12 Healthy Party Appetizers Whether you are hosting a party or headed out to one, no good party is complete without a delicious selection of appetizers. Fortunately, you can treat guests to an array of healthy party appetizers without forgoing flavour and still creating a celebratory and festive feast. So here are 12 simple and…
How to Indulge Without Overindulging One of the biggest challenges we face living in a culture of abundant food is finding balance within in. With constant access to food, especially the indulgent types, it can be difficult to learn how to indulge without overindulging. For myself personally, this was one of the biggest struggles I…
A Guide to Cooking with Lentils Lentils are a highly underrated food and incorporating them into your diet is a simple and inexpensive way to add a filling source of fibre and plant-based protein to meals. Lentils are considered pulse, part of the legume family along with beans, and come in a wide variety of colours and types. If you have…
10 of the Most Overrated Health Foods Like it or not, food has become an industry and therefore it has become victim to trends and fads. Thanks to good marketing and mainstream media, certain foods often become glorified for their health benefits whether they warrant it or not. That is not to say that these…
Why You Shouldn’t Fear Saturated Fat Like many, I spent years of my life avoiding fat in my diet, specifically saturated fat. I grew up in a household full of low-fat or fat-free products and entered adulthood doing my best to avoid as many sources of dietary fat as I could. I would constantly read…
How to Make Your Health a Priority Even though most people know that they should be making their health a priority, not everyone does. Between work, family, friends, kids and busy schedules, too often, focusing on our personal health falls to the bottom of the list. People know they should eat vegetables, they should exercise, and…
32 Healthy Meal Prep Ideas A little forward planning goes a long way when it comes to eating well, so here are 32 healthy meal prep ideas to help ensure you are set up for success. There are a lot of benefits to meal planning, from saving time to saving money and having easy healthy…
A Guide to Buying Healthy Eggs Back in the day the only option when buying egg was white or brown, but wander into any grocery store today and you will find upwards of a dozen different types of eggs. From cage-free” to “free-run” and “omega 3”, egg cartons are littered with various terms and buzzwords…
6 Common Causes of Bloating Everyone knows the heavy, uncomfortable feeling of being bloated. In fact, it has become so common that many people consider is a regular everyday occurrence and just part of their normal digestion process. However, the truth is that bloating, gassiness, and abdominal discomfort, are not “normal” whatsoever, but rather they are…
The Benefits of Eating Local Food The buy local movement has grown tremendously in recent years and with good reason, the benefits of eating local food are plenty; from nutrition to environmental and community reasons, now more than ever it is important to support your local farmer. If you follow me on Instagram, follow me…
How to Sweeten Food Without Sugar If you’ve got a sweet tooth, you know how hard it can be to cut sugar out of your diet completely. That sweet and satisfying taste is highly addictive so removing it all together is a big adjustment for many people. So, one of the best tricks to learn when…
5 No-Cook Work Lunch Ideas For those days when you are in a pinch and life is just too hectic to meal prep, here are five super simple no-cook work lunch ideas that you can take to the office to help keep your healthy eating on track. 5 No-Cook Work Lunch Ideas Whether you are…
A Guide to Buying Healthy Bread Stopping by the store to buy a loaf of bread used to be a simple task, but with all of the options available today it can feel completely overwhelming. With clever marketing gimmicks and fancy buzzwords it can be difficult to know what to look for, so here is…
10 “Bad” Foods that are Good for You People love to give food labels; this is “good”, that is “bad”, this is “healthy” and that is “unhealthy”. Although that seems like such an easy way to explain nutrition, people have gotten things oh-so-confused, so allow me to elaborate and explain with the top 10 “bad”…
Are cheat meals a good idea? You’ve committed to eating healthy, and you’ve been good all week, so it’s time for a well-deserved treat, right? Be it pizza, ice cream, cupcakes or a combination of all of the above, over-indulgent meals have become increasingly popular diet tactic for health-conscious individuals, but are cheat meals a…