QUICK SuperYum Recipes for Busy People
Ever get excited by those “meals in minutes” headlines and then you go to do it and it’s NOT a quick meal at all? Yeah, me too. #petpeave These are my TOP picks for meals in 20 (or less) – that are ACTUALLY ready in 20 or less – and super tasty! Enjoy!
Fitness FAQ: Does exercise have to be strenuous to be effective?
There is a pretty huge misconception out there that in order to be healthy you have to exercise vigorously to be healthy. And this simply isn't true. Last week in this blog I talked about how we need to re-define our relationship with movement. And truly understand...
Fitness FAQ: Is walking Fido exercise?
I recently heard someone spreading the message that “walking a dog is not exercise.” While they are entitled to their opinion I whole-heartedly disagree and think that this type of belief around how we define exercise is actually at the heart of why so many people struggle. Let me explain in this…
Vietnamese Inspired Quinoa Salad with Caramelized Tofu
I love Bun Chay (Vietnamese Noodle Salad). It’s so delish. In an effort to shake things up I decided to use the flavours to inspire a quinoa salad and I MAY have the dish of summer 2018 in my hands. I served it up with caramelized tofu, but it would be equally delish with some steak slices, chicken or fish!
FreeYUM Granola Bars
I used a Granola Bar recipe I found in the cookbook Deliciously Ella as a launching pad. The recipe used softened and blended dates as the “stick”…#brilliant! Here’s what I came up with.
A Detailed Meal Plan is Not the Answer
There is no meal plan you can follow that will magically give you the lasting results you desire. I get it, understanding what to eat is starting to feel like nuclear science. Macro’s, low-carb, high-fat…eat this/ not that…nutrition is getting overwhelming…but the answer isn’t in a 2 page detailed meal plan.
Vegan Chocolate Bombs
These little morsels of chocolatey goodness were a hybrid of an old recipe I have for Chocolate Chip Cookies that I modified to make Gluten Free, Dairy Free and DELICIOUS!
Name This Muffin!
These muffins were born from my desire to make something different and also use up some pureed pumpkin in my freezer. I realized part way I didn’t have any non-dairy milk and…so I used canned coconut milk. Super happy with the results. Delicious, moist and flavourful!
What lens are you wearing?
What is the lens you bring to your health and fitness? Does your lens help or hinder you? Give you perspective or make you “shitty should” all over yourself? It’s so easy to get caught up in the hustle of more. Just look around – it seems like everyone is doing more, doing better, has it figured out.
My Top 5 Hydration Hacks (and why you should use them)
Hydration is essential to health. Your body is composed of about 60-70%+ water. It is essential to the functioning of your organs, your metabolism and cognition (aka you need to be well hydrated to think well)! Water isIt’s also the medium that all the energy processes in your body require! (read: essential for good energy!)