Super Bowl Sunday: Your Game Plan For Healthier Snacks

Posted by on Feb 2, 2012 in Health | 0 comments Would you believe that the amount of food eaten in the U.S. on Super Bowl Sunday is second only to Thanksgiving! I’m not sure how we rank here in Canada, but you can bet that there will be a lot of snacking going on as we celebrate the big day.  Having a simple game plan can keep you on track and keep you from waking up the next morning feeling like an offensive tackle! Everyone knows the...
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How to make vegetables and fruit taste better

Posted by on Jan 27, 2012 in Fruit, Raising healthy eaters, Vegetables | 2 comments Trying to eat more fruit and vegetables is on most people’s to-do list these days.  In fact, I’d be willing to bet that many of you even made this one of your New Year’s Resolutions (you didn’t, did you?).  You probably don’t need me to tell you all the reasons why a diet that includes a rainbow of produce is good for you! If that’s the case then, just like...
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You didn’t . . . did you??

Posted by on Jan 2, 2012 in Health | 2 comments Well, here we are.  It’s hard to believe we have arrived at the beginning of another shiny new year.  By now, the streamers and confetti have been swept away, and the after-effects of your New Year’s celebration should have worn off.  For many, January second is the day when the reality of the heady events of New Years Eve begins to set in, with an accompanying sense of dread and...
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Where do you get your food?

Posted by on Aug 28, 2011 in Health | 0 comments   This might seem like a silly topic to write about, but it’s a question that I get asked frequently.  The question usually follows some comment along the lines of, “eating healthy is so expensive, isn’t it?” So here are my answers to both: First of all, as I’ve mentioned  before, NO! healthy eating absolutely does not have to be expensive or complicated!  I...
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Thanks for noticing!

Posted by on Mar 27, 2011 in Health, Raising healthy eaters | 1 comment I guess good ideas tend to travel fast!  I was just surfing around the online world of nutrition this morning, and I ended up on the website of the American Dietetic Association.  I know that March is National Nutrition Month, both here in Canada and in the U.S. (how hilarious that we should focus on nutrition for only one month!), but I hadn’t been over on their website to check out...
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