Nutrition

By Carol Harrison, RD Does eating healthy mean that you and your clients should avoid the vegetables and fruits on the Environmental Working Group’s “Dirty Dozen” list? The short answer is no. Here’s the scoop on why it’s not a scientifically valid list, how pesticides are approved and monitored in Canada, and why you are…

If part of your overall wellness strategy is to shed a few pounds, keep in mind that eating protein-rich food not only helps to curb hunger, but also helps to retain muscle mass. Muscle mass is an important factor for keeping a healthy weight over the long term, which is really what you’re after. To…

This year’s Nutrition Month theme is how food nourishes our bodies and our lives. It’s the perfect time to address your clients’ questions about nutrition and help them make lasting dietary changes for optimal well-being. Here are six tips you can share this month. 1.Include fish, meat, dairy and eggs in your plant-based eating The…

Cook and eat at home more often with wholesome foods – that’s the straightforward advice in the newly released Canada’s Food Guide. The advice that’s always been harder to wrap our minds around, however, is to reduce saturated fat. Here’s what you need to know. 1.Scientists are actively debating whether saturated fat is a nutrient…