by lisarutledge | Jul 10, 2017 | Healthy Eating, Healthy Living
Contributions by Naureen Hunani, RD and Julia Lévy-Ndejuru, B.A. Psychology, B.Sc. Dietetics (completing) I am a dietitian and I admit that I was very dismayed to read that Canada’s Health Minister is encouraging warning labels be slapped on the front of food...
by Lisa Rutledge | Mar 19, 2016 | Goal Setting, Healthy Living
Setting goals can be useful when we want to make a change- whether it be to our eating habits, activity levels or other areas of our lives. However, setting a goal that is not realistic can actually be more harmful than helpful. Actually reaching your goals is...
by lisarutledge | Mar 1, 2016 | Cravings, Healthy Eating, Healthy Living, Mindful Eating, Recipe
I have an amazing recipe I’d like to share with you that has been inspired by my recent social feeds. It contains a secret ingredient that helps squash food cravings and cut down on portions, both of which help with weight management! But first, a little...
by lisarutledge | Feb 20, 2016 | Cravings, Emotional Eating, Healthy Eating, Healthy Living, Mindful Eating, Relationship with Food
Mindful Eating can be helpful in so many different aspects of healthy eating: it can help naturally reduce portion sizes (if you tend to over eat due to emotions or mindlessness), it can help reduce emotions that can lead to eating when not hungry and improve...
by lisarutledge | Feb 8, 2016 | Advice on Specific Foods, Healthy Eating, Healthy Living
February is Heart Month! If you’re thinking this has something to do with chocolates or roses, think again! This national campaign has been going strong for more than half a century. The goal is to raise awareness (and donations) for the Heart and Stroke...
by Lisa Rutledge | Jan 14, 2016 | Healthy Living
Although the holidays are well behind us, the pinch of all that holiday spending is still being felt. On top of that, resolutions made to eat better can seem impossible when budgets are tight. The good news is that there are ways to eat well this winter while trying...
