As a dietitian, I’m used to hearing about all sorts of diet regimens, pills, drinks, and plans. I’m doing a very well-received diet review series on my blog, and am accustomed to seeing adults who want to lose a few pounds. That’s old news. Recently though, there seems to be a disturbing trend of nutrition/weight…
I’ve had a big sack of chickpea flour in my pantry forever – or at least it seems like forever, but really its been since I used it to make my chickpea flour pancakes. I’m fascinated with the concept of chickpea flour; it’s a higher-protein, higher-fiber, gluten-free, grain-free alternative to normal flour, and it has…
A while ago I tasted a vegan ‘tuna’ sandwich, which sounds sort of gross but was actually delicious. The ‘tuna’ was was chickpeas, flavoured however you’d make actual tuna salad. I loved the taste and the idea so much that I immediately wrote it down in my little list of ‘things to develop/blog about’. 11 months…
This month’s Recipe Redux is lunch ideas! I currently have a nutrition intern, Laura, with me and I let her develop this recipe from idea to photographs! She did an amazing job, and ended up learning a lot, as she will tell you below. The result was incredible! I got her to write up the…
As I sit on my back porch on the sun and write this post, I’m just thrilled that Spring has finally arrived! Winter in Toronto is just as crappy as you can imagine, and everyone tends to hibernate until the sun comes out in April. You can always tell who’s Canadian – we’re the ones…
Anytime I see a new diet or weight-loss scheme becoming popular, I assume it’s my duty as an RD to check it out and report back to you guys about whether or not it’s legit. A lot of these are pretty crazy looking and suspicious, especially when they promise to ‘cleanse’, ‘detox’, and generally make…