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

On October 3, 2014 I woke up at 5am and felt different. I was scheduled to get my period that day but when I sat up in bed early that morning I had a strong feeling it wasn’t going to arrive. I quietly scurried off to the bathroom to take a pregnancy test. Waiting for those couple of minutes to see the results seemed like hours! When I finally looked at the stick and read the exciting word “YES” I must have jumped about 3 feet in the air with excitement. I’m going to have a baby!!  READ MORE

I’m so excited to be part of this incredible Gluten-Free, Raw, and Organic event (#GROweek) this year hosted by Sampler. This event gives you the opportunity to receive all kinds of great prizes, free samples, coupons, etc for some AWESOME healthy products. 

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My husband Steve and I spent a week in Maui celebrating our baby-moon. For the first few days we were in Lahaina, a quaint town bustling with culture and art. As we pulled into the town my tummy was grumbling. It was a long journey from Toronto and I needed something to refuel my body and hungry tummy! Luckily Steve had researched healthy hot spots before we left for vacation and had a map printed out with directions to this incredible restaurant called Choice Health Bar. READ MORE

Recently I had the great opportunity of sitting down over lunch to chat with Joe Cross. You have likely heard of Joe before, seen him in one of his popular documentaries Fat Sick & Nearly Dead (1 and 2), or read his best selling book The Reboot With Joe Juice Diet. READ MORE

While traveling to Hawaii this year my husband and I fell in love with Acai bowls! If you haven’t tried them they are a must try. They are basically a delicious smoothie that is so thick you eat it from a bowl with a spoon. Then they top it off with toppings like granola, fruit, honey, nuts, etc. I’m drooling just thinking about them. While we were staying in Kihei, Maui we came across this amazing hot spot called Wow Wow Lemonade. If I could have put the entire restaurant in my suitcase to bring home with me I would have! I loved it that much.  READ MORE

A couple of years ago we undressed Kraft Mac and Cheese (Kraft Dinner) at The Naked Label and exposed the harmful ingredients Kraft was using to color their product orange. Unfortunately, the famous Kraft Mac and Cheese product wasn’t getting it’s bright orange color from carrots and squash, it was getting it from ingredients called Yellow #5 (also known as tartrazine) and Yellow #6.  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

When I ask people what comes to mind when they think about Special K cereal they often respond with words like “weight loss” and “health”. This doesn’t surprise me. When I researched some of the marketing messages used to promote Special K I found things like “love your jeans again in just 2 weeks,” “weigh less with a Special K breakfast,” “be your most beautiful you for your wedding,” “love your summer shape,” “the look that makes him look again,” and “what will you gain when you lose?”  READ MORE