Gut friendly foods are one of the biggest trends again in 2019. Why should you care? It means a diet rich in prebiotics and probiotics....

The Collins dictionary defines comfort food as something enjoyable to eat that makes the eater feel better emotionally. Would you agree? And if you’re anything like me, mushroom stroganoff ranks in my top five comfort foods. Everyone has their own description of comfort food and mine is slightly different than Collins: You step in out of the cold on a chilly winter evening. You sigh as you take off your boots. . You hang your coat in the closet and begin to notice the subtl

How did you feel when the Cookie Monster started to eat carrots on Sesame Street? Did you cheer? Did you shout the word ‘no!’? Did you feel conflicted? Today you eat healthier than ever before but let’s be honest: aren’t cookies really your first love? Confession: You’re not alone if you eat the cookie dough when know one else is looking. I do too and I love it. This cookie dough energy ball will tick all your boxes: does it have the goodness of oats? Yes! Does it have fib

I didn't get diagnosed with Celiac disease overnight. It was a slow gradual process. I used to relish the fact that I had no food...

The struggle is real: our biggest battle can be eating enough fruits and vegetables in a day. You’ve just gotten home from work, everyone’s hungry (including you) and tired (including you). Fight the temptation to have Skip the Dishes come to your rescue. Try a hands-off dinner instead. And it really doesn’t get more hands-off than roasting vegetables. Roasting vegetables is easy. Cook ‘em and forget ’em! Well, maybe set the timer first. Next potential roadblock: you’re bor

Tired of green beans? Bean there done that? You might groan at the Dad joke but you won’t groan at this recipe! The tomato sauce and fresh dill put the ‘spring’ back into the green bean’s step. In addition to huge flavour you’ll also get the nutritional benefits of fibre, vitamins K, A and C, along with the mineral manganese. Serve these beans as a side dish, or top them with chickpeas and Greek feta cheese (from sheep) to enjoy as a main entree. Following the low FODMAP d

Picture this: You’re walking barefoot along the beach at sunset, the ocean breeze is grazing your face and carrying the smell of food from a nearby restaurant. Your mouth waters as you think you can almost taste the fresh guacamole, the savoury tacos, and the sweet cinnamon churros. Are you craving delicious Mexican food yet? If so, this recipe won’t disappoint. Taquitos are traditionally a deep-fried rolled tortilla filled with beef, chicken or cheese. Naturally Nu’s versi

Gut health is a hot topic right now and for good reason. Probiotics comprise a large part of that conversation. Probiotics are live organisms such as bacteria and yeast that we eat to help our digestive tracts run more effectively. While most of us know that live cultured yogurt has probiotics in it,only some of us know that miso soup and kimchi are two top food sources of probiotics. So, if you’re buying kimchi at the supermarket walk straight to the refrigerated section, an

The low FODMAP diet is a complex diet that restricts various short-chain carbohydrates to improve your digestive symptoms by 50 to 75%!...

Want to hop on the cauliflower bandwagon? Whether the cauliflower trend sticks around or fades away it’s one trend you can feel good about following because just one cup (250 mL or 113 grams) of cauliflower has 28 calories, 2.2 grams protein, 5.6 grams carbohydrate, 2.2 grams sugar and only 0.32 grams fat. Okay so what does that mean for you? It means it’s really versatile. You can cook it as is, chop it into cauliflower rice (or buy ready-made), even make it into a pizza c

Confession time: Carrots? Not my favourite food (yes I know, they’re healthy!) Confession time continued? Also kinda hate ‘em. So what do you do with that big bag of organic carrots sitting in your fridge? Carrot cake energy balls! Yes! Win, right? (Side note – I also make carrot cake, fresh pasta sauce, and grate them for Buddha bowls, but that’s another blog or two). I don’t know about you, but I love a good, hearty energy ball. I love to pack in as much nutrition in

Hands down, brunch is my favourite meal at my favourite time of day. It offers me a certain sense of freedom: I can sleep in, take food...