Weight Watchers has been around longer than I have, and many clients of mine have cycled through the program several times before coming to me. I’ve always felt that in the world of commercial diets, Weight Watchers was the lesser of many evils. But is it? In this installment of I Tried It So You…
I’m just going to come out and say it: I dread this season. Don’t get me wrong, I used to love fall. But now that I have kids, this is the season of sickness. Already since the girls have started school, we’ve had this incredibly bad cold, cough, and fever virus circulating through the four of…
Disclosure: I have been financially compensated by Flipp to create this series of recipes. Flipp is an awesome app that helps you browse your favourite flyers and save money on all the stuff you buy for yourself and your family. For each week from now until October, Flipp and I will be sharing a lunch recipe I’ve…
A recent newspaper article brought to light the fact that some teachers in an area near Toronto are taking kids’ snacks away or not allowing kids to eat them if they’re ‘unhealthy’. Parents are furious, and they’ve got every right to be. When a teacher makes the decision to disallow certain foods in their classroom, the result…
Disclosure: I have been financially compensated by Flipp to create this series of recipes. Flipp is an awesome app that helps you browse your favourite flyers and save money on all the stuff you buy for yourself and your family. For each week from now until October, Flipp and I will be sharing a lunch recipe I’ve…
One thing I get asked for a lot is easy dinner ideas. Lots of my clients batch cook on Sundays (and if you don’t, you really should), and this fall-themed recipe is the perfect pre-prep dinner. Don’t worry if you’re not that into fresh figs; I actually hate them (I love the dried ones though),…