Whether your herbs are from your garden, the store, or your local farmers market, now is the time to preserve them for winter. Preserving herbs annually will ensure you are using the freshest ingredients with the most nutrient density.
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Herbs growing in your garden and stored in your kitchen cabinets have played important roles throughout the history of human civilization. Although we don’t consume mass quantities of them as a big calorie source, they make an important contribution to a healthy diet nevertheless. Besides adding flavour and protecting against microbes, herbs provide high levels of antioxidants – some of the highest values found in any food.
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Last week I had the chance to share with my family, pre-prepared meals from Manna | Sacred Meals, an awesome meal food prep company I provide nutritional consultation for. Manna spends countless hours perfecting their vegan and vegetarian recipes, creating delicious and healthy dishes to deliver to your door.
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The holiday season is always lots of fun but after going to the all the parties, consuming lots of alcohol, eating lots of festive rich delicious oversized plates of food and devouring too many yummy desserts, chocolates and sweets, we decided as a family to nose-dive into 2020 with a health and fitness lifestyle reset. Day 1, 2, 3 are done and here’s what happened
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The weather begins to cool off in autumn, so its a good idea to eat less cooling foods like salads and raw foods at this time of year. To support the digestive system, soups and stews are eaten as their long cooking times are warming and the foods are easier to digest. Longer cooking times and heartier ingredients are used in autumn to help nourish the body and support the immune system throughout the winter months. Ingredients are used in autumn to help nourish the body and support the immune system throughout the winter months.
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As Holistic Nutritionists, we see each person as unique. What’s good for one person may not be good for another. Healthy eating is really a lifestyle, not some end-goal accomplishment. A healthy diet can be omnivorous, vegetarian or even vegan. With that said here are some tips we like to recommend for creating a healthy diet that are good for most people and what we like to teach in our classes and workshops.
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