I received a request to put together a “day in the life” post that takes you through the “wild” life of a private practice dietitian. I have to admit it was a pretty cool request, props to Brooke Heath ( AKA Donuts & Barbells) for putting the request in and
Nobody knows school lunches better than our teachers, which is why I am so thrilled to share today’s very special guest article, written by Peel District School Board (PDSB) teacher Liana Walkin, who also happens to be one of my closest friends and a former nutrition student from the University
From my perspective, the regular consumption of nuts is probably one of the most important dietary decisions that MOST people can and should be making on a daily basis. I believe that nuts fall into a group of foods that rank behind fruits and veggies as the most healthy out
Believe me when I say that I was never a fan of social media and certainly never in my wildest dreams imagined myself starting up an Instagram account at the age of 28 ( I’m now 30)…. until I did so out of perceived necessity to help support and promote
In my five plus years of private practice dietetics I have been hard to pressed to find a client who has had a positive opinion or perception of soy-based foods. Before they met me, that is. Men often won’t eat them because they have heard that it will affect their
I have answered hundreds of nutrition queries in various forums in my career as a dietitian but perhaps none more challenging than whether it makes more sense to drink regular or diet cola. It may sound funny in writing, but in all honesty this question comes up more than you
What The Health takes aim at the food and pharmaceutical industries ( as well as the health organizations they support & influence) in an astonishing and explosive fashion that pulls no punches. The documentary carries an important message (to eat more plants and less animals) and delivers it in a ruthless
Last week I released a well received article on the foods that I felt were “overrated” or simply not as healthy as you might have been led to believe. This week, I decided to try my hand at the other side of the coin. I asked myself the simple question Which
I consider myself to be a pretty savvy writer and have had part time positions writing for a variety of print and online platforms since the age of 17, well before I became a dietitian. Those positions aside, I have always LOVED writing. Not many things feel better to me
Healthy Fat is one of the most pervasive and popular topics in modern nutrition. For those that may not know, the term generally refers to foods that are high in unsaturated varieties of dietary fat that tend to be derived from unprocessed plant-based sources. Examples of these foods include olive
