Women & Tots Nutrition

04/21/2016

Someone asked me this week if the coconut is a superfood...because it seems that if you eat 2 tablespoons of it each day, then you can loose weight, improve your health, have less risk of cancer, etc...well this is marketing!
Sorry to say that one scientific study can't be taken to make a statement about one food! Here is a good picture that resume very well the concept of superfood: there is no superfood! Each food have his own advantage that's why variety is the key!

04/21/2016

OK it is sunny today and I know that many women out there may want to loose weight (because, you know, they want to look pretty in their bikini)...but please don't do any DIET ! Here is a quick funny video to watch: 2 dietitians testing shakes and fads diets...
Doesn't look really good! So just eat whole food, exercice, enjoy your meals, have fun in your life!

Abbey Sharp teams up with Abby Langer again to personally try and review the current top 3 internet weight loss diets. This includes Shakeology, a Juice Clea...

04/06/2016

Vegan or vegetarian baby, is it possible? Read this great article from my favorite vegan dietitian!

Un bébé végétalien, est-ce possible? Posted on 6 avril 2016 by Thao Bui, Dt.P. On me demande fréquemment si un bébé peut être végétalien et en bonne santé. Souvent, même si les parents sont convaincus des bienfaits d’une alimentation sans produits d’origine animale, ils demeurent tout de même un peu…

03/30/2016

Want some vegetarian inspiration for cooking tonight? The dragon sauce...with a lot of veggies and some brown rice and tofu...addictive!

Le Bol Dragon est un classique de la cuisine végétalienne, notamment servi au Restaurant Aux Vivres sur St-Laurent à Montréal. Ingrédients : – Riz brun complet – Plein de légumes aux ch…

03/21/2016

Meditation can help to prevent obesity in children and adults...let's go mommy! It is time to meditate with your kids!
And don't forget: enough sleep is also part of a weight loss success! Meditation + sleep = less stress and boost your weight lost

When embarking on a diet, learning to manage emotions is rarely part of the regime, but growing research suggests it should be.

03/21/2016

The new EatWell guide in UK dropped his recommendations for the dairy products from 15% to 8% of the diet. A cut of almost 50%. Vegetal milks have been added to the eatwell guide. I think it is time to change our Canadian food guide and, PLEASE, without any food industry lobby!

03/15/2016

Did you know the existence of the Doomstay vault, the World's most unique bank of seeds. It is located just before the land of North Pole, in Norway.
It's built to warehouse backup copies of all the world's crops - 1.5 billion seeds - in case of a catastrophe (could be a war, a natural disaster,etc).
But, according to me, the catastrophe already started: "seeds were used to be passed down through families. But today farmers are planting mass-produced industrial seeds. The upside is more food. The downside is the family variety goes extinct."
In 1800's, in USA, 7100 varieties of apples existed, today, we have only 300...USA have lost 86% of apple's varieties!
It is a good thing that we keep those seeds in a safe place, but it is not reassuring me regarding the future we are giving to our children...

03/14/2016

Good memories about food is so powerful! Try to remember about a dish that your grandmother or auntie prepared for you or for a family event...if you have been forced to eat it then you might dislike it, but if it was a good time then you may feel the happiness and maybe you want to eat that dish again! See how powerful it is!
Let's build good memories for our children!

03/14/2016

Here is a video for March 2016 Nutrition Month about quality!

When it comes to food choices, quality counts! This week, take small steps to bump up the quality of your meals and snacks!