So you’ve decided you want to learn how to meal prep. Amazing! Nutrition and fitness experts will tell you that meal prepping not only gives you the opportunity to save some time during the week, but also sets you up for healthy, nutritious and consistent eating habits. Meal prepping takes the guesswork out of keeping track of the daily task …
Nine Ways to Add More Fruits and Vegetables to Your Diet
I will start this blog post off by saying you will never go wrong with adding a variety of fruits and vegetables to your diet. Fruits and veggies contain a variety of beneficial nutrients, though the type determines which nutrients it contains and in what amounts. This mighty duo is generally super-rich in fibre, vitamins, and minerals. They also provide …
Tasty Easy Baked Chicken
Chicken is one of my favourite meats to incorporate into a balanced diet. It’s a great lean protein, and chicken breast, in particular, is a filling, versatile meat that can be cooked and flavoured any way you can think of. Looking at a cooked chicken breast, you wouldn’t necessarily think there’s a lot of protein. But one boneless, skinless chicken …
The Four Steps to a Healthy Fridge
What’s in your fridge? When you commit to clean and healthy eating, taking care of your fridge is just as important as taking care of your body for your fitness journey. It houses your fuel. And… a lot of the time, many things that don’t need to be in there. It’s time to spring clean your way to a healthy …
Healthy Quinoa Salad
Have you ever tried quinoa? Pronounced KEY-nwah, this nutrient-rich superfood isn’t a grain, but a seed — though often labeled as whole-grain and prepared similarly to rice and oatmeal. It’s an overall healthy option to bulk out a salad and add to your healthy carbs roster. A quinoa salad is possibly one of my favourite things to eat in the …
The Principles of Clean Eating
Like many, I have tried a slew of diets over the years with little success. However, the one style I really resonated with was Clean Eating Habits — and it stuck. For the last decade, these habits have helped me to maintain my body weight, gain lean muscle, and live my life feeling nourished and energized! Unless it’s for medical …
Easy Tips to Eliminate Sugar from Your Diet
Many adults consume more sugar in their diet than necessary. Reducing added sugar intake is a great idea for most people, particularly if weight loss is a goal. If you’ve tried to reduce your sugar intake, I would encourage you to take it a step further and eliminate sugar from your diet entirely — particularly refined sugar. As people continue …
Low-Carb Turkey Chili: My Batch-Cook Mainstay
On cold, winter’s day, the best kind of food to enjoy is something that is going to warm you down to your toes. This low-carb* turkey chili not only does that for me in spades, but it’s also an awesome batch-cook recipe with enough servings to fill your freezer. You know, for *those days* you don’t feel like cooking. This …
Here’s What Your Personal Trainer Eats in an Average Day
Over the years, I have experimented with many different diets and eating plans. I’ve had moments where I obsessed about food to the point where eating wasn’t fun anymore. While I quickly realized that living like that wasn’t for me, I would still often feel that if I wasn’t eating healthy 100 percent of the time I was a huge …