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When Easter Eggs are too Easy to Find!
Today we are featuring a guest post from one of our favourite fellow dietitians, Andrea D’Ambrosio from Dietetic Directions. Andrea provides one-on-one nutrition counselling in Waterloo. Enjoy! Easter...
View ArticleGetReal Get Healthy Challenge: Revisit the Clean Up!
Hello Challengers! It’s that time of year: the oft-awkward time between Christmas and New Years where the Boxing Day sales are stale and eating habits are shaky at best. Re-new your commitment to...
View ArticleWeek 13 GetReal Get Healthy Challenge: Meal Planning
We are back (hello 2013!), with three months of GetHealthy challenges left! To kick off the second half, we are challenging you to start meal planning. Planning meals is one of the best things you can...
View ArticleWeek 14 Get Healthy Challenge: A Closer Look at FAT
This week’s challenge is all about FAT. Not the fat on your body…the fat that you EAT. Fat is an important component of a healthy diet. In fact, fat should make up about 30% of your daily calories. If...
View ArticleGetReal! Is Coconut Oil the New Snake Oil?
Coconut oil seems to cure every ailment these days – from alzheimers to diabetes to obesity to bacterial infections to stress relief, you name it and coconut oil is the answer! I mean, it sounds...
View ArticleGetReal Get Healthy Challenge Week 15: Stretch Baby, Stretch
Hi Get Healthy Challengers! Welcome to Week 15: Stretch Baby, Stretch. Ever notice how much animals stretch? They must be on to something there. In fact, the act of stretching as part of an exercise...
View ArticleGetReal Alert: Stevia Approved for use in Foods
Get ready Canada for an explosion of new products on the shelves! Health Canada has recently approved the use of stevia in foods. See their statement below: “Health Canada has approved stevia for use...
View ArticleNew Research Alert: Exercise Pre-Breckie Burns More Fat
An interesting study came out this week: researchers at the University of Northumbria conducted a study to help shed some light on a hotly debated topic: when is the best time of day to exercise,...
View ArticleGetReal Get Healthy Challenge: Week 17 Mindful Challenge
Hey Challengers! Welcome to Week 17 of our Get Health Challenge. What’s on the agenda this week? Getting “mindful” about our eating experience! Now, we all have those meals where you’re so rushed you...
View ArticleGetReal About Juice Cleanses
Is juicing all it’s cracked up to be? The evidence is not so sweet. As explained in this video, not only do “juice cleanses” NOT clear your body of toxins, they also do NOT aid in weight loss. In...
View ArticleGetHealthy Challenge Week 20 – Walk your Way to Better Health
Getting sick of the cold? Is it making you want to hibernate instead of get those running shoes out? That’s why this week’s challenge is all about walking! The Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines...
View ArticleGetReal Get Healthy Week 21: Be Brilliant at Dining Out
Welcome to Week 21, Challengers! This week, we take a closer look at eating out and how to navigate a menu properly. How timely was the news story that ran at 6pm the other day: Single restaurant...
View ArticleGetReal – Fast Food Options Under 500 Calories.
This week’s challenge calls for an eating out makeover. Ask yourself how often are you eating out? What choices are you making when you are eating out? Do you know what your getting in terms of...
View ArticleEat Less, Move More: Is it that Simple?
Answer: a big fat (excuse the pun) NO! The overly simplistic cure to overweight and obesity to just move more and eat less has long been touted by health care professionals and the media. But as many...
View ArticleTop 5 Reasons to Ditch a Low Carb Diet
Tempted to try a very low carb diet to get the weight off fast? Have you heard that you can “drop 30 lbs in 30 days” with little effort besides forgoing almost all carbs? Tempting as it may be for some...
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