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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
