It’s always been my goal to eat dinner together as a family, but our busy lives have gotten in the way. My husband gets home late. My kids are picky. It’s just been easier to feed them before my husband gets home and prepare a more elaborate meal for him and me to eat later. March is Nutrition … [Read more...]
Inside Nestlé Canada’s Ambitious Health Commitments
It’s not everyday you get invited inside the test kitchen of a big food company but Nestlé Canada opened its doors for a tour and the opportunity to ask their team of dietitians about the company’s commitments to health, nutrition and wellness, with a focus on children and families. During my … [Read more...]
How To Get A Healthy Summer Glow Naturally
We're getting into the better weather and shedding off layers and layers of sweaters and coats. We all want to lighten up what we wear including what we put on our face. But how do we achieve that awesome summer skin glow without too much fussing? Michelle W. Book, a Holistic nutritionist trained … [Read more...]
10 Healthy Eating Tips From A Dietician
Sometimes grocery shopping can be overwhelming. We're overloaded with information coming from everywhere and everyone. Just take a look at Facebook and even our friends are sharing about food choices and our kids are coming home with ideas from school. I had seen posters near the entrance of my … [Read more...]
The Importance Of Eating Breakfast Before School
We've all heard it before and, at this point, I am sure we have all had to say it before too. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It gives you the fuel you need to get through your day. And while it is important for everyone to eat a balanced breakfast, it is essential for child to have … [Read more...]
Whole30, Here I Come!
Come Monday morning, I am beginning the Whole30 journey. I have dabbled in the Paleo diet this past year and have been feeling the need for a deep reset in my eating habits and approach to food. When life gets busy, I run to the quick, easy fixes like sugary lattes and buttered bagels, foregoing any … [Read more...]
A Tough Pill To Swallow
I have many vitamins.Many vitamins that sit, untouched, on my messy bathroom shelves until they expire. I don't know what it is, but I cannot bring myself to become a routine vitamin-swallower (totally a word). My iron level is at an all-time low, and I've got a bottle of iron supplements RIGHT … [Read more...]
Basically the Best Thing I Have Ever Put In My Food-Hole
In my (slowly-progressing) plan to rid our family's diet of preservatives I purchased an ice-cream maker. Have you read what they put in store-bought ice cream these days? Half of them aren't even actually ice cream, rather "frozen dessert". If something needs quotation marks around it, I'm not sure … [Read more...]
Body Break
I spent many years neglecting my body, abusing it with too much (or too little) food, crash diets and self-loathing. I don't have it all figured out, but in recent years I have made great strides in caring for myself properly and finding ways to improve my health.Here are my personal tips for … [Read more...]
my dirty little secret – this week, anyway
I put avocado in my family's morning smoothie. Shhhhhh. Don't tell. … [Read more...]
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