March is nutrition month! This years theme is “more than food”, not only is it important what we eat but how we eat is equally important. Our world has been experiencing uncertain times over the last couple of weeks. With many of us practicing social…
February is heart month. According to statistics Canada, heart disease is the second leading cause of death in both men and women. Your heart is a muscle and it’s role is to pump blood throughout our body approximately 100,00 times everyday. Keeping our heart healthy…
Valentine’s day is here! I have a rich, decedant dairy free chocolate cheesecake. This dairy free chocolate cheesecake is so easy to make and requires no baking. This dessert is perfect for sharing. Say “I LOVE YOU” with this easy to make dairy free chocolate…
January is national oatmeal month. There are so many ways to eat oatmeal, cold, hot, overnight, baked, savory and/or sweet. We eat oats in some form most days of the week. Oats are one of the best breakfast foods out there, in my opinion. I…
I was driving to work last week, listening to the news. A recent study reported that the average Canadian household waste $ 1100/ year (30 percent) of their food. Research suggests Canada is one of the worst countries when it comes to food waste. Climate is…
Zest nutrition is a food and nutrition blog written by a dietitian mama. My hope is that through this website I can inspire people to eat and live well by eating simple, fresh ingredients.