It’s SNACK time!!! What is your favorite snack combination? Snacks should include two food groups! Fibre + Protein = Fullness! Choose sources of each at your snacks- hardboiled egg/veggies, 10-12 almonds/fruit, fruit/Greek yogurt, veggies/hummus. Skip the fat-free! Fat tastes good, so often the “fat-free” products have higher levels of sugar and/or salt. Choose 1% sodium reduced [...]
March is Nutrition Month! Best Food Forward: Plan, Shop, Cook, Enjoy! Healthy eating begins at the grocery store. It’s where most consumers purchase much of their food. Yet this is also where they are faced with a multitude of choices. This year’s Nutrition Month Campaign– Best Food Forward: Plan Shop Cook Enjoy! – is dedicated [...]
By popular request, I’m reposting my recipe for “cookie dough hummus!” A great snack option–packed with chickpea fibre and protein, plus just a touch of sweet! Serve with sliced apples! Yum! Ingredients: - 1.5cups chickpeas, drained (1 can) - Pinch of salt (optional) - 2tsp vanilla - ¼ cup peanut butter (or other nut butters) [...]
Need help with your New Year’s Resolutions?! Looking to turn over a new leaf in 2013? Ready for a sustainable lifestyle approach? You’re in luck! Two of our programs still have space for YOU! Healthy Habits: 8 Weeks to a New and Improved You Mondays @ Canada Games Center (7-8pm) 8 weeks (starts Monday, [...]
Welcome 2013!!! It’s time to plan for a happy & healthy new year ahead! How can we help? Bent Fork Nutrition is offering a few great new programs, in addition to our regular nutrition services available here! Post Holiday Cleanse- 3 Weeks @ the Canada Games Center (Mondays @ 6pm) Over-did it [...]
Typically, I have kept this blog fairly “professional.” In the sense that I generally write about specific nutrition topics, resources, recipes, etc. I’m going to take a slight break from this in the next few posts, as people have been asking how I managed nutrition/exercise throughout my pregnancy! As a disclaimer, please remember that everyone [...]
A quick break from the “baby” updates! Bent Fork is proud to partner up with VIVAI to promote their newest sports nutrition tool! Based on the most recent scientific evidence and backed by the advice of expert sports nutritionists, they have created a personalized, on-line meal plan for endurance athletes. The plan is designed for [...]
It’s been more than long enough since I last posted an update; however, I have a good excuse! (Really!) Bent Fork is happy to announce their newest addition to the healthy eating team! Madelyn Grace arrived on August 13th and weighed in at 9lb 4.5oz! Mama and baby are doing great! While “in-person” services are [...]
Bent Fork Nutrition is proud (and very excited) to be involved in the first ever, Sole Sisters Running event! Sole Sisters is the first, local running event created for women, by women! Participation in the 5km event gets you all kinds of goodies: gorgeous race shirts finishers medal has glitter and spins free workshops at [...]
March is National Nutrition Month! This year’s theme is “Get the Real Deal on Your Meal!” Nutrition information has never been more accessible than right now; millions of Canadians have ready access to the Internet and social media is exploding with nutrition and food advice. This year’s Nutrition Month Campaign – Get the Real Deal on [...]
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