November is diabetes month – and chances are that diabetes affects you or someone you know. In Canada today there are 11 million people living with diabetes or prediabetes. And someone new is diagnosed every three minutes. The most common…
As a parent, at this time of year, I am concerned – and as a holistic nutritionist I am horrified. With Halloween creeping up on us, as parents we all know the drill, especially as our kids get older! They…
When you make your weekly trek around the grocery store aisles do you tend to buy the same things every time? Same vegetables, same fruit, same protein, maybe you change up your processed foods once in a while? What if…
With the launch of my holistic nutrition business , I also launched myself in social media to impart health and wellness tips and information to my followers. On a daily basis, Creating Healthy Habits is providing the necessary information for…
I don’t believe in dieting. I believe in making excellent food choices that are nutrient dense and keeps you feeling full longer. It is simple, requires no weighing of food – and to eat this way is really just a…
Back-to-school time is often a mixture of sadness and relief for parents. Sad because your child is one year older, possibly starting a new phase (like kindergarten or middle school), and happy because your kids are now off to school…
(With our kids heading back to school next week, I thought I would repost these suggestions for the lunchbox that first appeared in my blog last September. Please let me know if your child likes any of these recipes! -…
Do you or your kids turn up their noses to anything besides carrots and peas? Here are a few ideas to ramp up your family’s vegetable intake! Sautee veggies like green onions, mushrooms, colourful peppers, yellow squash and scramble…
Do you think about making your meals as nutritious as possible, or do you often have a hard time to just get food on the table before rushing out the door again? Many families' reality is the latter as they…
It is alarming to know Canadians are getting larger and becoming unhealthier. Worst is that we are passing along our bad eating and exercise habits to our children. It all amounts to serious health concerns for Canadians in future years.…