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Are you getting enough iron?
Do you know what makes iron is essential? Do you know how to increase its absorption? You will find the answers to all your questions in this article.
5 Tips to Lose Weight After Pregnancy
If you’ve recently become a mom and want to return to your pre-pregnancy weight, you are not alone! Here are 5 tips to reach your natural weight.
The “No-Thank You” Bowl
Have you ever heard of the no-thank you bowl? It’s an amazing tool to take the pressure off eating time by allowing children to taste new foods at their own pace.
10 Tips to Treat Yourself on a Budget
We wrongly believe that healthy eating is reserved for rich people. It is not the case! With proper meal planning, you will be able to cook and eat healthy meals without breaking the bank.
What now?
As of Friday, this week, I’ll have officially finished all my classes. Four years of university at McGill, doing my Dietetics Major. I won’t lie, those past years haven’t been easy. Lots of sleepless nights studying, innumerable cups of coffee, many anxiety attacks, often questioning myself if I made the right decision…
9 Foods I Always Have at Home
In our busy world, a well-stocked kitchen is essential. It will allow you to throw together a fast, flavorful meal at the end of your workday. And, when you snooze your alarm too long, you will still be able to make yourself a breakfast that will fuel you through the day or grab a nutritious snack on-the-go. Here are my must-have foods that I always have in my kitchen. You probably have some of them at home already, but I’m sure there are others you’ll want to add to your list!
Cooking With Oils
Do you know what a smoke point is? Or what’s the difference between a virgin and a refined oil? What about oils used in the oven, do they react the same way? You will find the answers to all these questions in this short nutrition article as well as an useful table to help you decide which oil to use based on different cooking techniques. Smoke Point All fats have a smoke point. As the name says it, it is the point at which they will begin to produce smoke. The compounds of the oil (fats, proteins, sugars, and other organic material) start to interact with oxygen and burn. Virgin…
Should You Swap to a Bamboo Toothbrush?
Each year, 1 billion toothbrushes are thrown in the US. That is 50 million pounds of toothbrushes added to landfills and enough to stretch around the Earth 4 times. If every citizen uses plastic toothbrushes and replaces them every 3-4 months, that makes roughly 29 billion toothbrushes ending up in the rubbish bin each year. One average, the whole humanity would produce 600 million kilograms of plastic toothbrush waste in only 365 days.
Why Do New Year’s Resolutions Fail?
I have seen many people on Instagram posting about how you shouldn't take resolutions this year. Although I do not completely agree with them, they do have a point. The focus resolutions have taken is wrong. More and more people wish to lose weight every year and end up hurting their body more than anything. Ask yourself why you want to lose a few pounds so badly.
