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My 6 Favourite Foods-Meals and Why
Foods and Meals that Help me Eat Healthier I of all people, know that it takes work, planning and preparation to eat clean. My general goal when it comes to food is to try eating as many nutrient rich, healthy foods, while limiting processed items. I think about food...
How to Eat Before and After a Workout
What are Pre and Post Exercise Meals? Many of my clients ask me what they should be eating before and after a workout. The first thing I tell beginners with regards to exercise nutrition is "eat something!". There have been times a new client shows up to a fitness...
Liquid Calories are Some of the Worst!
Liquid calories are just what their name implies, calories consumed through drinking them. Clients frequently ask me if liquid calories are bad, and I tell them what I often say, "It depends". If you're drinking homemade protein shakes how I make them, filled with...
Dieting Doesn’t Equal Healthy Eating
Dieting versus Healthy Eating - They Couldn't be more Different To me, dieting is: Boring. It's following a similar meal plan day in and day out, adding little variety or flavour to what you're eating. I'm sure we've all heard of the 'Cabbage Soup' diet. Limiting. It...
I don’t have Time to Eat Right – Now what?
4 Ways to Eat Healthy Quickly We're all busy with a ton of responsibilities pulling us in different directions - work, family, friends, fitness, chores, and the list goes on. Making time for anything involves prioritization – we choose to spend time on what is most...
5 Tricks to help you Eat more Vegetables
Eat veggies like it's your job! Many of us know vegetables are really healthy and that we should all be eating more of them. Some of the main benefits of eating vegetables include: Weight loss assistance. First of all, veggies have fewer calories per cup versus many...
What is the all the Hype over Detoxing?
Why Should you Detox? Detoxing exists to rid the body of harmful substances. It's based on the concept that our bodies accumulate toxins that cause cancer, obesity and other diseases. Despite the fact that there is limited scientific evidence of the benefits of detox...
Take Time to Smell your Coffee (Along with the Roses!)
Take Time to Smell your Coffee (Along with the Roses!) Have you ever been to a buffet restaurant, and taken off like a rabbit to the food line-up? You manage to squeeze in a couple of plates of food, and surprisingly find that you have to uncomfortably roll yourself...
Throw your Processed Food in the Trash Today!
Your Processed Food Belongs in the Trash! We all know eating healthier helps shrink our waistlines, but what if you're happy with your weight - does eating better really matter for you and more importantly, what's in it for you? There are a ton of reasons why you...
Is the Food in your Fridge Safe?
We Often don't Think about Food Safety, but it's Important to your Health I don't know about you, but I've taken the occasional item out of my fridge or freezer, and thought that it hasn't always tasted or looked the freshest. Understanding food safety is important....