Have you ever wondered why our public health experts don’t talk about how we eat in relation to protection from COVID? I have. Watch this video to understand how nutrition plays a role in keeping us safe over the long haul.
Read moreFitness Recovery Shake
Raspberry recovery shake
This is a great shake to have within 30 minutes of an intense workout, whether it is power or cardio based. This is the time when the muscles are most ripe to recover their stored sugar (glucose) supply and protein can most easily be shuttled into the muscle tissue alone with the glucose. We keep fat low or non-existent so the digestion and uptake of the sugar and protein are not slowed down.
Read moreMango Protein Smoothie
Spring is in the air. I’m craving lighter and fruitier foods. This morning, I made a mango smoothie that is delish.
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Cocoa Protein Globes
Yummy and portable – it’s a snack with natural ingredients and a decent amount of protein to help satiate and stabilize blood sugar.
Read moreRecipe: Woman's Nighttime Shatavari Milk
Shatavari is an Ayurvedic herb, one of the most commonly used in India for women to balance the reproductive tissues and hormones. Used for the mood swings and irritability of PMS, menopausal hot flashes, fertility, it is an herb of such potency that it is translated as “she who possesses 100 husbands”. I personally like to make a warm milk at night to help deepen my sleep and reduce hot flashes.
Read moreRecipe: Walnut Date Cinnamon Protein Shake
I’m into protein shakes these days. Love them as a first morning meal and sometimes when working from home as a late afternoon snack. They are also a great inclusion for pre or post workout if you can make that happen. But I am a stickler for taste…and some of the shakes that I have tried from others’ recipes just don’t cut it for me flavour-wise.
Read moreRecipe: Simmered Quinoa
Quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) is one of my favourite whole grains. It is light, nutty in flavour, and unlike a lot of other grains is good hot or cold. It provides an excellent vegetable source of protein, complete in its amino acid profile, an abundance of calcium, magnesium, iron, manganese and zinc, as well as the B vitamins.
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