Food & Fitness

One Fifty Dips

Remember five years ago (can't believe I've been blogging for five years!) when I took the One Hundred Push Ups Challenge? And then four years ago when I took the Two Hundred Crunches Challenge? And then two years ago when I took the Plankathon Challenge? Well, I've decided that it's…

Healthy Eating Activity: “Favourite Recipes”

Here’s an activity I wanted to share with you all from my Real World Wellness nutrition consulting business – it’s a great way to get the whole family involved in healthy eating and to make menu planning and cooking that much easier and more enjoyable! Goal: Make cooking a breeze.…

Three Easy Ways to Stay On Track with Healthy Living

Between October and December, I was traveling, doing presentations, and generally not sticking to a routine. It took a toll on my system and so at the beginning of December, I decided to make a better plan for the following month so that I'd be able to be well and…

Lentils and Rice recipe

One of the meals that Mr. Science and I have taken to eating once a week or so is lentils and rice. It's a dish that I used to make all the time when I was in university, especially when I had night classes. It's super easy, it tastes delicious,…

Eat local and attend free food skill workshops

Have you heard? The 2013 Dig In Challenge is coming up right around the corner! It launches on February 1st and goes until the end of June. Five months of eating healthy, local, sustainable, and fair food? Yes please. The Dig In Challenge also offers FREE food skill workshops! There…

How to make the switch to all-natural household products

I like to think that it's inevitable that anyone who begins focusing on improving their nutrition, exercising regularly, being "greener," and so on will get themselves involved in each of these other things. For me it started with eating better. From there I began to exercise more, and the environmental…

New nutrition programs now available

I've added a few new nutrition programs to my nutrition consulting business! Now you can get nutrition appointments for any of the following at Real World Wellness: General health and wellness Vegan Raw food detox Weight management Sports nutrition Label reading and menu planning These programs can look at your…

Healthy Eating Activity: “Secret Ingredient” Week

Here's an activity I wanted to share with you all from my Real World Wellness nutrition consulting business - it's a great way to get the whole family involved in healthy eating and to explore some of the healthy foods available to you at your nearest grocery store. "Secret Ingredient"…

Healthy Foods to Add to Your Diet

The following is a list of some of the foods that are super high in nutrients and fantastic to include to your everyday diet. I strongly encourage adding them to green smoothies - it's an easy way to get all of these important foods into your day. This is especially…

Proud owner of a Vitamix

This weekend, the mother dear and the godmother dear took me shopping for a Vitamix! It is my birthday / Christmas present (for the next five years ;)), and it is something that I've coveted for months. Thank you mother dear and godmother dear!! I'm so excited and happy about…