The Superfood Secret for Fitness and Athletic Recovery: Blackcurrants
When it comes to fueling your fitness journey and optimizing athletic recovery, it’s essential to incorporate a variety of nutrient-rich foods into your diet. One often-overlooked superfood that deserves the spotlight is the humble blackcurrant. These tiny, dark berries are packed with an impressive array of nutrients and antioxidants that can help boost your performance,…
The Beauty of Collagen Protein: Why It’s More Than Skin Deep
When it comes to protein, most people think about muscle building and recovery, but there’s another essential player in the protein game that often goes unnoticed: collagen protein. Collagen is the most abundant protein in the human body, and it plays a crucial role in not only maintaining the health and integrity of our skin,…
A Beginner’s Guide to Tracking Calories and Macronutrients
Embarking on a journey to improve your nutrition and overall health is an admirable and rewarding endeavor. One of the essential tools in your arsenal is tracking calories and macronutrients. This practice can help you gain a better understanding of what you’re eating, make informed choices, and achieve your health and fitness goals. In this…
Wholesome Dinner Delights: A Guide to Healthy Dinner Preparation
Dinner is not just a meal; it’s an opportunity to nourish your body and satisfy your taste buds with delicious and nutritious dishes. Healthy dinner preparation doesn’t have to be complicated or time-consuming. In this blog post, we’ll explore some tips and ideas for creating wholesome and satisfying dinners that will leave you feeling energized…
All About Carbs
Determining how many carbs to eat can be one of the most confusing elements of nutrition. There is SO much varying information online about carbs. WHAT ARE CARBS? Carbohydrates are one of the three main macronutrients (along with fat and protein). We get all of our calories from these macronutrients. Carbohydrates can be found in…
Adjusting Your Food Intake for Pregnancy
Pregnancy and breastfeeding are not times when we should be focusing on dieting and weight loss. We should focus on nourishing our bodies and our babies. During pregnancy, some of the vitamins and minerals we need more of include: B vitamins Calcium Iodine Omega 3 Selenium Zinc Most of these vitamins are part of prenatal…
Making the Time for Nutrition
We all make the time for anything that is a priority in our life. Although for most of us, work takes up a large chunk of our waking hours, we still carve out time in the day to do the things that matter: exercise, seeing close friends, or shopping for example. A common challenge we…
Pack for an Adventure Snack!
The best part about longer days is that there is more time to get out there, enjoy the outdoors and be active! Hiking is not only great for building strength and cardiovascular endurance, it is also a great social activity and a good way to spend time with your friends. However, hiking can be very…
Get Great Gut Health!
Did you know that human digestive tracts have about 300-500 different species of bacteria inside them? Some microorganisms are bad, but others are healthy and necessary in order to maintain a healthy body. How do we make sure we are getting enough of the “right” type of bacteria? Well first, lets take a look at…
Meal Prep Kits: Reviewed!
Spending a lot of time food prepping and thinking of what to make for dinner when you get home from work can be time-consuming and stressful. So stressful that you end up getting takeout and making choices that you may end up regretting. Now with the way things are, takeout services are far more readily…
