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21+ tips to fuel fat loss
When it comes to whittling your waistline, it isn't simply about cutting calories: success comes from fuelling your fat-burning with specific nutrients.
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Food Safety Guide
By following these home food safety
tips you can reduce the risk of
contaminated food making you or your
family sick
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Eat to boost your immunity
The kids are back in school, the air is cooler, and the leaves are on the ground. Fall is here and with it comes a variety of foods rich in nutrients to build your immunity to prepare you for cold season.
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The local food tourist
This summer, more and more Canadians will opt for a ‘stay-cation’ to skip the hassles and costs associated with taking a long distance trip. You may be surprised at the nearby treasures your local community has to offer. So, why not become a tourist in your part of the country?
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Rehydrate + refresh
Coconuts have long been associated with tropical islands and exotic desserts – and locals have been enjoying the antibacterial, antimicrobial, antifungal and
antioxidant healing properties of coconut water for centuries. From young coconuts, the clear, electrolyte-rich water refreshes kids to grown-ups.
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Healing antioxidant summer herbs
As a Culinary Herbalist, I enjoy the entire spectrum of sweet and savoury flavours of culinary herbs. But, rosemary + thyme have found a permanent spot in the garden, kitchen and medicine cabinet because of their antioxidant properties.
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Superfood
energize for life
What seemed a fad 20 years ago – with only the diehard health foodie willing to throw back a bitter-tasting green drink in hopes of boosting energy, detoxification and get-up-and-go vitality – has transformed into a research-proven, delicious way to improve your health.
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Slimming
‘Meals That Heal!’
At the start of each summer, many people begin a diet to fit into their sexy revealing clothes. Most give up within a few weeks. So what’s the obstacle to success?
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Delightful delicious dandelion!
Spring is synonymous with dandelions! The oft-dismissed ‘weed’ is remarkably nutritious. Half a cup of leaves has 187 mg calcium, more than a glass of milk;
Kick the habit!
Since the 1800’s, Canadian sugar consumption has increased from four pounds per person to over 150 pounds per person annually.
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A trip to healthy eating
Heart and Stroke Foundation registered dietitian, Carol Dombrow, guides you through the grocery store using Canada’s Food Guide. What to bring, how to load your cart, and what to limit.
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Carbs 101
Setting the story straight
Carbohydrates seem to be the macronutrient ‘bad guys’ these days. Implicated in health conditions like diabetes and obesity, carbs often get a bad rap. But should they? Understanding this major nutrient and its role in the diet goes a long way in maintaining good health.
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Karis Dandelion Syrup
Kari Svenneby, classically trained chef, mother of two and founder of Activekidsclub.com, promotes the benefits of fresh air life to parents and kids. For more fun ways to cook with nature, visit activekidsclub.com.
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Live long, stay strong
How long and how well you live is the result of how well you fuel your body. For healthy longevity, start with a few achievable adjustments to your nutrition program.
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Healthy foods for toddlers
Feeding toddlers (ages one to three) is less complicated and frustrating when you realize how much food and the serving size they require. A good rule for serving size is to add 1 tbsp per year of age, to a maximum of 3/4 of an adult serving by age three.
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Choco-healthy
Scientists unwrap surprising healing benefits of the cacao bean known by ancient Mayans as the ‘food of the gods. Health benefits are achieved with very small amounts: as little as 6 gm (one small square) of dark chocolate a day containing at least 70% cocoa.
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The best guest ever!
During the holidays, we gather with family and friends to share traditions and make new memories. And food is centre stage in any holiday celebration.
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Breakfast makes the grade
The thing about clichés is that many of them are true – including the one about breakfast being the most important meal of the day. Not only does breakfast end the last 8-12 hours of fasting (sleeping), it has the potential to fuel a focused morning. menu.
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Aphrodisiacs food = pleasure
We know we require food to keep our bodies healthy, but a more rudimentary and powerful motivator is to eat for pleasure. Pleasure stimulates action. Whether it’s to make food or make love, both hunger to be satisfied and are the very basis of life.
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Exotic Indian spices
Ancient Ayurvedic medicine values the health benefits of the aromatic, complex, nutrient-rich spices used in Indian cuisine as seasoning and food preservatives. Seeds and roots used in the flavour-full dishes are dense in fibre, Vitamin C, potassium, iron, amino acids, phytochemicals and antioxidants.
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Let food be your medicine
No doubt, our daily food choices have a powerful impact on our health. Make choices that support healthy cholesterol by including plant sterols in your daily menu.
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Coast-to-coast treasures
Local foods burst with nutrients
Although modern farming and transportation innovations allow Canadians to enjoy the tangy refreshment of tropical pineapple, there are definitely some nutritional upsides to eating homegrown produce this summer – and all year long!
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From fat kids to fit kids
The numbers are heart breaking, not to mention heart threatening: obesity rates among our children and youth have nearly tripled during the last 25 years. In fact, this generation of kids could be the first in history with a lifespan two to five years shorter than their parents. It’s not too late to reverse the trend.
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A Health Check™ nutrition makeover
BY Carol Dombrow, Heart and Stroke Foundation registered dietitian
Any time is a good time to make healthy changes. Give yourself a healthy nutrition makeover by following some easy and basic steps. The first step, and every step along the way to making wise eating choices, requires planning.
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Flavour + medicine = herbs!
For Hippocrates, a Greek physician often called the ‘father of modern medicine’, food at mealtimes provided an opportunity to nourish the body’s cells and strengthen the body’s health. This idea is easily forgotten today in the whirlwind of busy lives, convenience foods and take-out meals.
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Nutrition boot camp!
5 weeks to a new you
Eat great food and a great body naturally follows! If you are serious about getting results from your fitness program and desire living your best life, exercise combined with balanced nutrition is essential!
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Kitchen makeover
Out with the old and in with healthier options!
The words‘healthy diet’ conjure images of deprivation and denial, but it really isn’t that way! Creating a healthy menu starts with stocking your kitchen
to have nutritional choices on hand.
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Getting Kids to eat healthy
Feeding children healthy can be daunting. As a mother of two very active, hungry boys I learned in the ‘trenches’. Serious health issues for my boys had me take a closer look at our overall lifestyle, including how we ate.
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Healthy sin foods
Decadence without guilt
When you hear the term ‘healthy sin foods’, you likely think, “How is that possible? How can foods that taste so delectable and rich be good for you?” As you’ll discover, with a few simple nutritional tricks there’s a variety of foods and recipes that are incredibly nutritious, delicious, and can even help you lose weight!
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Cold comfort:
A new take on old food favourites
While you might rather be without the cold, this weather prompts the cracking open of cookbooks to the well-worn pages of favourite foods. Update recipes with healthier alternatives for comfort foods from around the world.
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A healthy lunch is in the bag
Autumn gives us a renewed focus on the quality of lunches we make for the kids or take to work. And this year in particular, you’re likely looking more closely at your choices at the grocery store. Try these tasty, healthy solutions to save your sanity... and your money.
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The balanced vegetarian
There are as many reasons for adopting a vegetarian lifestyle as there are vegetarians. For some, the decision is spiritual, while others are motivated by the health benefits of a meatless diet.
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Light, easy summer living
by Dana McCauley
Annabelle* loathes September, not because it’s back to school or back to routine time, but because she relives the same depression each year.
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Stay active. Eat like a champion.
The theme for Dietitians of Canada’s Nutrition Month® in March
To help make the campaign for this Nutrition Month® ‘real’ for Canadians, we’ve asked a dietitian to provide some practical suggestions around everyday nutrition to enhance your active living style.
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Creative culinary passion
with Chef Patrick Louch
As the Executive Chef at the Delta Rocky Crest Resort on Lake Joseph in Ontario for the last 8 years, Louch has tantalized the taste buds of thousands of gourmands.
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Energy bars:
power foods or candy bars?
You’ve heard it before: eat midday snacks to boost flagging energy and keep hunger at bay. But with jam-packed, hectic schedules, who has time for veggies and hummus or a homemade smoothie?
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Finding your cup of tea
Second only to water, tea is the world’s most consumed drink, and Canadians enjoy almost 9 billion cups a year. It’s no wonder. Besides allowing us to slow down and take a break, your cuppa tea is chock-full of health benefits.
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Classified as superfoods: but are they?
Is it possible that tiny little red Himalayan berries or seaweed could be the answer to some of your health ailments? These 'newly' discovered 'superfoods' have been around for thousands of years. While a number of health and food gurus tout their benefits, for many 'superfoods' there's little scientific research to back the marketing claims.
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The breakfast challenge
Breakfast at work: Success on the job involves proper training, aptitude and motivation. If you’re falling short in the motivation department, it might be time to re-evaluate your breakfast strategy.
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Changing food for the health of it
One of the easiest ways to be proactive about your health is to eat a balanced diet consisting of a variety of foods. To boost your success, make recipes healthier by reducing ingredients like sugar, replacing fats and boosting your nutrient intake with a few simple substitutions.
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Healthy snacking for growing bodies
Fast food and packaged meals have become a way of life for many busy families. This type of convenient eating comes with a high price: childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes are on the rise. Brenda Bradshaw and Dr. Cheryl Mutch have co-authored the book The Good Food Book for Families.
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Nectar of the gods
Healthy Water
Water covers over 70% of the Earth, and makes up 70% of our bodies. Next to oxygen, water is the single most important substance your body needs to survive. Yet we often don’t give the quality of our water a second thought.
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The Eat Clean Diet for Energy and Health
Even if you’ve spent the winter hibernating and hoarding food, it’s not too late to start on a path to a healthier, leaner you. Tosca Reno, best selling author of The Eat Clean Diet, shares her fat-to-fabulous success story.
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Baby’s First Year
The ABCs of feeding
The first year of your baby’s life is one of the most precious and critical times of development, which can and should be an exciting adventure for you both. From developing healthy sleep patterns to hitting a variety of milestones – your little one’s growth and advancements are nothing short of miraculous.
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Understanding Health Check™
In this day and age, it is almost impossible to avoid the multitude of messages about healthy eating. They’re everywhere – in magazines, on the air-waves, in our grocery stores, and in our children’s schools – and they’re not just about losing weight to look good.
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Beat Down the Heat with Summer Cooking
Sandi Richard, three time award-winning host of Fixing Dinner on Food Network and Life Network, author of the best-selling series, Cooking for the Rushed, reveals her summer cooking secrets with you. Summer is at our doorstep and along with it a bazillion ways to decorate the yard, grill your food, plant your garden…well, you know!
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Burn Fat Using Food
You know that regularly indulging in high-calorie, high-fat treats like a cream-filled chocolate covered donut isn’t going to help you fit into your ‘thin’ clothes. But, did you know that certain foods boost your ability to burn unwanted fat?
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Grocery Cart Etiquette
A shopper’s guide to a healthy checkout.
I always watch with interest as the shopper in front of me at the grocery checkout lays down their purchases. While others are adding up prices, I’m likely calculating nutrient content!
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Start Me Up
Breakfast, the most important meal for the rest of your life.
When babies come into the world, parents do their best to give them a good start. After weaning, we take the time to introduce foods slowly to be sure their little tummies can digest the new additions. We make sure they get their fruits and veggies, and we learn along the way that one of the best methods for keeping a child tantrum-free is to offer nutritious snacks throughout the day.
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The Carbohydrate Conundrum
Like fashion trends, fad diets come and go but one that’s had a significant, long-lasting impact on the dietary habits of North Americans is the low-carb craze. The concept of cutting carbs for weight loss has been around for decades however it’s been in the past ten years that this approach has skyrocketed to fame.
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The Fuss About Fat
High-fat, low-fat, no-fat, trans-fat, good fat, bad fat. Seriously, it’s enough to make your head spin. Despite how Dr. Seuss-like the list of fats may seem, getting a handle on them will help you to look and feel younger, healthier, and more energetic.
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The Raw Truth
The new trend in eating raw.
”Eating healthy.” What comes to mind when you hear these words? “Boring?” “Tasteless?” You’re not alone. A few years ago, eating the recommended five servings of fruit and veggies a day was tedious for me. I lived a lavish and glamorous lifestyle, traveling the world, wearing designer clothes and dining at the best restaurants.
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Think Outside the Lunch Box
Healthy lunch choices fo all ages.
Most Canadians begin each workday with the same challenge, “What am I going to pack for lunch today?” While grabbing a ready-made meal may seem like the easier route, taking the time and effort to pack a healthy lunch will not only help fuel your body throughout the afternoon but also help reduce overeating and snacking in the evening.
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What Grade Do You Run On?
Hi-octane and low octane foods.
Eating the wrong foods could mean you’re running on empty. You slept through the alarm again - second time this week. Now there’s only 20 minutes to shower, eat and leave. You’re out the door in record time, minus breakfast once again.
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Feed Your Hungry Brain
How healthy is your brain? Do you flex your ‘brain muscles’? Do you know what kind of nutrition your brain needs? Don’t wait for your brain to start misbehaving before you give it some attention. Although it operates like one, your brain is not a computer. It needs to be fed. This hungry organ lets you learn, focus, consider and concentrate, and don’t forget your memory! How can you feed your brain to keep it healthy and functioning, for life?
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The Big “O”
Searching for the body electric in the organics aisle.
At the Whole Foods Market in shishi Hazelton Lanes in Toronto, women in designer outfits glide down gleaming aisles artfully stocked with the finest products money can buy. Across town Gracey and her husband get their “fix” delivered weekly right to their front door – and they’re willing to pay top dollar for the privilege.
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Get the Saturated Fat Out
After delivering countless seminars to corporations, special interest groups and various consumer health and anti-aging shows, I’ve realized most people are truly unaware of the damaging effects of saturated fat on the development of heart and vascular diseases. Let’s set the record straight!
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