My journey into the blogging world started with my then five year old child using every delay tactic in the book to delay bedtime. Her latest - “But Mummy, why do we have to eat?” Smart girl; she knows as a Registered Dietitian and a foodie I will always take the opportunity to discuss food …
Why do we need protein?
As mentioned in my carbohydrate blog, I believe in moderation as part of a healthy balanced diet, focusing on whole foods and limiting processed foods when possible. All types of food can be part of a healthy diet and yes, I sometimes eat fast food/sugar/alcohol. In this post, I will discuss protein, including covering what …
Whole wheat, flax buns
(Estimated per bun: 110calories, 3.8g protein, 2.4g fibre) This recipe originally came from my mother on the East Coast which she adapted from a Cream of the West Cook Book, adding an egg and adjusting ingredient amounts. I have since adapted it even further as I found the difference in humidity in Ontario required further …
Date Bars (Makes ~16 squares)
(Adapted from recipe found on Yummly at https://www.yummly.com/recipe/Date-Bars-1406325 ) In my blog entitled, “So you want to increase your fibre?”, I discussed how you can adjust the fibre in recipes by switching from refined flours to whole grain flour. I have changed this date bar recipe originally found on Yummly website as an example of …
So you want to increase your fibre?
In my previous fibre blog, I spoke about the importance of fibre to keep us healthy. So how can we increase fibre in our diets? There are many reasons why people don’t consume enough fibre – preferences for processed grains (white flour), common availability of processed grains and some of the side effects of increased …
Overnight Oats
(estimate: 9g fibre and 13g protein per serving **Not including topping such as fruit/granola) Prep time: 5 min if overnight 10 min if made hot sameday Ingredients: 125ml rolled oats 1 tbsp chia seeds 2 tbsp natural peanut butter (or alternative) 125ml water **Optional topping – Fruit or granola Instructions: Combine water, rolled …
Nut-free cranberry & date energy bites (Makes ~25 bites)
(estimated for 3 bites: 345 calories, 6g fibre, 7g protein) Preparation time: 20 min Ingredients: 1/2 cup rolled oats 1/3 cup of your favourite roasted seeds (I mixed salted sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds together as I like a little sweet and salty) 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 cup chopped pitted dates Handful of …
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What is Fibre?
In my last blog “Why do we need carbohydrates?” I briefly spoke about fibre and its benefits. In this blog, I will look at fibre (Or Fiber in the United States) more closely and how it works. The importance of fibre is something that most everyone agrees upon. Although there are some medical conditions that …
Nutrition during these trying times
I have decided to create this short post which deviates from my planned series to speak about COVID-19 and credible sources of nutrition information. For those that are on social media, your feeds have likely been flooded with advice on ways to prevent you from catching COVID-19 with specific foods or supplements; unfortunately most of …
Why do we need carbohydrates?
Generally, I believe in moderation as part of a healthy, balanced diet. I also believe in focusing on whole foods and limiting processed foods when possible. A healthy, balanced diet includes carbohydrates, or “carbs”. We’ll address what “carbs” are below, but they include things like grains, but also…. SUGAR! Sugar, in moderation (including my favourite …
