Category: Healthy Eating

Autumn Carrot Pumpkin Soup This is a fall favourite! I love mine extra thick – but feel free to thin out with a bit more broth or milk/cream. It freezes so well, and makes for easy grab and go lunches, or cook ahead meals! So, I’m gonna be honest with…

Mahi Mahi with Mango Slaw This recipe is SO simple – and a perfect weeknight recipe. It’s so easy – the prep time is next to nothing. Mahi mahi is packed full of omega 3’s. What I love most about it is it’s a nice, firm fish, but doesn’t have…

I Like Junk Food Better Than Veggies! …and Other Adult Excuses to Not Eat Your Vegetables Welcome to the FINAL post of the Vegetable Excuse series. We’re going to be talking about science taste preferences, and wrap up how to get in 5+ servings of veggies a day. If you missed…

Hey all! I’m sure many of you know, but I’m taking part this year in Pulse Canada’s Pulse Pledge! For those of you who DON’T know, it’s the International Year of the Pulses! When I started participating in this amazing movement, I had an influx of questions. What’s a pulse?…

But I Hate Vegetables! …and Other Adult Excuses to Not Eat Your Vegetables Welcome to Part 3 of the Vegetable Excuse series what to do if you ‘hate vegetables’. It tends to be a specific few vegetables I find, and tends to influence your opinions of other veg. If you hate…

Hey all! I’m sure many of you know, but I’m taking part this year in Pulse Canada’s Pulse Pledge! For those of you who DON’T know, it’s the International Year of the Pulses! I’ve had many people ask – Andrea – what are pulses? Well. Let me tell…

But Vegetables Are Boring! …and Other Adult Excuses to Not Eat Your Vegetables Welcome to Part 2 of the Vegetable Excuse series – if you missed part 1, it’s an absolute MUST READ. It gets in to WHY this post just had to be written. You can catch part 1…

But Vegetables Take Too Much Time! …and Other Adult Excuses to Not Eat Your Vegetables Ok, all you grown adults out there – I’ve polled the TOP dietitians across Canada, and come up with some creative, and honest solutions to your vegetable complaints. I’ll be honest. When an adult tells…

I’m always looking for kitchen inspiration. When my mom shipped me home with a GIANT bag of delicious garden peas, I knew I had to create something AMAZING, and invented my Summer Green Pea Salad! Sometimes peas seem a bit well, boring. Turns out, if you steam them for 99.9% of…

Hey all! I’m so excited to bring you this AMAZING guest post by Caroline Susie, a registered dietitian from Dallas, Texas, y’all! I met her on social media – and flipping immediately loved her message and all she talks about on her blog! When I read…