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…
I’m not sure what’s going on with the Internet lately, but there’s some really crazy stuff coming out on there. One of the latest ‘trends’ – and I use quotations on that word only because I think there’s a limited number of people who would actually try this – is eating avocado seeds. And because…
I originally published this on the Huffington Post on March 31st, 2016. It’s linked to ovarian cancer. It’s only for baby cows. We aren’t meant to digest cow’s milk. It’s linked to bone loss. It’s pretty easy to find anti-dairy sentiment on the internet, and recently I was asked by a colleague if I…
Since I launched my diet review series, I think I’ve gotten the most requests for a review of a product line called AdvoCare. It seems people are super curious about if the products are really worth the money (and if they actually work). In my research about this product, I noticed that AdvoCare is actually…
Well hello, Spring! This overnight oats recipe can be made in advance – so it’s ready for you to eat or take to work on those bleary eyed mornings! This is my absolute favorite time of year. Living in Toronto means that Spring is the end of a usually-brutal winter (although this year was mercifully…
It happens to be March break, and because I’m a bad mom (okay, maybe a busy mom) I didn’t plan anything special for my kids! I mean, I’m spending plenty of time with them, which is special, but yesterday they were totally bored. Between trying to kill each other and riding their scooters around the…