I know I always talk about meal prepping, grocery shopping and the benefits of a home cooked meal, but let's be honest, sometimes life just gets in the way. Life has particularly been getting in the way a lot the past few months. Between my full time job, teaching at SPINCO , studying for my Personal Training certification and keeping up with my school work at the Institute of Integrative Nutrition I barely have time to brush my teeth in the morning, let alone cook dinner at night. As[...]
Big batch cooking is one of my favourite ways to meal prep. Because I'm cooking for only two people, I do not like to prepare too many dishes for the week as I find we will not get through all the food and it can be very wasteful. This past Sunday I only had time for a very quick prep-session so I decided to make one dish that is versatile and will last me all week long. I went for one of the easiest (and tastiest) recipes in my repertoire - my Quinoa Protein Salad. Quinoa salad is often used&nbs[...]
What happens when you mix a cozy cup of tea with a brilliant Girl Boss? You get Shelby Kroach, a registered nutritionist and the brains behind the amazing Canadian tea company, The Honest Leaf. No, this is not just another “tea-tox” company that promotes rapid weight loss. Shelby uses her knowledge as a nutritionist to combine only the best, natural, organic ingredients to create teas that support so many different systems in our bodies. She has over ten flavours, each targeting specific goals and functio[...]