Balanced & Healthy
These light and fluffy lemon blueberry muffins are my absolute favourite for a treat that will bring (or add) a splash of brightness to your day. Blueberry muffins in general are my favourite because they are sweet and small and of course add a beautiful rich purple to the muffins. The addition of the lemon… Continue reading Zesty Blueberry Muffins
For a zesty punch of lemon, dive into these delicious and refreshing lemon bars with a shortbread crust. With only 5 ingredients, there's no need for a big grocery shop because all of these ingredients you are sure to have in the fridge and pantry. Ingredients Short Bread Crust 1 cup unsalted butter, melted 1/2… Continue reading Sweet & Zesty Lemon Bar
This is by no means a healthy, hearty post work-out kind of snack. This is 100% a sit at home and indulge in a creamy, rich peanut buttery, chocolatey, heavenly cookie kind of night. Or it's a "bring to your friends game night to win everyone over with a delicious treat" kind of cookie. Or… Continue reading Peanut Butter Blossoms
Carbohydrates. They are the last piece of the puzzle in our trio of macronutrients. Carbohydrates are the main source of readily available fuel for the body. The main types of carbohydrates are sugars, starch and fibre; as for food sources this includes fruits, vegetables, grains, legumes, and pretty much anything packaged. There are two main… Continue reading Carbohydrates
Fat is one of the macronutrients that people are often most afraid of, thinking that consuming dietary fat will make you fat, which is doesn’t. The whole fat debacle started in the mid 1950s with a scientist from the World Health Organization and a hypothesis known as the “diet-heart” hypothesis. Basically it stated that when… Continue reading Fat: The Good and The Bad
Obviously this is an extremely broad topic and there is way too much to ever cover in just one post, but I want to touch on the importance of protein consumption and why we need to consume it for optimal health. What I would like to talk about is what happens to protein during digestion… Continue reading Protein
In terms of what to eat and what not to eat, I think it’s pretty obvious that processed and packaged foods with additives and preservatives are a hard no. The confusion for most people lies within the scope of meat or no meat, fat or no fat, is dairy actually healthy or bad for you?… Continue reading A Simple Breakdown
