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...
Creamy Pumpkin Mac n' Cheese
Submitted by Brooke Bulloch, Registered Dietitian and mom As we prepare for another winter, be sure to star this comfort food for that snowy, nose-in-a-book, Sunday afternoon. I know the pumpkin sounds like a misfit with mac n' cheese, but it seriously creates the creamiest texture. Pumpkin...
What This Dietitian Has to Say About Craving Relief Stickers
Submitted by Brooke Bulloch, Registered Dietitian and mom. A few weeks ago, I was approached by someone in my community who said that they had a friend who was shopping in a kid's store, and they came across a curious product. You may have heard of Natural Patch Co., they have some...
Roasted Lemon & Parm Brussel Sprouts
Submitted by Brooke Bulloch, RD and Mom With the autumn season officially here, it's time to incorporate some of my favourite Fall vegetables including Brussel sprouts. While Brussel sprouts seem to either turn out soggy or bitter, a good recipe will help to limit this! The bitterness...
Why Weight Inclusive Care?
Written by Lauren Elder, Nutrition Student and Brooke Bulloch, RD Food to Fit Nutrition is a supporter of, and advocate for weight inclusive care (also referred to as critical non weight-centric health care). But what does this mean exactly? In this blog post, we’ll review the history...
Vitamin D: Do you Really Need to Supplement?
Brooke Bulloch, Registered Dietitian, is a regular guest on Global News Morning Saskatoon. I came across a headline that made me stop and dig in: 'Stop Taking Vitamin D Already'. What was this all about?? I had to know as it seemed a little too absolute. Turns out, the article was referring to...
Easy Muesli
Submitted by Brooke Bulloch, RD and mom. I don't know much about the history of muesli aside from it's Eurpean origins. And no doubt renditions of it have evolved over the years. Muesli is my short-on-time, it's close-enough-to-granola go-to when I'm in a rush. It's essentially granola without...
Convenient and Nourishing Summer Snacks
Submitted by Brooke Bulloch, dietitian and mom. Summer in Saskatchewan always feels like a short season, and families are often on-the-go, packing in their favourte summer activities. During the hot season, it's important to ensure the whole family is offered a variety of both fun and...
5 Ways to be an Ally to Someone With an Eating Disorder
Written by Lauren Elder, Nutrition Student Edited by Amanda Geradts, Sydney Wright, and Brooke Bulloch (RDs) It can be difficult to watch someone you care about struggle with an eating disorder. Eating disorders are more than changes in eating and exercise habits - they are complex...
What you May Not Know About IBS
Written by Colleen MacKay, RD Edited by Brooke Bulloch, RD Irritable Bowel Syndrome, or IBS, is a very common diagnosis that can affect people of all ages. It is estimated that 13-20% of Canadians live with IBS. Despite this massive prevalence, there is a lot that people don’t know about...
Chocolate Yogurt Fruit Dip
Recipe developed by Brooke Bulloch, RD and mom. For families on-the-go, snacks can play an important role in fueling children, teens, and adults. Scheduled snacks (not to be confused with continuous grazing) are important for a few reasons: 1) Snacks help to maintain energy levels and...
The Food, Brain, and Mood Connection
Submitted by Keara Lubchenko, Nutrition Practicum Student Edited by Brooke Bulloch, RD If you think about it, the brain is always working. Even when we are sleeping, it is functioning to help control things like breathing and heartbeat. This means that our brain requires a constant amount...
6 Warning Signs of Disordered Eating
Written by Amanda Geradts, RD Edited by Brooke Bulloch, RD As a dietitian who specializes in eating disorders, I care about helping people to pick up on early signs of disordered eating to help reduce the risk of developing an eating disorder. While there can be many factors that contribute...
4 Tips to Help Cut Grocery Costs
Submitted by Registered Dietitian and Mom, Brooke Bulloch, RD In 2021, we saw meat, poultry, and fish costs increase ~6-10% and overall grocery costs were up in most provinces. According to the 12th edition of Canada's Food Price Report grocery costs are expected to rise another 5-7% in 2022....
Navigating Sugar with Kids
Written by Registered Dietitian and Mom, Brooke Bulloch. Halloween, Christmas, Valentines', Easter - kids will encounter candy all year long. Although some parents would love to keep candy out of the house, sugar is abundant and candy is here to stay. Trying to micromanage and control...
Food First Approach to IBS
Written by Brooke Bulloch, Registered Dietitian If you've struggled with embarrassment and frustration of excess gas, abdominal bloating and pain, urgency to use the bathroom, and either constipation or diarrhea (or both!), you're not alone. The Canadian Digestive Health Foundation estimates...
How to Know You're Experiencing Trauma and Recovery Options
Written by Monique Roy, Registered Social Worker (RSW), Clinical Therapist When people hear the word trauma, many think of it as a result of a big and scary event. When in fact trauma may be big or small, and based on a single event or many experiences over time. My name is Monique Roy and I am...
7 Ways to Alleviate Bloating
Everyone experiences bloating. While bloating can be normal, for some people bloating can be painful, uncomfortable, and embarrassing. Bloating is also highly individual - one person’s experience of bloating might be very different from someone else’s. For example Some people experience...
Reduce Risk for Food Allergies in Infants
May is Food Allergy Awareness Month in Canada, and Food Allergy Canada reports over 3 million Canadians are affected by food allergy. Dietitian, Brooke Bulloch joined Chris on Global News Morning to discuss how care providers can help prevent development of food allergy in infants (watch...
Foods that Benefit your Gut Microbiome
Guest Post Written by Dietitian Student, Kassandra Lestrat (She/Her). Edited by Brooke Bulloch, RD/CEO Some say that variety is the spice of life. Funny enough, when it comes to your gut the same may be true. Although many types of foods can benefit the gut microbiome, studies show that...
3 Signs Your Baby is Sensitive To Your Milk... Or Not!
Written by Robyn Price, Prenatal and Pediatric RD and Lactation Consultant Your baby is born with an immature gut - it is still developing and is not functioning at 100% yet. That means baby's gut is more likely to react to certain proteins if the environment is a little “off”; or a reaction...
Zesty Quinoa & Bean Casserole
Submitted by Registered Dietitian, CEO, and Mom Brooke Bulloch What a great way to introduce pulses into your family's diet. Pulses are part of the legume family, but the term pulse refers only to the dried seed and include dried peas, beans, lentils and chickpeas. Pulses are a good source...
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...
New Year, New You? Why You Don't Need Another Diet Resolution!
Another year, another sweet promise to lose weight and "get healthy"- or at least that's the pressure many of us feel this time of year. But is it truly serving you well? Don’t get me wrong, people should work towards positive change in their life if that's what they feel they need. Maybe...