This smoothie contains quite the powerhouse nutrients, like calcium and magnesium from spinach, antioxidants from blueberries, heart healthy fats from chia and plant based hemp protein. If you're like me (and like most nutritionists out there), you'll notice that we have a thing for our green smoothies! Honestly, I just can't get enough of them. [...]
I don't think I've met anyone that doesn't like mac n'cheese. Who doesn't love a bowl of macaroni covered in creamy gooey cheesy goodness? If you're dairy and gluten intolerant, I'm sure you're cursing me at this moment as you'd love to dive into a bowl of mac n'cheese, but your tummy wouldn't be so [...]
Powerhouse ingredients make up this incredible recipe! Actually, 3 of my most favourite foods, sweet potato, kale and quinoa! These hearty patties are filling and make a great substitute for a traditional burger. Their great as a breakfast pattie, a side for lunch, or a main at dinner- absolutely versatile. Next time I think I'll [...]
I'm loving the new Vega One Nutritional shake! For those of you who know me well, you know I love my morning shakes! My morning feels complete when I start with a delicious smoothie and this new shake has got me very excited to start my day! Vega One is gluten free, dairy free and [...]
Delicious Cashews! Containing a much lower fat content than most other nuts and high amounts of oliec acid also found in olive oil; Cashews are a heart healthy nut! 1/4 cup of cashews provides you with a great dose of copper, magnesium, manganese and..... drum roll please....., lots of tryptophan!! This essential amino acid...let's say [...]
Happy Family Day Everyone! Hope today is a day full of family fun! And what better to way to enjoy a day off then to bake up some sweet goodness! Inexpensive sweet goodness that will take you 30mins! Now...before we get into ooey gooey details, I must explain that when I bake...I bake from scratch! [...]
The weather always seems to be chilly during this long weekend; a reminder that our summers are short lived and the fall season is shortly approaching. But with fall comes an amazing bounty of incredible vegetables that I just can't wait to cook with! In the meantime, I'm still loading up on fresh tomatoes from [...]
Happy Monday Meatless followers! I hope my recipes are keeping you interested and nourished! I've got two yummy recipes that are definitely at the top of my list, and I'm sure you will enjoy them just as much as I do! I've adapted both recipes from the Whole Foods market cookbook, made my own little [...]
Ready for another Meatless Monday?? I sure am, especially with the recipes I've posted below! Being the foodie that I am, I have quite the abundant amount of cookbooks and foodie magazines! I love spending a Sunday afternoon flipping through books and finding recipe inspirations for the week. Two of the three recipes below are [...]
6 weeks into Meatless Mondays........are you still hanging in there?? Meatless Monday's have actually become second nature to me and writing my Monday blogs helps me to prepare for my meatless feast. I tend to overcook on Monday and so I end up eating vegetarian all day Tuesday as well! I'm not complaining! Especially around [...]
