foods

18Apr

5 Tools To Turn Health Goals Into A Reality

Making small, CONSISTENT (I can’t emphasize that consistent part enough), sustainable habit modifications in your lifestyle can result in big health improvements. We can work together if [...]

23Dec

Fitness-Friendly Comfort Food Recipe

Weather you like it or not…oh wait, I mean whether (lol) you like it or not, winter time, darkness, and cold weather have arrived. For many of you, it means a yearning for those warm, [...]

14Oct

7 Myths That Stand in Your Way to Fitness

As someone who has been involved in the fitness and health industry for almost 20 years, I have a lot to share. My point here is simply that I have seen it all and then have seen it repeat – with [...]

13Jun

Sustainability, Not Sustainable – Analogy to Thinking

A push for sustainability in all areas including food, nutrition, diet, agriculture has created some new technologies. Some are worth advancing, some not so much (my opinion). I just want you to [...]

14Mar

A New Easter Treat On The Block

Easter is coming and that often means colourful eggs and chocolates. My challenge to you is to find and add the new chocolate on the block to your Easter repertoire. Please comment and let me [...]

30Nov

Want to lose weight?

…some research proves a big breakfast is the first step. In reality, it is a very individual thing. For the most part, yes, eating a high protein breakfast with some complex fiber-rich [...]

22Oct

Almond Butter Coconut Cups

I was having a conversation the other day with a new client, who also happens to be a food scientist…cool right! We were chatting about people’s ideas of who and what a chef vs a [...]

26Sep

A Mish-Mash of Mmmmmm

I love this time of the year for the hearty foods that come around. Knowing that fall is coming, I decided to make and share with you, another of my ‘big pots of goodness’. This one [...]

31Jul

Rice is nice but the shell will help give ’em hell

Battle of the Endosperm Maybe you are not into the weird idiosyncrasies of all things food and training as the #fitfam are (ya I DID just use that hashtag :P) , but there has been a back and [...]

29Jul

Who would win: me or a squirrel

Squirrel Fact : Melissa Fact The definition of squirrelly is something related to a squirrel or someone who is restless (let’s say too much energy) or eccentric. LOL my friends, lol. This [...]