8 Healthier Halloween “Treats”
Halloween is around the corner and you might be cringing at the thought of your child coming home with a bag that candy! It’s rare that my girls get their hands on nutrient-lacking “treats” at home, but they aren’t completely avoidable (or...
4 lunch box must-haves…make sure your child isn’t missing out
Packing a lunch box for our kids is a feat in itself. Then there’s attempting to pack a balanced & healthy lunch box for kids. An even bigger challenge for busy parents. Heck, I’m a Nutritionist and sometimes I even get stumped trying to avoid...
19 Healthy Packaged Snacks for Kids
In an ideal world we would spend hours in the kitchen whipping up snacks from scratch. As much as I would like to admit that’s what I do, we don’t live in an ideal world [sigh]. Life gets in the way. Life with kids gets even more hectic. When I’m...
Avocado Carob (Chocolate) Pudding
I’m on the pudding train and I don’t expect to come off it for a while. Last week I shared on of my favourite ways to eat chia with a Chocolate Chia Pudding. And a few days ago, I dusted off my recipe binder and found my trusty Avocado Carob Chocolate...
New research: mercury toxicity in kids
When I scan my inbox every morning for newsletters and updates from other websites, I often hit the “delete” button. But today, as a mother and someone who works with other little ones daily, you’ll understand why this subject line caught my eye:...
