This weekend, the mother dear and the godmother dear took me shopping for a Vitamix! It is my birthday / Christmas present (for the next five years ), and it is something that I’ve coveted for months. Thank you mother dear and godmother dear!! I’m so excited and happy about this gift. It’s amazing and [...]
I was delighted to be invited by the Prairie Theatre Exchange (PTE) to attend their latest performance, Altar Boyz last week. I’ve always adored the theatre and this cheery musical was incredibly well-done. Since I took drama lessons at the PTE when I was in high school, it has a special place in my heart. [...]
I receive products in the mail every week to review. Obviously I don’t get around to reviewing all of them – or even the majority of them! So these days I’m really focused on making sure that the products I do review are ones that are really worthwhile. (Also there are some products that I [...]
Review of the Plan 2 Bee personal planner/organizer notebook I was lucky to have received this planner as a review product from Lisa Casler, the brains behind Plan 2 Bee. What is Plan 2 Bee? It’s a pretty darn adorable daily organizer, that’s what it is I really like to be organized all the time; [...]
Health guru after health guru will tell you to opt for canola oil over margarine and butter since it’s so much lower in saturated fat. Even one of my nutrition text books recommends canola oil for its higher content of omega-3 fatty acids. But I’m going to refute all of that right now! Canola oil [...]
Earlier in September, Mr. Science and I hosted a dinner party (because dinner parties are awesome!) and we made a delicious healthified lasagna, proving that even the tastiest and most indulgent of comfort foods can be pumped full of nutrition and still taste fantastic. To healthify lasagna, all you need to do is make some [...]
I’ve recently started re-using FitDay. I’ve had accounts on FitDay several times in the past, and each time I’ve adored using it. I’ll use it religiously every day for months, and then I’ll stop… usually because it just becomes too much to constantly track. What is FitDay? FitDay is an online service which tracks calories, [...]
This post was originally published on July 11, 2011 at www.thefoodlabelmovement.org. Boulder Canyon Rice & Adzuki Bean Chips – “Made with natural ingredients” The scenario: You’re in a local health food store, where you regularly buy organic produce, free-range meat, fair-trade coffee and specialty nutrient-rich flours like amaranth, quinoa or teff. As you walk down [...]
Home from hiking! We did 53 km over the course of four days – it was challenging but absolutely fantastic. I’ll share more details about the hike later this week! I’m really excited about a new product that I was introduced to by Andrea Metcalf: Xocai chocolate. It’s a chocolate rich in antioxidants, and it [...]
I’ve been talking a lot about green smoothies recently, so I figured I should highlight the awesomeness of them and explain why you should start incorporating them into your diet! From first-hand experience, I can honestly say that green smoothies made me feel amazing. I liked having a little bit of solid food each day, [...]
