The perfect mix of comfort food and fuel 2-3 hours before exercise.
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What to Eat Before Exercise?
Whether you are a weekend warrior, a parent fueling your child for rep sports or an elite athlete, you have likely been faced with the challenge of what to eat before exercise. With the right balance and timing of foods, you’ll probably notice feeling more energy, more endurance, less stomach upset and faster recovery from sticking with these simple guidelines.
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What is Radical Self Care?
Most of us have an idea of what "Self Care" means. It might bring up images of getting enough sleep, eating healthy foods, going to the gym or maybe even going for a massage. All of these things are important but sometimes even the most basic self-care needs can fall to the bottom of our priorities which may call for a Radical shift in the way we approach self-care.
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Does Diet make a Difference for Hockey Players?
Hockey is a fast and demanding sport requiring proper fueling to reach peak performance.
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Portion Size Key When Dining Out
When eating out for dinner I’ve always had the philosophy that you should order what you really want and share it with a friend.
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Avoid Weight Gain While Traveling
Healthy eating while travelling is a skill worthy of some attention. It only becomes a problem when unhealthy choices from repeated trips begin to stretch the waistline and clog the arteries.
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Stock your Pantry for Flu Season
My family was hit hard by the flu bug this week. Strangely enough, I was unprepared and realized after the fact that we had no juice, no chicken noodle soup, no freezies and no popsicles.
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Find the Fun in Healthy Eating and Avoid Childhood Obesity
Drive thru dinners can work on occasion, but if they become the norm, you may start missing out on essential nutrients from fresh vegetables, fibre, iron and calcium.
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Lighter Layered Natcho Dip
Choosing lower fat cheese and light sour cream helps to lighten up this classic weekend sports watching snack.
Read MoreBreakfast Fuels Your Metabolism.
Recipe: ‘Morning Berry Crunch’. A recent survey of over 1000 Canadians found that approximately 30% do not feel they are eating a complete breakfast. A more concerning 11% report never eating breakfast.
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