As a Dietitian, I get many questions regarding the latest dietary trends. I find most Dietitians are nutritionally agnostic. Meaning, that they don’t follow or subscribe to any one diet such as low fat or low carb. To clarify when I say diet all I mean is an eating pattern Read more…
If you came here wanting the most boiled down nutrition advice I can offer. If you only wanted to strive towards one nutrition goal to improve your health. If you are searching for: more energy greater blood sugar control improved heart health weight management strategies supporting positive mental health promoting Read more…
When it comes to fad diets, there is usually profit to be made. This could be the ‘inventor’ of the diet (Dr Bernstein and Dr Atkins for example) or the authors of the ‘how to’ guides and cookbooks touting the diet. With the three factors common in the majority of Read more…
In my 9-5 job, I am a big advocate for the Canadian Public Health Association’s Basic Shelf cookbook. Straight from their website: “This is a very special cookbook because all the recipes can be made from one list of low-cost, nutritious ingredients that make up what we call “the basic Read more…
As a dietitian whose work title (and blog) includes not the word dietitian but nutritionist – I’m often asked the difference between these two terms. To give the quick answer, in Alberta where I work, these two terms are interchangeable and signal a registered health professional. If you are interested Read more…
If I had to boil down all my nutrition knowledge into under 10 words, I would borrow 7 of them from Michael Pollan’s book In Defense of Food. “Eat Food. Not Too Much. Mostly Plants.” And then I would add 2 more Drink Water. I highly recommend In Defense of Read more…