Tag: recipe

Food, Lunch / Dinner

Sweet Potato Nachos

Happy Cinco de Mayo! In the spirit of this holiday I thought I would share one of my favourite Mexican recipes. I’m not of Mexican decent but I do love all Mexican foods: fajitas, burritos, tacos, chili, taco salads, salsa – but most of all I’m all about nachos! Mmmmm, mmmm, […]

Benefits of ..., Food, Mind, Snacks

Benefits of Omega

Our bodies require many ingredients in order to achieve ideal health. One of those necessary ingredients are Essential Fatty Acids (EFA), most of which the body is able to provide itself, except for two; Omega 3 and Omega 6, these EFAs need to be ingested through food. Omega 3 and […]

Food, Snacks

Cranberry Nut and Seed Granola Bars

I find getting my teenagers to eat healthy a little trying at times, I think I may have waited too long before I tried to make healthy eating a staple in my house. My advice to new parents, introduce as many healthy foods to your babies as you can; familiarize them with different fruits […]

Food, Lunch / Dinner

Creamy Avocado Pesto Zoodles

I find zoodles a great alternative to pasta, just substitute them in any recipe you would otherwise use spaghetti, linguini or fettuccini pasta. For those of you who are unfamiliar with zoodles, they are made from zucchinis that are shredded using a spiralizer, and the results are long swirly strands […]

Food, Snacks

Trail Mix Granola Clusters

We all know that homemade foods are best for us, but sometimes there are just not enough hours in the day. Here is a quick granola recipe that takes no time at all to prep and bake and can be used in multiple ways; to snack on, add to yogurt parfait […]