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Nutrition Across the Lifespans: Women’s Edition!
As many of you nutrition nerds have heard, the The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada released this detailed article very recently on the Canadian consensus regarding female nutrition from adolescents and beyond. It’s a prettyyyyy long document but has TONS of important information for us ladies on the noms we should be focusing on specific…
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5 Ingredient Strawberry Salsa
Back to back recipe posts means there’s something delicious brewing in the kitchen. I HAD to share the post this week since u-pick and availability of local strawberries in BC is coming to a (quick) end and this recipe tastes DIVINE using those fresh, local gems that are in season right now. The strawberries I…
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Chilled Beet and Red Bell Pepper Soup
Although the past few days have cooled down in Vancouver, the days prior to that were hot hot HOT! The rise in temperature means trying to find easy recipes that won’t warm the house and keep you nice and cool. This ridiculously easy soup does just that! I wanted something that was dip-worthy to fix…
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Where’s Whitney? Part 2.
I’m BACK from my 3 week trip! I had a solid week to recover from jet lag (it took a few days to finally get back into a “normal” routine again) and I can say it’s nice to be home. I felt quite refreshed going back to work and have spent my nights sleeping or…
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Where’s Whitney?
Although my guy and I recently went on a few week trip in November to Egypt/Dubai/Turkey, we couldn’t resist doing another this month (although I may regret this decision at the end of the year when I realize I have no more vacation time left to use..) Where did we go this time? Far too…
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Nutrition Finds – The Unhealthy Truth Behind ‘Wellness’ and ‘Clean Eating’
I came across this article from the oh-so-stellar Desiree Nielsen a couple days ago, which spread like wildfire within my circle of RD friends. It’s titled The Unhealthy Truth Behind “Wellness” and “Clean Eating,” and gives a more raw perspective of what the trends of “healthy eating” (a more extreme definition of it) has done to some…
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Q&A – Debating on a Career in Dietetics
Here’s a question from Shazara: Hi Whitney.. For the past year I’ve been debating if I should do dietetics or not. I am a little squeamish and I’m not gifted at sciences, do I stand a chance at majoring in dietetics. Thanks for your response & again love this blog!! Awesome question! I had a…
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Fresh Salad Roll with Smoked Tofu
The amazing weather in Vancouver this weekend has got me in the mood for light, refreshing and quick meals that don’t involve much prep or cooking for that matter. Vietnamese-style spring rolls (or some know as salad rolls) fixed this craving of mine over the weekend. I was in need of something easy to make…
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When I grow up..
I feel the tone of most of these rambling posts revolves around where I’m going with my career. I’ve been doing a ton of reflecting recently and with my guy being out of town this week, I have a lot of time to start “doing” rather than just “thinking.” Let’s take a step back and…
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Nutrition Tips for the Exam Crunch!
April = the month that all college/uni kids dread (aka final exam season). I can say I was a big worry bug and stress eater during exams but learned a lot during my degree of ways I can (food-wise) cope with that stressful month. By popular request, I decided to write a last minute post…
Whitney Hussain, RD 