Last week we vowed to stay moving during the holiday season and this week we are talking food. From Christmas cookies to pumpkin pie, from turkey dressing to gravy galore, this time of year seems to be all about food and drink and there is nothing wrong with that! Festive …
Read More »Why Diets Don’t Work
Does this sound familiar? You hear about this wonderful diet that will guarantee weight-loss, so you try it, only to gain even more weight back once you’ve lost it? Don’t feel bad. You are not alone. Just because a diet works for one person, does not mean that it will …
Read More »How to Eat Healthy Without Spending Too Much Time in the Kitchen
Are you eating real, whole food as much as you’d like? I have found that the best possible way to live a healthy lifestyle and have healthy and delicious meals all week long is by meal prepping once for the whole week. I also encourage people to try starting with one or two small …
Read More »How to Survive the 4pm Slump
It’s 4pm, and you’re already yawning and feeling exhausted. Put that double expresso and muffin down – they aren’t going to get you through!! Who hasn’t experienced that drained feeling halfway through the afternoon, when making it through the day seems impossible? According to the National Sleep Foundation, nearly half …
Read More »Eating Healthy on a Budget
The biggest hurdle most people have to healthy whole food eating isn’t the food. Fresh, homemade, organic food is delicious! It isn’t giving up those unhealthy foods either. There may be that one food you just can’t let go of, but that isn’t the issue either. The issue is the …
Read More »Tips On Eating Healthy When You’re Crazy Busy
You know those people that say “I was so busy I forgot to eat” , ya I’m not one of them. I think about eating A LOT. And I also prep a lot. So I thought it was overdue to share with you some tips for never letting busy get …
Read More »Why Smoothies Are A Great Breakfast Option (+ my favourite smoothie recipe)
Breakfast can sometimes be a huge crux for some people (for those that don’t practice intermittent fasting of course). Sometimes it just doesn’t fit into our schedule the way it should. How we begin the day will determine how the rest of the day goes. It will determine if we …
Read More »Costco Lovers Healthy Grocery List
It’s no secret that I love Costco. Over the course of the last five years, this wholesale club has really stepped it up in terms of its diversity of brands, organic lines and quality products. Costco can be a great place to load up on tons of HEALTHY foods. It …
Read More »My Favourite Back To School Snack Recipes
The season of evening lunch making, ample grocery shopping and weekend meal planning is HERE! You may be excited for these back to school days and the solid daily routine ahead. Or on the other hand you may be nervous for the littles and dreading the need to fill the …
Read More »6 Steps To Flexible Real Food Dieting
In a world filled with Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers, paleo, keto, clean eating, and vegan programs, we are flooded with information on what to eat, who to join and how much to lose. I get asked all the time what I think of ____ diet or ____ way of eating, …
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