Read and watch our most popular nutrition articles and videos from our top Calgary dietitian team When I started our Calgary nutrition counseling practice in year 2000 it was impossible to dream up all the ways my career as a dietitian would grow and change. I knew the science of nutrition would continue to grow…
READ MORENeed 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 MORENo 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 MOREBoth 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 MOREThe 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…
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