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Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups

Are you a sweet or salty person? I am definitely a sweet person. I blame my sweet tooth on pregnancy cravings with my first daughter. I love a piece of good quality chocolate every now and then. These dark chocolate peanut butter cups are absolutely delicious and oh

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How to Choose A Healthy Yogurt

Do you find the yogurt aisle intimidating? The yogurt industry has grown substantially over the past decade.  With so many options from greek to coconut it can difficult to decide which yogurts are the healthiest. However, some yogurts that may seem healthy are loaded with

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creamy vegan fudesicles

Creamy Vegan Fudgesicles

Summer has finally arrived on the West Coast, its amazing. I love waking up in the early mornings to a bright beautiful blue sky. I love love love summer. Being a foodie it’s no surprise that I am loving summer’s bounty of fresh fruits and

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Creamy Peach & Mango Popsicles

So far July has not been your typical Vancouver summer. Instead, its been a bit gloomy with the sun peaking out around 3 pm. But the long range forecast looks like its going to be hot hot hot. Are you ready? We sure are.  Since

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Refreshing Watermelon & Cucumber Popsicles

Watermelon is one of the most loved summer fruits. We are big watermelon fans and enjoy it  as a snack as this evidence suggests with this refreshing watermelon and feta salad, and in this watermelon, strawberry and banana smoothie. There is no better way to beat

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Triple Berry Baked Oatmeal with Coconut

Berry picking is always on my summer bucket list.  Not only am I passionate about raising healthy adventurous eaters, I also want to teach both my girls where their food comes from.  With the early arrival of summer here on the West Coast, we managed

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How Much Sugar Are Your Kids Drinking ?

Sugar has been getting a lot of attention lately, not necessarily good.  Media have referred to it as being “toxic”. Sending some into a frenzy. First things first, I don’t think sugar is “toxic” nor do I believe that its realistic to eliminate it from our

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The Best Lentil Salad Ever

This is the best lentil salad ever by Sarah Britton of My New Roots.  One of my favourite blogs I turn to for inspiration. This lentil salad caught my eye a couple of months ago, I can’t believe it took me so long to make.  This

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Tropical Sunrise Smoothie with Spinach

Good morning friends. We have been experimenting with our new Vitamix.  When it comes to smoothies the sky is the limit. Smoothies have come a long way over the years. You can add anything your imagination can think of such as kale, spinach, berries, bananas,

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Watermelon, Strawberry & Banana Smoothie

Summer arrived early here on the West Coast. One of my New Year’s resolutions was to buy a Vitamix. Guess what I did. I finally broke down and splurged, after two years of hinting and hinting at D, I did it. Timing could not be

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