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- December 19, 2018
5 Simple Healthy Holiday Appetizer Ideas
Need a quick healthy holiday appetizer for a social gathering? Try these festive red and green ideas inspired with good nutrition Enjoy these 5 healthy holiday appetizer ideas: Take sundried tomato flour tortilla wraps and brush with vegetable oil. Cut with scissors into triangle wedges and sprinkle with a pinch of salt. Bake tortillas until…READ MORE - December 17, 2018
Holiday eating guide: the ONE healthy eating tip you need to know
No bad foods, just bad diets Holiday eating doesn’t have to be overwhelming. Don’t be a scrooge and nitpick your favorite holiday treats and make family and friends that are celebrating traditional foods feel badly. There are no bad foods, just bad overall diets. It’s not what you eat between Christmas and New Year’s, but…READ MORE - December 15, 2018
Edamame Guacamole Recipe
Add more protein to your guacamole with this edamame guacamole recipe from The School Year Survival Cookbook. This recipe works great for kids lunches on toasted pita bread, as a sandwich filling for wraps, a breakfast variation of avocado toast or as an appetizer with taco chips. What you need: 2 avocados, peeled with the…READ MORE - December 10, 2018
Probiotics Versus Prebiotics – What’s the Difference?
Both prebiotics and probiotics are essential for a healthy gut environment or microbiome. The simplest explanation is that probiotics are the microbes (we are usually talking about bacteria here) that colonize the large intestine, while prebiotics are the food, or fuel, which feeds those microbes.READ MORE - December 8, 2018
Slow Cooker Beef Brisket – Holiday Recipe
The Ultimate Holiday Dinner Party Recipe The savoury aroma of this simmering slow cooker beef recipe traveling throughout the house will leave your dinner party guests excited for what is to come! This recipe is perfect for a Christmas feast, dinner party, or New Year’s Eve shaker! This post is sponsored by my client Gemstone…READ MORE - November 26, 2018
The Punchbuggy effect
Guest Blog Post By Tim Borys, Personal Performance Coach, Author, and International Speaker Today I want to talk about “Punchbuggies”. Did you ever play that game as a kid? You know, the one where you get to punch your sibling when you see a VW beetle driving by? While the game has evolved a bit…READ MORE - November 24, 2018
Southern Barbecue Sheet Pan Dinner Recipe
Easy Sheet Pan Dinner Recipe – Southern Barbeque Sheet Pan This recipe is sponsored by my client The Peanut Bureau of Canada Peanut butter is the key ingredient in this sheet pan meal – adding creaminess and depth of flavour to the barbecue sauce. More great recipes can be found at www.peanutbureau.ca. Roasting time: 25 minutes…READ MORE - November 19, 2018
Dispelling 3 Top Diabetes Diet Myths
Making healthy food choices when living with diabetes If you have diabetes, or have a friend of family member with diabetes, you know that managing a healthy diet is key. You may hear many conflicting messages about the safety of alternative sweeteners and how much sugar and carbohydrates are OK to consume if you have…READ MORE Next page
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