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Great Tips for Healthy Living

Tips for Healthy Eating + A Bonus Lunch Recipe

Posted on February 10, 2020 by Dr. Nadia Mawji • 0 Comments

Meal planning can really make a difference. Yet, that 3 hours a week to meal plan, purchase groceries & pre-prep meals, can be tough if we don’t make it a weekly priority. 3 hours out of our week is only 1.79% of our time for that week! That’s it?! 3 tips for making meals simple: ... Continue Reading

Healthy Shopping on a Budget

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Jen Ruel • 0 Comments

One thing that I struggle with, and I know many others do as well, is finding the perfect balance of eating well without breaking the bank. I’ve heard time and time again that healthy eating is way too expensive, and I definitely agree that it can be! It’s easy to get sucked into the fancy... Continue Reading

5 Tips for Epic Meal Planning

Posted on May 20, 2019 by Ralitza Alexandrov • 0 Comments

I don’t know about you, but I normally take to Instagram to see what people are eating these days. I scroll through pages and pages of simple and nutritious meals prettily packaged in perfect little containers. As a Holistic Nutrition Consultant, it’s super exciting! I feel... Continue Reading

A Beginners Guide to Picking Fruit

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Ralitza Alexandrov • 0 Comments

One of the things I see the most in my practice, and one of the things I am most passionate about, is reducing food waste. Time and time again, I am shocked to see how many people let the fruit that they buy go bad, or realize that what they’ve purchased is actually tasteless. Their smart... Continue Reading

No Bake Gluten-free Paleo Protein Balls

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Dr. Jenny Schmidt • 0 Comments

If you tend to snack after dinner, these are the perfect goodies to try. High in protein, fat, and (most importantly) flavour, these protein balls send the signal to your brain that you are full, thereby decreasing the simple carbohydrate snack cravings (chips, chocolate, cookies…you know the... Continue Reading

3 Dairy and Gluten-Free Kid Friendly Breakfast Recipes

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Dr. Jenny Schmidt • 0 Comments

Finding food that you and your children can enjoy and that is also nutritionally dense can be difficult. Here are 3 breakfast ideas that are always devoured by all members of our household (including the dog, if we’d let her). When feeding my child (and myself) I need to consider food... Continue Reading

Meal prep made easy

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Madison Isenor • 0 Comments

One of the things I see most often in my practice is people skipping breakfast or lunch (or both!) because they ‘didn’t have time to make anything’. Or the other scenario – since nothing is made you, last minute, reach for a piece of toast for breakfast. Does this sound like a current... Continue Reading