Health Canada released a report yesterday, “ Sodium Intake of Canadians in 2017 .” Three guesses as to how well we’re doing. No surprise, it’s not pretty. And, uh, 19-30 year-old men? We need to talk. 96% of you are over the recommended sodium intake levels! (Compared to 58% of Canadians overall.) Ease up on the…
The nice people at CBC’s Eyeopener morning show had me on yesterday to talk about healthy Stampede eating . That was fun! If you didn’t happen to be up at 6:40am listening, here are 5 tips we discussed: There are still a few healthy(ier) Stampede breakfasts left (Wednesday and Thursday). If you don’t hit one of those, start in your kitchen. Either eat…
Welcome to week #4 of my four-week meal plan sharing experiment. (If you missed them, you might want to check out the introduction/week #1 , week #2, and/or week #3 .) The meal planning theme of the week is summer… Temperatures are rising, my kids will be back from their rainy Saskatchewan fishing/camping trip, and Calgarians are…
This week’s meal plan will be unique because my kids are going fishing in Saskatchewan, so I’m planning more adult-friendly food and experimenting with a few new recipes. My preference is vegetarian with a bit of fish, so it’s that when the kids are away. If you missed them, you…
Note: This post was originally published in 2016 and has recently been updated with the 2018 details. Are you psyched for Stampede breakfasts? As a born and raised Calgarian who moved to the US for university and didn’t return for 16 years, I unapologetically love Stampede breakfasts, not so much…
As I explained last week , I’m sharing our weekly meal plans for four weeks, to see if people find it helpful. It’s only been out there a week, and it’s risen to #4 on my blog, after three older posts that get traffic from Google searches, so that’s a good sign! We’re heading into…
I surveyed people in my community recently. (Thanks again to everyone who responded!) When asked “What do you find most challenging about eating?”, 48% gave an answer that was some variation on the theme, “I need fresh ideas for what to cook day after day” (after day after day). Quick-to-prepare meals…
I laughed out loud when I saw this on Twitter. So if that’s you too, click here to jump to the recipe.
For anyone with patience for my stories, I just wanted to add that in my recent follower survey, 48% of the answers to “What do you find most challenging about eating?” had to do with needing more healthy meal and snack ideas, especially when time or energy are in short supply.
Amen to that.