The other day I was walking through the grocery store looking for a quick snack. I was hungry and needed to eat something fast before my blood sugar levels got too low. I think the appropriate expression is “hangry”!  READ MORE

With certain products I often wonder what goes through the heads of their marketing team. Nutella would definitely be an example of one of those products. In my opinion, this is health washing at it’s finest. Their marketing is such a stretch, I find it hard to believe they aren’t purposely trying to trick us into thinking their product is healthier than it really is so that we will consume more of it (putting more profits in their pocket!).  READ MORE

Just because I love eating healthy doesn’t mean I have to give up chocolate and dessert! This is one of my staple healthy dessert recipes. Did you know you could make a chocolate mousse recipe using avocado? It’s phenomenal! Your guests and kids will love it. READ MORE

Truth be told… Coconut water is one of my favorite beverages. Every time I go on vacation to the tropics I’m always looking out for that roadside stand with a pile of young coconuts and a guy with a big machete. They hack open a coconut, stick a straw in it and I sip away with a big smile on my face. I live for those coconuts!  READ MORE

Every time I’m at a restaurant and I see a salad that has candied nuts I get really excited. There is something about sweet nuts that warms my heart. Am I right?! The problem is that most of the time these candied nuts are made using processed white sugar and possibly other undesirable ingredients. I knew there had to be a better option.  READ MORE

The party drink G&T (gin and tonic) has been growing in popularity. However when I asked people if they knew what tonic water really was most people had absolutely no idea. In fact many had never turned the bottle/can over to read the ingredient list. I figured that it was about time we undressed tonic water.  READ MORE

Thinking about popcorn brings back incredibly fond memories. When I was a kid and my parents went away for a week or two, my grandparents would come and stay with my brother and I. We always looked forward to this special time with our grandparents and of course the super fun movie nights filled with cuddles on the couch, funny movies, and POPCORN!!  READ MORE

A good friend of mine, Jesse Lane, just came out with a new exciting e-book. It’s called Holistic in the City – 21 Day Smoothie Guide. I had her over to do a little dancing and smoothie making in my kitchen. I’m excited about this new book because it has so many delicious smoothie recipes.  READ MORE

In a city like Toronto, the trouble isn’t finding healthy restaurants, it’s choosing between all of the insane choices! Tuja Wellness asked me to share my secret (not so secret) favourite places to eat healthy in Toronto. As a certified holistic nutritionist with a passion for ‘real food’ I was thrilled to hang out with them for the day and show them around.  READ MORE

Unless you have been living in a cave your whole life, my guess is that you’ve heard of the brand Pepsi. It is one of the biggest cola manufacturers in the world. In general, most soda falls into 2 main categories. There’s the regular soda that is sweetened with either sugar or high-fructose corn syrup, and there is the diet sodas (find out how they can make you gain weight here) which are sweetened with artificial sweeteners like aspartame. Until recently there hasn’t been a lot in the middle.  READ MORE