Healthy 4 Ingredient Tuna Salad Recipe
Sometimes the simplest recipes are the best kinda recipes. I had forgotten about Tuna Salad for years as my association with it was this thick salad that had a higher ratio of Mayonaise to Tuna as a kid that I did not like to eat. However, working with some food insecurity groups I rediscovered canned Tuna as an affordable non-perishable protein option and began playing around ways to “healthify it”.
Roasted Red Pepper & Goat Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breasts
You won’t believe how beautiful & flavourful this dish is. With Valentines Day around the corner, this recipe is meant to impress while still being an easy meal to make. A good quality fermented goat cheese, organic fire roasted red peppers, and fresh spinach takes a plain chicken dish from blah to wow in only a few minutes.
One-Pan Maple Glazed Salmon Dinner
Sometimes in the world of nutrition, we can overcomplicate food and make healthy living more complicated than it needs to be. Don’t get me wrong, I have been guilty of making a 12-ingredient smoothie bowl with every superfood and trendy topping possible. However, the reality of life is sometimes I have 30 minutes between walking […]
Top 5 Plant-Based Proteins You Should Eat + Recipes
I hear from a lot of clients that they are interested in adding in more plant-based proteins into their diet and reducing their animal intake. Their hesitation is always, “will I get enough protein?” After you take away water protein accounts for 75% of your body weight, so the importance of protein is something we learn early on. But how much protein does the average adult really need? A simple formula is for every kilogram of body weight of body weight you should consume 0.8 grams of protein. Now our activity level and needs will adjust this requirement, but generally speaking our needs are much lower than most of us are consuming in a traditional North American Diet.
Taco Quinoa Stuffed Bell Peppers
Every weekend no matter how busy I get, I always have time to do a little meal prep which sets my week up for success. Even if the weekend gets away from me and I don’t have time to do everything I planned, I always make a pot of quinoa. Having cooked quinoa in the fridge is a truly my nutrition superhero!