Holiday Bloat giving you the BLUES ? Try these Tips!

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I am a firm believer in ” eat and be merry”  during the holidays !  Thanksgiving, Christmas , New Year come just once a year and there is no point in dieting during the season and depriving yourself of ALL that good stuff ! I do however practice some tips to rid  myself of Holiday [...]

Eager for Exotic Eggplant ? Try this Dip

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  There’s something quite magical about dips ! Think about how boring and plain chips, nuggets and veggies would be without the glamorous DIP. I LOVE dips and  cannot do without them . One of my absolute favorite is an eggplant based dip called Baba Ganoush. It conjures up memories of the  Moroccan restaurant with  dancers and exotic music where I [...]

Do you Read Food Labels ?

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  This is a short  post since the meat of my article is at the “Daily Dish.” My second guest post in a row ( been my week for guest posting I think ) and  I am super thrilled to be guest posting at the ” Daily Dish.” A Great recipe site where they actually dish out one recipe a [...]

My Veggie Tales at Sixty Second Parent

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    This is a short and sweet post because the meat of my article is over at Sixty Second Parent . I am honoured and excited to be a  Guest Post at this great parenting site which has valuable tips on Vital Parenting Topics.  This post is based on the fact that most times, Kids and Veggies do not [...]

Nuts for Nuts ! A Cure for Chocolate ?

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Confessions of a Chocoholic and finding a Crave Cure : A bite of rich, sweet chocolate melting in your mouth is a sensory experience like no other. Chocolate… DARK chocolate is good for you … in moderation it seems. If you are a Chocoholic extreme like me and are still dipping into your child’s Halloween candy just because  [...]

Squash and Pepper: A High Fiber match made in Heaven

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I was browsing around the aisles at Trader Joe’s and picked up a carton of their ‘Squash and Roasted Pepper Soup’. Simply delicious, but at almost $4.00 / carton and only four servings, that’s not very cost-effective for me and my family of four. I can easily consume 4 servings in one meal. So I decided to recreate and [...]

Help Yourself to my Nutrition DIY Toolkit

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    New blog! So had to create a new DIY page.  If you like DIY projects you will love my Nutrition and Health DIY page. It is my creative resource guide to all the nuts and bolts of Nutrition. Whether you want to check your  Body Mass Index (BMI), see how many calories your favorite activity makes you burn [...]