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Best Books for Intuitive Eating & Food Relationship - Andrea Hardy, registered dietitian nutritionist and gut health expert shares her favourite reads of 2017 and how they impacted her food philosophy | Ignite Nutrition is a private practice in Calgary Alberta focusing on gut health, food relationship. We take a health at every size approach to wellness!

Best Books for Intuitive Eating & Food Relationship

December 27, 2017

I get asked ALL the time – Andrea – what books do you read to learn about intuitive eating and food relationship? I have clients ask, I have friends and family ask, and I have my staff and students ask. Many people wonder where I’ve developed certain skills and counselling…

Are you stressing about back to school lunches? Read my TOP 3 tips to save you sanity, and provide lunches your kids ACTUALLY enjoy! | Andrea Hardy, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Calgary Alberta

Smart School Lunches

August 30, 2017

With September RIGHT around the corner, I’ve been getting a ton of questions, and noticing a lot of parents feeling a bit stressed about packing school lunches. Parents often times struggle with foods coming back uneaten, feeling pressure to produce ‘Pinterest-worthy’ lunches, and generally, just feeling overwhelmed with providing balanced…

Banana Tofu Muffins

August 8, 2017

**This post was developed and written by Nancy Gammack, RD when she was a dietetic intern and volunteer for Ignite Nutrition. This is definitely my FAVOURITE muffin recipe! It is my favorite snack to make in bulk and store in the freezer. This quick nutritious snack is great to grab on…

Why you need to break up with your diet - a dietitian explains what is wrong with weight being the 'ultimate' indicator of health - and WHY it's so hard on us to diet continually | Andrea Hardy, RD from Calgary Alberta

Why You Need to Break Up With Your Diet

July 24, 2017

Have you ever considered dieting? Or maybe dieted more times than you can count? Have you ever thought to stop and ask yourself – what your TRUE motivations are? When we strip away the desire to lose weight – have you considered what is driving your weight loss goals? And…

My top 4 tips to beat summer bloat -without giving up all the fun! Practical and realistic tips from Andrea Hardy Registered Dietitian with Ignite Nutrition, Calgary Alberta

Beat Summer Bloat

June 19, 2017

Does summer time mean dealing with summer bloat? It’s common. Since we have so little time to truly enjoy nice weather in Canada, we hang up our aprons, spend time on patios, picnicking, barbecuing, and all in all, putting nutrition on the back burner. It’s no wonder my gut clients…

Cinnamon Tahini Chickpea Salad is SUPER easy and delicious for make ahead lunches | Andrea Hardy is a registered dietitian from Calgary Alberta specialized in practical nutrition and behaviour change

Cinnamon-Tahini Chickpea Salad

May 15, 2017

**This post was developed and written by Nancy Gammack, RD when she was a dietetic intern and volunteer for Ignite Nutrition. I fell in love with the flavours in Berry Nourished’s Moroccan-Quinoa Salad and decided to create my own rendition of this quick and simple salad! I amped up the…

Do You Have a Travelling Poop Plan? What You Need to Know. Kirsten Oilund of Jasper Nutrition as Featured on Ignite Nutrition Inc's gut health blog | Andrea Hardy is a registered dietitian nutritionist and gut health expert from Calgary Alberta

Do You Have a Travelling Poop Plan?

May 1, 2017

Do you have a travelling poop plan? You laugh – you maybe feel a bit uncomfortable even saying it – but how many of you struggle with your bowels while on the road? I know I DO. Which is why I was SO excited when Kirsten Oilund agreed to guest…

Andrea Hardy, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist from Calgary Alberta live on Breakfast Television Calgary to kick off Nutrition Month | Talking about Foods that Fight Stress!

Foods that Fight Stress! | Nutrition Month

March 2, 2017

Oh my goodness guys, yesterday I had the BEST time on Breakfast Television talking about foods that fight stress! We made a stress busting oatmeal cookie smoothie, which, of course I made low FODMAP for all my IBS’ers with…

March is Nutrition Month! Join our free month long online learning event brought to you by top dietitians around the world | Nutrition Academy | Andrea Hardy registered dietitian nutritionist

March is Nutrition Month! Let’s stop the food fight.

February 25, 2017

March is Nutrition Month! My online school, Nutrition Academy has been putting something HUGE together. Many of you are familiar with the event we hosted last year – a virtual summit with dietitian volunteers contributing content – and it was SUCH a big hit, we decided to do…

This mediterranean lentil stuffed peppers recipe is to DIE for. It also freezes well - and is vegetarian! A perfect recipe for meatless Mondays. | Registered Dietitians providing nutrition counselling at Ignite Nutrition Inc. in Calgary Alberta

Mediterranean Lentil-Stuffed Peppers

October 26, 2016

It’s Fall now, and you’re probably CRAVING comfort foods, especially for lunch. But at the same time, you’re looking for a creative way to get your veggies in. I LOVE this lentil stuffed peppers recipe. Yes. It’s a bit of work. But is it worth it? Hell to the yes.

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