If there is one thing that has surprised me about motherhood it’s how absolutely ravenous I get oh, about every hour. I thought pregnancy was bad with the need for a night time snack of peanut butter popcorn or an afternoon yogurt bowl. But let me tell you, feeding another human being sure makes you…
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How to: Recipe Makeover – Coconut Lime Fruit Dip
How’s the first week back at school going folks? Still motivated and putting together healthy lunches? Kids eating their fruit? And you? Here’s a little something to sweeten the deal. I mean, who doesn’t like to dip stuff in other delicious stuff? I sure do. I don’t have kids of my own just yet, but…
How to: Healthy Snack – Fruit and Yogurt Popsicles
The heat has officially arrived folks. And with it comes my cravings for all things cool and refreshing. I will not say no to a jumbo Mr. Freeze on a July scorcher. Especially a white one. The ice and sugar combo does make for a delicious cold treat. Perhaps not a ‘healthy’ one though. In…
Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble
I wait patiently for this intersection in time every year. The moment when rhubarb season and Ontario strawberry season collide. Pure joy. Right in my mouth. It’s a lovely thing having to wait for something to come in to season. Today, the global food market can bring us almost anything year round. Strawberries being the…
How to: Healthy Breakfast – Smoothies
I’m a cold cereal eater for breakfast mostly. Though I will stray and eat warm quinoa porridge or soul-satifying steel cut oats from time to time in the winter. And in the warm weather… Ahem. Excuse me warm weather – where the f..heck are you?! I have had enough. Just, enough. right, yes….and in warm…
Seasonal Peach Crisp
Back to school this morning huh? I used to love the first day back. The anticipation of using my crispy new notebooks, pristinely sharpened pencils, and picking my first-day-back outfit. There was a phase when wearing mismatched flourescent socks was my signature move. Yikes. As a kid, I had pretty solid packed lunches. I was…
How to: Make Yogurt Interesting
As both a food lover and dietitian (trust me, these are two very mutually exclusive things) one of the most common questions I get is ‘What do you eat?’. Generally I answer this question with “Everything except cilantro”. Which of course, doesn’t cut the mustard. A common follow-up question is ‘Ok, so what do you…