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Overnight Oats with Blueberries & Pepitas
Original recipe by Gena Wattam, RD Overnight Oats (ONO) make a great breakfast (or morning snack) option for people who feel rushed to get out the door for the day. And even if you aren't rushed, as an adult sometimes the last thing we need is to make more decisions! ONO are prepared ahead time...
Pomegranate Chia "Pudding"
Developed and submitted by Brooke Bulloch, Registered Dietitian and mom With this recipe, by no means am I trying to replace your favourite pudding (mine is chocolate), and this isn't an effort to "healthify" pudding. For lack of better description I used the term pudding because, let's be...
Chocolate Date and Nut Bars
Submitted by Brooke Bulloch, RD and mom. I absolutely love the Larabar brand of bars as a convenient snack option for me (hello all my fellow mamas on the run!) or my toddler. They're made with dates and nuts as the base which makes them a good source of protein and fibre and basically a...
Creamy Cashew Milk Hot Cocoa
Nothing to me feels more festive than home made hot chocolate after playing in the snow. This recipe tastes creamy, has just the right sweetness, and comes with a bit of a kick if you're into that (hello cocoa and cayenne!). It goes nicely with my theme of holiday beverage alternatives such...
Vegan Blueberry Baked Oatmeal Cups
My son who's now 2 years old, suddenly won't eat cooked oatmeal. This is no surprise to me as with toddlerhood comes changes in growth, taste preferences, and acting "pickier" around food all of which is normal. Although my son doesn't seem to be interested in cooked oatmea right nowl, that he...
Simple Scratch Granola
Granola contains so many ingredients that help promote good health: cholesterol-reducing whole oats, digestion-slowing fibre, anti-inflammatory fats, protein and complex carbohydrates. Add it to milk, yogurt or cottage cheese and you've got a well-balanced breakfast or snack. It takes no time...
Baked Pears with Cinnamon Crisp Topping
Pear season has begun and while they make a delicious grab-and-go fruit or balanced snack with protein, pears tend to ripen all at once. Before they get too soft, this dessert is a great way to use up those last few pears. An easy dessert that can be baked on the BBQ if you prefer not to heat...
Grilled Pineapple Tofu Skewers
Looking for some plant based protein alternatives for BBQ season? I mean, you can't go wrong with a Beyond Meat burger, but I decided to get creative with alternatives to grilled meat skewers using tofu. Extra firm tofu is made of pressed soybeans, and if you'd like to learn more about soy...
Kale, Barley, & Apple Salad
Barley is kind of a forgotten grain - it's just not something most of use as a staple. With summer upon us, I wanted to incorporate barley into a hearty salad and one that could be turned into a complete meal for those lazy, hot summer evenings. Barley is a great source of fibre, magnesium,...
Sesame Lime Tofu Strips for Baby
Tofu is made from pressed, whole soybeans (you can learn more about soy here), and as per the 2017 Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Food Allergy, both soybeans and sesame are a common food allergens that are encouraged to be introduced to infants around 6 months of age...
Whole Grain Apple Carrot Toddler Cookies
As a mom to a toddler I'm always looking for new snack ideas. I'm also looking for ways to incorporate nutrients like omega 3 fatty acids and one of my favourite foods that helps to check off that box is ground flaxseed. Ground flaxseed is an excellent source of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), a...
Pumpkin Seed Butter Energy Bites
If you're looking for peanut and treenut free snack alternatives, I've got you covered with this great recipe using pumpkin seed butter. Pumpkin seed butter is made from roasted pumpkin seeds (pepitas) and has more protein than any other seed or nut butter available at 10g protein/2 tbsp. It's...
Miso Tahini Dressing
This creamy, flavourful dressing originally went with my Sunshine Bowl recipe. But it's also amazing on salads, steamed vegetables like broccoli or green beans, and rice bowls. Tahini is a sesame seed paste, commonly used to make chickpea hummus. It's a rich source of iron, calcium, protein...
Warm Lemon Garlic Kale with Parmesan
Truth bomb - kale has never been a favourite leafy green vegetable. In fact, I've often struggled to find a way to enjoy kale. So for a very long time I simply didn't even try. And it's totally okay NOT to like kale (or any "healthy" food for that matter) regardless of how much hype and...
Thai-Inspired Red Coconut Curry with Tofu
Having travelled to Thailand, I know that this dish is by no means authentic. But it certainly adds a whole new set of flavours and textures that may brighten up a boring supper routine. While this dish uses some convenience items, it still offers a host of nutrients and fibre. If you're new...
Lentil Stew
October is Agriculture month in Saskatchewan so it's a great time to appreciate the farmers hard at work harvesting their crops, and to celebrate our local agriculture. This stew couldn't be closer to "local food" - this time of year it is easy to find all the main ingredients grown...
Tofu Sunshine Bowl with Miso Dressing
This bowl is such a welcome change to our usual dinner routine, whether we're in a mid summer melt-down, or feeling the mid-winter blues. I eat with my eyes and I love all the colours of this dish, which makes me think of sunshine! With all that colour comes loads of nutritients too -...
Vegan Pepita "Parm"
Although I do not eat a vegan diet 100% of the time, as someone who eats a very flexible diet pattern I do enjoy a lot of vegan alternative foods and meals. And as a dietitian who supports individuals with their plant-based eating goals, I find it's important for me to experiment in the kitchen...
Fresh, Festive Fruit & Mint Punch
With the festive season upon us, many of our clients are eager to maintain their nutrition and wellness goals, while still participating in parties and events with coworkers, family and friends. And not everyone is eager to fill their bellies with booze. For those who prefer to keep the...
Maple, Chili, and Cinnamon Roasted Nuts
These roasted nuts make an easy, delicious party snack with the right balance of sweet and salty. Nuts are a good source of mono-unsaturated fats, vitamin E, magnesium, protein, iron, and fibre so they are a great add-on with other snack foods, supporting more stable blood sugar levels. Easy...
Cannellini Bean & Roasted Beet Hummus
How fun does this hummus look? Beets are such a cool root vegetable to work with because of their bright, bold, and unique colour. The betanin that gives beets their colour, also add a good dose of antioxidants to your meal. There are more to beets than borscht (although I have a great recipe...
Best of Borscht
My maternal grandmother had Polish roots but was born and raised on Treaty 2 in the Manitoba prairies. I remember Grandma always had a batch of soup on the stove or in her freezer, including borscht. Although I don't actually have my grandma's borscht recipe, this is how I like to picture...
Maple Pecan Toasted Granola (Low FODMAP)
This recipe is a variation of my original Simple Scratch Granola using low FODMAP ingredients for those of you with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). If FODMAPs is a new term to you, find out more about these foods here and how they can affect the GI tract of someone with IBS. If you do not have...
Double Chocolate Cherry Nice Cream
Nice cream seems to be all the rage these days so I just had to try it out for myself. I think I went through 40 bananas trying various flavours and recipes, and this one if by far my favourite (chocolate peanut butter coming close). Nice cream is essentially a dairy free, gluten free, low...
Sophia's Lentil Pasta Sauce
*Student Guest Post* As a nutrition student, I’m constantly reminded about the health benefits of pulses. They are a great source of fibre, protein, iron, zinc, magnesium, folate, and B vitamins. Pulses have been shown to reduce risk of heart disease and improve digestive health, and the...
