Recipes
Simple, Balanced Recipes for Healthy Eating
Plant Powered Avocado Kale Salad
This isn’t your typical salad… it is packed with lentils, chickpeas, walnuts and hemp seeds. Sometimes lentils and chickpeas are referred to as pulses. Not only do these have a lot of fiber and protein they are also heart healthy: Pulse Canada cited a 2014...
Challenge # 7: Avoid guilt ~ Why indulgences are O.K.
Let’s get right into this lesson! Here's The Scenario: It's Thursday. You've had a number of cookies and treats at work the last couple of days - they just keep appearing in the staff room. You had a Christmas luncheon yesterday, complete with cheesy, creamy...
Challenge #6: The social gathering (‘ssss)
Hi there! This topic has been put together by my dietitian friend out in Calgary, Alberta, Vincci Tsui. She has a knack for giving sound and practical nutrition advice with a unique, edgy and quirky touch. She’s going to give you some nutrition tips on how to manage...
Challenge #5: ‘Tis the Season to be Jolly – Booze & the minimizing hangover challenge
Hey All, I’m SO excited to contribute to this HoliDAZE Healthy Eating Challenge! Instead of the Grinch that Stole Christmas, I’m the dietitian that hijacked Challenge #5. I’m Andrea Hardy, Registered Dietitian of Ignite Nutrition. Ok, ok. I’m not actually hijacking –...
Challenge #4: Kick it up a notch & keep moving!
I know that life can get busy at any given time, and the holidays are no exception! One thing I've learned over the years is how important it is to take time for yourself. Maintaining some kind of physical activity through the season is a great way to release...
Challenge #3: Mastering the chaotic weekends leading up to Christmas
So has the Christmas chaos started for you? Well if it hasn’t, then I am sure it is about to start shortly. I want to make sure that you are prepared! I want to arm you with nutrition hacks, so that you don’t feel like you “blew it” over Christmas again. I hope this...
Challenge #2: Pre- Holiday and holiday planning (festive vs. non-festive days)
We all know that the holiday season can be a gong show of unhealthy eating, and derailing food activities that leave you feeling like crap in the New Year. Then we join the latest New Years resolution diet challenges that promotes all the things that you want to hear,...
Healthy Eating Through the Holiday Season
Hi, and Happy Holidays! I spent a bit of time recently collaborating with a few other RDs, Susan (A Little Nutrition), Andrea (But First Lets Eat), and Vincci (Vincci Tsui.com) to bring to you this mini-course on how to get through the holidays. Many of our clients...