Sleep: Your Secret Weight Loss Tool Discover why good quality sleep is a key to weight loss. When it comes to weight loss, diet and exercise are two of the biggest topics of conversation. People are constantly searching for the best diet, and hitting the gym to help “burn off” the pounds, however, sleep is…
6 Weeknight One-Pan Meals Quick, easy and healthy one-pan meals! I’ve shared a ton of one-pan meals and one-pot dishes on the blog, why? Because that’s exactly how I like to cook myself! After a long day at work, it can be tough to get motivated in the kitchen, but that’s where one-pan meals come…
Vegetarian Lentil Chili Nutritious and delicious, this vegetarian lentil chili is a great way to mix up your standard chili recipe and add something new to your meatless Monday repertoire. One-pot meals are the way to go for a warm, hearty and comforting meal, and although soups are great, stews and chilis are really where…
Carbs: Why Quality Trumps Quantity While both are important, the quality of the carbs you eat is the most important. Carbohydrates have long been demonized as the cause of weight gain and obesity, forcing people to obsessively count carbs and count calories. Low-carb diets have been popularized for years by diet gurus and celebrities alike…
5 Nutrition Myths that Need to Go The biggest nutrition myths that you need to stop believing. The nutrition community is riddled with misinformation. Everything from bad research, opinion-based evidence and general dogma makes separating truth from fact very difficult. Although there are literally hundreds of nutrition myths that are discussed every single day, there…
Apple Pie Baked Oatmeal A little make-ahead breakfast goes a long way in setting you up for a week of success, and this apple pie baked oatmeal is just the thing you need on a cold fall morning. Apple season, it’s just the best, isn’t it? There are literally thousands of different ways you can…
Does Meat Cause Inflammation? Everything that you need to know about red meat and inflammation. Red meat is arguably one of the most controversial foods in the human diet, especially due to conflicting information that has been shared over the past number of decades. As with any story, there are always two sides, however, in…
Why Fat Doesn’t Make You Fat Discover why fat doesn’t make you fat and what to focus on instead. Eat fat, get fat, right? Well, not quite. The notion that eating fat will make you fat has dominated our culture for over five decades and is one of the most confusing nutrition concepts for people to…
Mexican Corn & Chicken Soup Make this Mexican corn and chicken soup on a fall Sunday afternoon and you will have hearty lunches for the whole week to come. Fall is 100% my favourite time of year. Not only because I love the weather and all of the clothing choices that go along with it,…
12 Healthy Store-Bought Foods A list of the best healthy store-bought foods. Eating well and cooking from scratch can seem overwhelming when life gets busy and we are short on time. Fortunately, there are plenty of items that you can buy at the grocery store that can help make eating well a breeze without compromising flavour.…
Whole wheat, whole grain or multigrain? Which is healthier; whole wheat, whole grain or multigrain? Strolling the aisle at the grocery store can quickly leave you confused with all of the different bread options. With whole grain, whole wheat, multigrain, 7-grain, and 12-grain options available it can be tough to know which is best and…
Chocolate Puffed Rice & Seed Bars These chocolate puffed rice and seed bars are gluten-free, nut-free and naturally sweetened making them a great school snack for kids, or fun office treat for adults. Plus, with no baking required, you can whip them up in a pinch! One of my favourite coffee shops in Ottawa used…
Nature Doesn’t Make Unhealthy Fats Discover why Mother Nature doesn’t make unhealthy fats. When it comes to fats, people are quick to point the finger and label them as “good” or “bad”, and “healthy” or “unhealthy”. Although that might seem like a good way to look at things, it doesn’t really work, because food itself…
Why You Should Avoid Artificial Sweeteners Are artificial sweeteners healthy? Here is what you need to know. Artificial sweeteners are the darlings of the food industry, enabling food manufacturers to label items as “zero-calorie” and “sugar-free”, found in everything from diet sodas to chewing gum and granola bars. Artificial sweeteners are one of the most commonly…
Chicken Sausage Skillet Made in one-pan and ready in under 30 minutes, this chicken sausage skillet is the perfect way to do a weeknight dinner. The thing I love about cooking is how inventive you can be. Unlike baking, where you need to be really precise, cooking allows for a lot of experimentation and imagination.…