Three Habits You Need to Let go of in Order to Eat Healthy

 As we get back into fall routines, I’ve noticed three habits that hold people back from making positive changes to their nutrition and lifestyle.  This week, I will debunk these three concepts that could hold you back from making those positive changes. Scales When looking to change how we eat,

Being healthy is all about you. 

 When considering making a lifestyle change, especially with nutrition, it's crucial to understand what healthy means to you. Food is often seen as bad or good. My clients echo this sentiment, and these feelings can lead to emotions of guilt and shame when it comes to everyday nutrition.  A healthy diet is

Fire up the BBQ — protein is an important part of a healthy life!

 As we head into summer with barbecues ready to cook up amazing steaks and burgers, I thought it would be interesting to delve into the world of protein, what it is, how it works, how much you really need, and how to balance it out. Protein is a macronutrient, meaning

Four things to consider when making nutrition changes — it’s not just about the food you eat

 When considering changing your nutrition, you will likely think of specific diets like ketogenic, paleo, or vegetarian. So, this week I am outlining the four key factors that I discuss with clients when they are looking to make changes to their nutrition and lifestyle. 1. Be aware of how much

Adapt your nutritional needs as you move through life

 At this time of year, change is all around us. With every sunny day, flowers are blooming, and the leaves are gently opening, announcing the arrival of spring. As we go through life, constant modifications happen within our bodies too. I find that you only notice the change when you look at photos, meet

Spring clean your kitchen and your shopping list

 It might not yet feel like spring is here, but looking at the buds pushing through the ground, we can rest assured that warmth will be upon us. At this time of year, as we prepare our gardens and back yards for a summer barbecue with friends and families, I

Turn your leftover carbohydrates into a satisfying winter salad

 When it comes to preparing simple, easy, and tasty meals, warm winter salads are a great option. We tend to think that salads as a meal are reserved for hot summer days but I want to introduce the idea of warm winter salads. They are just as flavourful as their summer counterpart and provide

Common excuses we use for not eating healthily

 We are sure you already understand the importance of eating healthily. Balanced meals that contain the necessary nutrients we need for good health can improve our life chances. However, there are those of us that tend to eat foods that are less than healthy. There are all kinds of reasons

Loving your leftovers

 With a busy family, I just love leftovers. Often overlooked, they are a very precious commodity in your fridge: they save time, reduce waste, and are a source of ready-made meals. This week, I am looking at the various ways you can use leftovers along with different transport and storage options.

Healthy benefits of our favourite fall ingredients and Thanksgiving ideas

 Autumn is the traditional harvest period in Canada, so lets look at the various foods that we can eat and enjoy throughout this season. This week we are looking at foods such as apples, Brussel sprouts and pumpkins and how to incorporate them into your diet. These foods are warm and sooth our soul as

Savoury muffins are great for lunch

 I have always associated muffins as being something sweet and slightly decadent but food in general and how we use and perceive it is changing all the time. This week, I want to share with you the idea that muffins can also be savoury and how this can help you in

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Nutrition and the bigger picture

 Summer is the season for lazy lunches and slowing down to enjoy the warm weather—it's a time to enjoy barbecues with friends and family. As we make our way through summer, make the most of all the fresh produce available at the grocery stores and local markets. This week I

The art of the salad—6 things that will turn your simple salad into a feast

 When the days are hot, the last thing you want to do in the evening is turn the oven on—that is why salads are such a great meal. Not only do they keep your kitchen cool, they cool you down as well! Putting together a salad is quick and easy but

Good nutrition is more than just the food you eat

 When talking about good nutrition, people tend to immediately think of the food they eat, specific diets such as the keto or paleo, best super greens powder, quantities and the time of meals and snacks. These are core aspects of good nutrition but there is more to it than that. Other factors

Thai Hom Mali Rice: things you didn’t know about this pantry staple  

 ABOVE: Thai Hom Mali rice is a wonderful base for fried rice dishes.  With over ten thousand different varieties, Thailand is known for cultivating and exporting, millions of tons of rice per year. Rice agriculture is ingrained in Thailand’s deep and impressive history and continues to be a significant commodity today.

The health benefits of extra virgin olive oil

 For many years we were told in the media and through food marketing that fat is bad for us and should be avoided at all costs, with stores offering a multitude of low-fat products from cheese to meats. However, we now know that when an element such as fat, is

Eating well is a journey not a destination

 What I have learned so far in my journey with food and nutrition is that we all have a different relationship with food. With all the information circulating on social media today, good healthy nutrition is often seen as an objective, that once achieved will bring long-lasting health benefits. There

Sweet things that taste great can be good for you!

 There is the perception that anything sweet is not good for us. However, sweetness in itself is not bad. Giulia Enders, author of “Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ”, sums it up nicely: “It just depends where it comes from”. Using this as a basis, any natural

Why including sprouted grains can be good for your digestive health

 ABOVE: Sprouted grain bread, like Ezekiel bread, is an option for people who are gluten sensitive. Like many other foods sprouted grains appear to be making their presence more noticed in the grocery stores. So, this week I will be looking at what exactly are sprouted grains and the digestive benefits you might gain

The health benefits of keeping your body well hydrated

 With spring well and truly here, we are spending more time outdoors and for most people the warming temperatures encourage us to be more active. We are largely made up of water (about 70 per cent) therefore it stands to reason that for our bodies require good hydration to function properly. However, it

Sleep, sugar, and general good health

 Sleep is a precious commodity and far too often relegated to the bottom of the heap when looking at lifestyle. I often hear “I manage or get by on 6 hours” as if this were a badge of honour, when in fact we know that good sleep plays an important

Quinoa: a complete protein and an important source of fibre

 PHOTO: NICK BRATANE, UNSPLASH Quinoa is native to South America, where it is considered a staple food. It was thought to first be cultivated near Lake Titicaca—between Bolivia and Peru in the Andes Mountains—about 5000 years ago. Due to its many health benefits which we will look at this week,

Heart health: eat well, move more, and live long

 February was Healthy Heart Month, so here are a few fun facts regarding our heart. Did you know that your heart is roughly the size of your fist; it pumps about 115,000 litres of blood a day and weighs less than a pound? Its most important role is to pump

Meal planning: the key to reducing stress and eating healthy

 One question I use to dread was ‘what am I going to make for dinner tonight?' It was an awful feeling not knowing what are we were going to eat. Then, I would think of various options only to realize that for each one I was missing a certain ingredient. By this time, everyone in the family put in