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Top Healthy Eating Blogs from our Dietitian Team
- May 6, 2020
Fruit failing? How to eat more fruits and vegetables
The 3 reasons your family fails to eat enough of the good stuff Wondering how to eat more fruits and vegetables? Are you hounding your kids or significant other to eat more produce? Do you have good intentions of eating more fruit and veggies yourself only to find yourself tossing out rotting fruit in…READ MORE - May 4, 2020
COVID-19 Eating: Food Lessons During Isolation
COVID-19 won’t last forever, it’s OK not to be eating perfectly It’s day…I don’t know of the COVID-19 self-isolation or quarantine. To be honest, I’ve lost track of how long it’s been since we’ve been all asked to stay home, work from home and to limit our social interactions. It seems that our world…READ MORE - April 29, 2020
COVID-19 Mental Health: Is What I’m Experiencing Called Grief?
COVID Coping and Managing Change Mental health awareness guest blog post by Adele Fox, Psychologist Is what I’m experiencing called grief? At some point in our lives there comes a time when we reflect back on what could have been, or what we could be doing now or in the future. This tends to…READ MORE - April 27, 2020
Diabetes tips: what causes high blood sugars other than food?
Top 10 reasons for blood sugar swings If you or someone you know has diabetes I am sure you may have wondered what causes high blood sugars other than food. Have you struggled with your blood sugar control, but don’t know why? Do you say to yourself, but I’m eating healthy and watching the…READ MORE - April 25, 2020
Pecan Parmesan Chicken Fingers Recipe
Learn how to make chicken fingers with this award winning recipe! This tasty and healthy recipe for pecan parmesan chicken fingers from Dietitians of Canada is sure to become a family favorite! Make these at home with your kids for a ‘Friday finger food’ dinner idea or weekend lunch. Makes 6 servings Ingredients…READ MORE - April 22, 2020
When is Emotional Eating Okay?
Wondering how to stop emotional eating? Read this first If you have struggled to find solutions on how to stop emotional eating you are not alone. Here is a different way to think about it. First, please recognize it is completely normal to eat emotionally. We have all done it, sometimes it bothers us…READ MORE - April 15, 2020
Is it bad to eat at night?
Does eating after 7pm cause weight gain? Of all the “rules” floating around in the weight-loss advice world, one that frequently comes up is not to eat after 7 pm. Is there something magic about this time of day, or eating in the evening, in general? Is eating at night bad? To be honest,…READ MORE - April 13, 2020
COVID-19 Cooking: 30 Healthy Meal Ideas for Your Home
Dietitian approved healthy meals for your family during the pandemic One of the few positive things that may come from the COVID-19 pandemic is that families are actually home cooking together more. I’m crossing my fingers as a Dietitian that social distancing is forcing more families to be eating around the dinner table. But…READ MORE - April 11, 2020
Slow Cooker Southwest Pulled Chicken Recipe
Make this instapot or slow cooker recipe with the kids! Kids can help get the ingredients into the slow cooker for this easy family meal. Try serving the leftovers the next day with crunchy tortilla chips, sour cream and guacamole for a fun nacho dinner. Recipe from the Dietitians of Canada Unlock Food Website…READ MORE - April 6, 2020
Healthy Pantry Snacks And Staples
Food Planning For a Healthy Pantry It is always a great idea to have a well stocked healthy pantry! Often a pantry is there to help provide support items for the ‘main event’ such as sauces, spices or canned goods. However, did you know that if you have a well stocked healthy pantry you…READ MORE Next page
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– Adele Fox, Psychologist
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– L.H, Nutrition Counselling Client
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