According to an article published by the Anxiety Disorders Association of Canada approximately 12% of Canadians suffer from anxiety and one in four Canadians (25%) will have at least one anxiety disorder in their lifetime. How Mindfulness and Meditation Can Help You Overcome Anxiety Anxiety activates the “fight or flight” response and causes our body … Read more
As the parent of a child with life-threatening nut allergies, one of the frequent tasks I am charged with is ad-libbing recipes that typically contain nuts. Granola is a food that is next to impossible to purchase in the stores without any nuts included in the ingredients. Since my son is allergic to both peanuts, … Read more
My mother has always been amazing in the kitchen – whatever she makes just turns out perfect. As children my sister and I always had a chair pulled up to the counter so we could help her bake. As a mother myself, now I am excited to be sharing a passion for being creative in … Read more
I love summer, fun, sun, backyard barbecues with friends, camping, beach days, the list goes on. Summer is always so busy, with so many fun things to do, our winters in Canada are usually long and cold depending where you live. Here on the west coast we have a ton of rain and grey skies, … Read more
This is another one of my Grandma’s recipes. She was making trans fat free muffins before we even knew what trans fats were!! This recipe is now low sugar and gluten free as well. Banana Muffins Mix 3-4 ripe bananas – mashed 1/2 cup canola or olive oil 1/4 cup organic raw sugar cane sugar … Read more
Where are my soda (pop) drinkers at? If we follow statistics, 1 in 3 of you are drinking this fizzy, sugary treat every day, even though most of us realize that soda is far from a “health drink.” But a little sugary drink now and then doesn’t hurt right? I mean, it’s not good for you … Read more
These one-bowl vegan blueberry muffins are a family favourite – made from spelt and coconut flour and no sugar. The coconut nectar is a great replacement for agave nectar, which is what the original recipe* called for. Healthy Blueberry Muffins Ingredients 1/2 c of vegetable oil or applesauce 1/2 c of unsweetened almond milk 1/2 … Read more
