Decreasing your kids intake of sugary drinks
Global Morning Show had me in to talk about helping kids decrease their intake of sugary drinks this summer. Watch it here, or read on...
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Arsenic in Rice: How to decrease your Intake
Is arsenic in rice a concern when feeding your baby? What about older kids and adults; should you worry about the amount of rice you eat? Generally, I don’t like to fearmonger or make you think our food is “toxic”, but I wanted to dig into...
Frozen Pizza Rolls for School Lunches
Summer has flown by once again, and back-to-school time has arrived! Which is probably bit of relief for you if you have school-aged children. Except that you can now add "make school lunches" back on your daily to-do list! Check out my Facebook Live video, where I share...
Getting Kids in the Kitchen
March is Nutrition Month dietitians are helping Canadians Unlock the Potential of Food. Today I'm going to talk more about unlocking the potential of food to DISCOVER: by teaching children to shop and cook. Starting from a young age, inspiring children to shop, prepare and cook food...
6 tips to making family mealtimes less of a struggle
Dinnertimes with young children are not easy. If you have picky eaters, it often turns into a fight full of tears. And yelling: "please just take 1 bite!" Even with older kids - throw in work schedules and kid's activities every night of the week. And...
Coconut Palm Sugar, Xylitol & Date Syrup Reviews
We all know that sugar is not “good” for us. Too much may contribute to diabetes and heart disease. The new World Health Organization guidelines suggest limiting added sugar to a max or 10% of our calories per day. This works out to about 6 tsp or...
Juice Plus Review by a Dietitian
You've probably heard of Juice Plus vitamins, a multilevel marketing (or "network marketing") business. If so, you've probably wondered if this product actually works, or if it's worth the money. What does a registered dietitian have to say?! Are Juice Plus supplements a scam? Are their claims...
Frustrated that your picky eater refuses to eat anything except nuggets & fries?
Does your child have a dwindling list of foods that they will eat? If this is the case, you're probably worried that he is not getting a varied enough diet. So you become a short-order cook and give her what she wants. Or you feel like you have to bribe, pressure,...