Is Stevia Good for You? We all know that too much sugar isn’t good for us and, for that reason, food manufacturers are always looking for sugar substitues to market to consumers and use in their products. In recent years, stevia, a natural plant-based sweetener, has grown in popularity given it’s intensely sweet and free…
A Guide to Buying Healthy Flour If you enjoy baking, you’ll know first hand how confusing the flour aisle can be. Not only are labels lined with words such as whole-grain, stone-ground, and unbleached, but with the rise in popularity of non-conventional flours even more buzzwords are popping up. These days you can find everything…
8 Common Nutrition Mistakes Let’s be honest, nutrition can be confusing. It doesn’t matter what topic you research, you will always find contradictory information telling you to do different things. Although some nutrition topics are more debated than others, many people are still confused about some of the foundational nutrition principles and are making common…
Is Breakfast the Most Important Meal? We’ve all heard the expression ‘breakfast is the most important meal of the day’, but is breakfast actually the most important meal of the day? Since a young age, we have been told that eating breakfast is vital for optimal health, boosting your metabolism, increasing energy, and supporting weight loss,…
9 Ways to Curb Late-Night Snacking If you find yourself snacking late at night on the couch while you are watching TV, you are certainly not alone. Late-night snacking is a struggle for many people and, although there is nothing wrong with eating at night if you are hungry, more often than not late-night snacking…
Simple vs. Complex Carbohydrates Carbohydrates are a major nutrient component of a healthy diet, but it’s important to understand that not all carbohydrates are created equal. Although simple carbohydrates have a bad rap, both simple and complex carbohydrates can be included in a healthy diet when you know what to look for and why. So,…
How Often Should You Eat? There is a lot of conflicting advice about optimal meal timing and how often you should eat. Should you eat less often? More often? Mini meals? Or larger meals? Some experts argue that you should eat every two to three hours, while others suggest limiting it to three times per day,…
What is ‘Natural Flavour’ Anyway? If you’ve read the ingreidents or looked at the food label on any packaged good, you’ve undoudetbly seen the term “natural flavour”, but have you ever wondered what that actually means? Although many people assume natural falvours are simply that; the flavour from the natural source, that is not exactly…
8 Healthy Road Trip Snacks So, your bags are packed and you’re ready to go, but what will you eat along the way? Although it may seem easier to pick up snacks at the gas station or stop at the nearest drive-thru, it will likely not leave you feeling your best. The good news is…
The Best Types of Salt to Use Salt is arguably one of the most important cooking ingredients and one of the hottest debated topics in the nutrition community. Over the years, salt has been blamed for numerous health conditions, but is all salt really as dangerous as we have been lead to believe? The reality…
How Much Protein Do You Actually Need? Protein is essential to health, but as with most things in nutrition, there is no simple answer when it comes to how much protein you need. Depending on your age, health, activity level and goals, protein requirements can vary widely from person to person. Although there is no…
5 Tips to Create a Real Life Healthy Diet I don’t know about you, but I am so fed up with fad diets. I’m fed up of hearing about the latest fad diet, that I can “lose 7 pounds in 7 days” and I’m fed up of arguing over which diet is better. The reality is,…
Why You Should Eat Bone-In Meat If you lived through the 80s, 90s, or early 2000s, the idea of cooking bone-in, not to mention skin-on, meat probably makes your head spin. Over the past few decades, bone-in meat has been portrayed as unhealthy as we have been encouraged to opt for lean cuts of meat…
11 Ways to Add Protein to a Smoothie Smoothies are a great breakfast when you are on-the-go, however, if you are not using the right balance of ingredients you can end up creating a big sugar bomb making them a less than ideal choice. Of course, adding fruit and veggies to a smoothie is great,…
Are Gluten-Free Products Healthier? In recent years, the term gluten-free has become a bit of a nutrition buzzword. Although eating gluten-free most certainly has validity, namely for individuals with celiac disease, some people are simply opting for gluten-free products because they believe they are a healthier choice without fully understanding why, but is that accurate?…