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I grabbed the nearest tea towel to scrub my tongue then back to swishing and spitting, my head under the kitchen faucet in a sink full of dishes. My body was telling me, way to go you’ve hit the eject button, get ready to hurl. As I recall this story to my teenage daughter she bursts out laughing. I can’t …
It’s Time to Brag About Agriculture For years, I could get by quite well as a dietitian knowing the why’s and how-to’s for healthy eating. But times have changed. Even after I’ve clocked in a full day’s work, my kids put me to the test by asking challenging questions around the dinner table about factory farming. Or they’ll question if …
#ad It’s easy to make Half Your Plate veggies! Peppery arugula is the base for this hearty salad with sweet grilled carrots tossed in a Maple-Dijon dressing with crisp red pepper strips, toasted pecans and chunks of creamy avocado. Click to watch: Here’s the recipe I featured on Global Vancouver! See recipe below! Carrot Tips Grill …
Help your kids take their cooking skills to the next level! No reminders here why we need to get kids into the kitchen to help cook just recipes to help get that process started! Best of all many of these recipes will be winners for healthy school lunches. After all, dinner leftovers make great lunches. Get your kids craving healthy …
3 Easy Peasy NO recipe DIY Dinners (#spon) You’re in the thick of busy weeknights and summer is a faint memory right? I hear yah, so no delay here. Everyone gets to make their own so these DIY healthy dinners are a superb way to manage fussy eaters and still make it to a swimming lesson on time! TIP: Double up …
Catch me making this July 5th on CTV news at noon in Kitchener! The Canadian Meat Council is sponsoring me to go on TV to cook this awesome recipe ( I picked it!) and talk protein. So what’s worth sharing? Don’t skimp on protein folks! On average Canadians eat on the low end of what’s recommended for protein AND emerging …
Celebrate Canada’s 150th with Dietitians coast to coast who know how to get your mojo back in the kitchen. We’ve got a FREE recipe ebook that will make you CRAVE healthy. Are you ready to take a food tour across Canada with some of our best Culinary Dietitians? Here’s just sample of the recipes. Try the recipes and connect with …
The Canadian Produce Marketing Association (Half Your Plate folks) hired me to work on a recipe and video series and I’m delighted to share it here with you! Broccoli is the poster child for healthy veggies costing only about 25 cents a serving yet many find the slightly bitter taste a hurdle to overcome. So let’s find some ways to cut …
The Canadian Produce Marketing Association (Half Your Plate folks) hired me to work on a recipe and video series and I’m delighted to share it here with you! You’ve got to admit broccoli and cheese go great together and while many of you may be thinking, my kid would go for a broccoli mac and cheese (recipe below), some of you …
The Canadian Produce Marketing Association (Half Your Plate folks) hired me to work on a recipe and video series and I’m delighted to share it here with you! At about 25 cents a serving and chock-full of beta-carotene, fibre-filled carrots are always one of the best healthy buys in the grocery store so let’s see how we can make that veggie work …
