Foodie turned Holistic Nutritionist
Tired of suffering through another bland, tasteless and watery smoothie? I know I am, so I wanted to share with you some tips and tricks to make a better perfect smoothie every time. In this live video I did on Facebook, I share how to make a smoothie taste amazing, plus my favourite smoothie as of late for you to try.
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Another Monday eats blog post for ya! Weekend meal prep completely saved the day for me and so I was able to pull together some great meals. I highly suggest taking some time and meal prepping ahead of time when you can so that you too can have endless meal and food options. What is better than having endless food options?! Not much…
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As someone who calls herself a holistic fooodie, I definitely love food and think about it far too much, in a good way of course. Whenever I make plans to go to a new restaurant, I research it like I would a project, I put in work. I look at what the critics say, what reviewers think and the best items to order off the menu. It is serious business, I tell ya. So when it dawned on me that I have never posted a Toronto foodie review, I knew that needed to change. So here are my favourite places to go to when you are in the city. I have included both the ones that cater to a more healthy lifestyle and those that don’t (part two). I live in the downtown core in King West, so my focus is primarily in this area. Enjoy!
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One of the most common complaints I hear about (and even witness firsthand sometimes) is bloating, which is especially common in women. I want to break down for you why this happens and what you can do about it, because nobody has time for that terrible feeling that your pant button is going to explode off after eating or drinking something. Bloating is crazy uncomfortable and no woman should feel uncomfortable, especially when she is just trying to get through a busy day.
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Today’s post on Nutritionist Eats is a good indication that listening to your body and giving it what it needs is so important.
I woke up and had a mug of bone broth made in my slow cooker the day before, it was warming and felt exactly like what I wanted. After finishing that, I checked some emails and then started to get ready for another round of my HIIT session. I got through most of it and then had to stop, I felt like I was going to throw up and my stomach was in knots. I think what happened was that I drank too much water (liquids) prior to working out and unfortunately this digestive trouble lasted me all day!…
How in the world is it already almost March?! I actually cannot believe it, but if the weather lately is any indication, then spring surely is on the way and I couldn’t be more excited. Perhaps this is why I got a little ahead of myself and bought a bunch of fresh berries (even though they aren’t local or in season) to add to my homemade coconut yogurt. I have been playing around with coconut yogurt since last year and published my last recipe almost exactly one year ago. Although, I do like that recipe, the taste was too milk-y for me and not the exact consistency I wanted, so I tried again with coconut meat and finally found success. WHOOOO HOOOO!
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Why I stopped being vegan is the follow up to part one of my story and my journey into becoming a Holistic Nutritionist. As you learned in part one, I didn’t grow up living super healthy nor did I have any interest in my own health and wellness besides just wanting to ‘look good’. So when my boyfriend (Sam) and I moved into this new condo in Toronto, a whole new world of cooking opened up for me. It also opened up a deeper issue that I had been hiding from, my messed up relationship to food and with myself.
I have been seeing these colourful lattes all over Instagram lately and so I couldn’t resist making my own to see if they really are as good as they taste. I wanted to make caffeine free lattes that were not only tasty but also bursting with nutrients that are really good for you. Truthfully, I don’t think I *should* even be calling these lattes as they don’t actually contain any coffee but it kind of just makes sense seeing as they are warm drinks and contain steamed milk, so close enough! Another truth, I don’t know much about lattes or coffee because I have never had a cup of coffee before in my life… is that completely nuts or are there other coffee virgins out there?! Sometimes, I feel like I am the only one, so let me know if you can relate.
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Ok so I will admit it, I am not much of a romantic nor do I enjoy romantic comedies, flowers or expensive gifts for Valentine’s Day. Anyone else??? I find the idea that pulling out all the stops, going out of your way to get flowers or jewellery to show someone you love them kind of odd. I would much rather an intimate, homemade dinner and a nice bottle of wine. But I am never one to turn down chocolate thats for sure! So I have attempted to make raw chocolate in the past and it was good, but I always felt like something was missing with it. I really went all out and got as creative as I could with the mix-ins, add-in’s and spices. The result is this DIY chocolate and if you don’t like chocolate (the horror!) then you can try my coconut fat bombs, they are equally as delicious, provided you like coconut of course!
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Phew, for a while there, I thought I was never going to hit publish on another (food) blog post! I had some serious writers block and a lack of creativity that I just couldn’t shake, but for now luckily that seems to be over. To be fair, over the holidays, all I wanted to do was chill and not cook/create things for anyone but me. Sorry, not sorry. It takes quite a bit of work to create something, test it, tweak it, write it down and then publish a story about it and I just wanted none of it. I made some pretty good meals, but I kept them for myself and got back to just creating things on a whim without the thought in the back of my mind about whether or not this would be “Holistic Foodie approved” or Instagram worthy.
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