Checklist for Healthy Eating

With the loads of nutrition advice circling our daily lives it is hard to know what to believe and what is frankly just a bunch of junk. More than that what strategies are actually going to make sense for your life and give you the best shot at creating a sustainable pattern of eating? Cue Read more about Checklist for Healthy Eating[…]

It’s Just Food

A New Year is here, and as always, that brings New Year’s resolutions. One of the most common resolutions I hear is one I’m just as guilty of making and then not keeping myself. Something along the lines of: “New year, New me!” or “Start exercising and dieting!” or “By summer, you wont recognize me!” Read more about It’s Just Food[…]

Holiday Survival Tips from a Dietitian

The holidays. One of my favourite times of the year to get together with family and eat all the traditional, wonderful food. It brings back memories of Christmas baking, my grandmother’s raspberry marshmallow salad, tasting my grandpa’s newest batch of local fruit wine, and making food with my mother. It’s safe to say that food Read more about Holiday Survival Tips from a Dietitian[…]

Refuel, Repair, Rehydrate

Whether you just completed a workout or you are coming off the track at an endurance event, recovery nutrition is an important step in your performance regime. After prolonged exercise, many events start to occur in your body. Your stress hormones are elevated, the muscle and liver glycogen is depleted, fuel and fluid levels are Read more about Refuel, Repair, Rehydrate[…]

Fuelling on the Run

If ya’ll remember back to the very first vlog I did on tips for long distance runners (feels like eons ago!), I had mentioned briefly about the importance of maintaining blood sugars and hydration during your event. The primary concern for marathon runners nutritionally while performing, is the intake of carbohydrates, fluids, and the electrolyte, Read more about Fuelling on the Run[…]

Carb Loading

Beer and Burgers or the Michael Scott Style? Is Michael Scott onto something with his ‘carbo loading’ fettucine? Or are beer and burgers a better choice? Which carb loading style can be beneficial for an endurance athlete and their overall performance? Let me answer all your questions, so that you can have a strategy like Read more about Carb Loading[…]

The Ketogenic Diet

Now, I don’t know about you, but only eating one large apple or one cup of rice as my daily carbohydrate intake would give me enough energy to last for two hours, so going ‘keto’ has never been a big draw for me. But setting my personal love for carbohydrates aside, the ketogenic diet has Read more about The Ketogenic Diet[…]

What’s the deal with Chia Seeds?

Otherwise known as Salvia Hispanica L. (go ahead… say that out loud), this whole grain has been used for years by humans. It is native to the regions of Mexico and Guatemala and the plant is a member of the mint family. The seeds, vegetative components, and roots were all used to some extent for food, Read more about What’s the deal with Chia Seeds?[…]

Protein Pancakes

I love breakfast! I could eat breakfast three times a day if that fit into my life. With the wide variety of options, it is definitely possible to do just that; however, finding one that tastes good and is full of the nutrients you are looking for is a bit harder. So, I am always Read more about Protein Pancakes[…]

Black Bean Brownies

Guaranteed you’ve heard of these little chocolaty, fudgey works of magic, but have you tried one? You won’t be disappointed nor will you probably know the difference! Not very often does a ‘healthy’ version of a dessert turn out to actually taste good; they often leave you just wanting the real thing. Trust me when Read more about Black Bean Brownies[…]