutrition Labeling and Education Act in the U.S. and other similar laws in other countries was designed to help consumers make more informed choices about what they eat. Through the use of nutrition information on food packages along with other important information such as ingredients, nutrition facts, and nutrition data, consumers can get more information on the food they are eating and how healthy it is. Nutrition labelling errors happen all too often in manufacturing facilities around th...
Sep 30, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 28
In this episode, MenuSano founder Sonia Couto spoke with Tamir Barzilai, the CEO and Co-Founder of Honeycomb. The Honeycomb.ai app makes it easy for restaurants to display dietary information on their menu in a way that is totally automated. Together, these two Founders spoke about Honeycomb's story and the impact of nutrition and allergen technologies in the food and beverage industry. Honeycomb Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/honeycomb_app Honeycomb Website: https://www.honeycomb.ai =====...
Aug 27, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 27
In July 2016, a fifteen-year-old girl named Natasha Ednan-Laperouse suffered a fatal allergic reaction after eating an olive, artichoke, and tapenade baguette. The product contained sesame seeds, which Natasha was allergic to, and following the consumption of the food product, Natasha, unfortunately, passed away from anaphylaxis. This all ensued due to the food product not containing the appropriate allergen information, ultimately causing her death. The incident prompted Natasha’s family to cam...
Jul 30, 2021•4 min•Season 1Ep. 25
What exactly is an added sugar? Added sugars are syrups and sugars that are added to foods or beverages during preparation or processing. They are often found in foods low in other nutrients such as dairy and grain-based desserts, sweets, and sugar-sweetened beverages. In this Bitesize episode, we will be discussing Displaying Added Sugars on your Nutrition Facts Labels. Read more on this topic: What You Need to Know About the New Nutrition Facts Labels ========= MenuSano Instagram: https://www....
Jul 01, 2021•3 min•Season 1Ep. 25
In the recent past, as awareness around health and nutrition has increased, more attention is being drawn to various dietary trends. New, popular dietary trends such as the Mediterranean diet, plant-based diet, veganism, and vegetarianism, to name a few, have dramatically grown in popularity. This has forced consumers to take a close look at their eating habits and the nutritional value of what they are consuming regularly. Read more on this topic: How to Cater to Dietary Trends Using Nutrition ...
May 27, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Food labeling is one of the most essential components of any food-based industry. Beyond transparency, it allows people to determine, choose, and upkeep their dietary needs and health plans. This episode looks at the benefit of labelling on your food products. Read more on this topic: The Benefits of Labeling: Featuring Your Off the Shelf Food Products and Nutrition Facts ========= MenuSano Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/menusano/ MenuSano Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/menusano ...
Apr 29, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 23
In this episode of the Healthy Menu Podcast, we’ll be discussing creating a CFIA compliant nutrition fact label featuring Christine Billinger, Design & Marketing Manager. Christine will talk about nutrition fact label exemptions, rules to remember when displaying labels, changes, and more. A nutrition fact label is designed to reflect the most up-to-date recommendations from each country’s respective governing body regarding the nutrition facts of certain foods. The mandated contents of a la...
Mar 29, 2021•12 min•Season 1Ep. 22
We've seen an increasing number of changes when it comes to the foodservice industry. The biggest is how many businesses have pivoted to adapt to the behaviours of their guests as well as public health guidelines. This episode looks at some of these changes and how business owners can shift their outlook on traditional ways of running food businesses. References: How Restaurants Are Changing Because Of The Coronavirus Pandemic - NBC Nightly News Meal Kit Delivery Services on the Rise Open for Ta...
Feb 23, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Hello! Welcome to The Healthy Menu Podcast. I’m Karan and I’m your host. Joined this episode by Thao Nguyen, who, in 2016 founded Bonbon Collections after wanting to be able to serve cakes and healthy sweets to her daughters. Because they have allergies, Thao was afraid of them feeling sidelined at school or at children's parties because of their allergies. Bonbon Collections specializes in the manufacture of pastries, sweet treats and gourmet pleasures free from Top-10 allergens, no gluten, no ...
Dec 07, 2020•23 min•Season 1Ep. 20
This Bitesize episode discusses Nutrition Analysis, how we can understand it and why it’s so important, especially for foodservice and hospitality businesses and restaurants. This episode takes from a recent post published on the MenuSano blog . Interactive Nutrition Label Canadian Food Inspection Agency article ========= MenuSano Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/menusano/ MenuSano Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/menusano MenuSano LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/comp...
Oct 28, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 19
In this episode, we were joined by Chef Luciano Schipano, Executive Chef of Nova Ristorante and Founder of Culinarium, an event and kitchen space based in Toronto. He spoke with Sonia Couto, Founder of MenuSano, an Online Nutrition Analysis & Recipe Costing software. Born in Canada and raised in Italy, Luciano Schipano has always been food’s number one fan. Instead of spending his childhood biking around his neighborhood and playing with his friends, he chose to master the art of cooking. Si...
Sep 11, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Most places in the world are lucky enough to be in the reopening stage whilst some others are still stuck in lockdown. Regardless of where your economy is, we wanted to talk a little bit about reopening foodservice and restaurant businesses and what that could actually look like. Most of the content of this podcast has been taken from our new e-book, Operating in the New Era: A Post-COVID E-book for restaurants and food services. Link to the MenuSano e-book: http://ow.ly/Cj6c50AXThH Link t...
Aug 26, 2020•5 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Whilst foodservices and hospitality establishments prepare to reopen, there’s a lot to consider and adapt to thanks to the residual effect of COVID. In Canada alone, it is estimated that 1 in 10 restaurants have permanently closed as a direct result of the pandemic. Closing was hard, and now that businesses are re-opening, it is time to look forward. In this episode, we were incredibly lucky to have the Jo-Ann McArthur, President of Nourish Marketing - Canada's only full-service marketing agency...
Jul 30, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 16
In this episode, we’ll be discussing marketing your restaurant or foodservice business during this time of lockdown. We'll provide some practical, actionable tips on how your foodservice business or restaurant can maintain momentum with an audience despite being a little quieter than usual. Whilst many businesses are suffering at the hand of the lockdown, there are also many who have a platform in which they are fortunate enough to be able to continue engaging with their audience. Referenc...
Jun 24, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 15
The latest episode of our podcast features Sonia Couto, the Founder of MenuSano as she talks about how the restaurant industry has been affected by COVID-19, how foodservice businesses can be supported during this time and how the Nutrition Analysis software, MenuSano can assist foodservice businesses during this time. This is part one of two. Instagram's new feature for restaurants: https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17868563071709651/ COVID-19 Support: https://www.menusano.com/...
Apr 30, 2020•19 min•Season 1Ep. 13
The latest episode of our podcast features Sonia Couto, the Founder of MenuSano as she talks about how the restaurant industry has been affected by COVID-19, how foodservice businesses can be supported during this time and how the Nutrition Analysis software, MenuSano can assist foodservice businesses during this time. This is part two of two. Instagram's new feature for restaurants: https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17868563071709651/ COVID-19 Support: https://www.menusano.com/nutrit...
Apr 30, 2020•14 min•Season 1Ep. 14
In this episode, Sonia Couto, Founder of MenuSano, will be talking with Cheryl Appleton, who, for over 20 years has been leading large multi-national companies with her procurement expertise and is also the Founder of Canadian Women In Food, which is a national association supporting female food entrepreneurs. Since 2001, Cheryl has been a Certified Supply Chain Management Professional (CSCMP), and has served on executive boards such as The Women’s Foodservice Forum (WFF) in 2012 – 2014. In 2016...
Apr 23, 2020•17 min•Season 1Ep. 12
The impact that COVID-19 has had on the foodservice and hospitality industry has been unlike anything we've seen in recent memory but in an effort to try and combat the negative impact it has had on the foodservice and hospitality industry, we want to talk about how you can approach the COVID-19 when it comes to your foodservice or hospitality business. We'll be going through some resources that are accessible online and some actions you can take to help keep your existing audience engaged and y...
Apr 02, 2020•5 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Welcome to the first episode of The Healthy Menu Bitesize Edition! These episodes will provide smaller, much more digestible chunks of content for you to listen to during small pockets of time during the day! In the first Healthy Menu Bitesize, we talk about whether menu labelling works, how it has the potential to change the public's behaviour and an interesting look at the psychology behind it. Podcast excerpt from the OPHA & NC Podcast: https://foodandhealthtoday.com/menu-labelling-...
Mar 02, 2020•5 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Joining Karan on this episode of The Healthy Menu podcast is a cannabis writer, chef, and founder of Feels Like More, Jennifer Blakney. Feels Like More has been active for over four years and was built from the ground up by Jennifer, who managed the entire process from recipe development, to production and marketing. She’s also been featured on Radio-Canada and in High Times magazine. Jennifer and Karan will be discussing cannabis edibles within the foodservice industry, what hurdles she faced d...
Jan 20, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Karan Dholakia, Social Media Content Producer and Videographer provides practical advice and tips on marketing your healthy dishes and foodservice business on social media. Christine and Karan discuss some of the ways to market on social media through practical, simple, and ethical methods. ========= MenuSano Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/menusano/ MenuSano Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/menusano MenuSano LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/menusano References: ...
Dec 23, 2019•27 min•Season 1Ep. 8
This is part two of two of this special conversation we had with Natalie Lowe. We'll be talking about the sustainability within the foodservice industry with Natalie Lowe, who, in her 30-year professional career has worked in hospitality, hotels and events and continues to be a prominent figure within the event management sector. The last 14 of these years Natalie has owned and operated Celebrate Niagara, a destination management company based in the Niagara peninsula, that specializes in ...
Nov 21, 2019•25 min•Season 1Ep. 7
