Nutritionist by trade. Foodie at heart.
I am super excited to be offering up Truvia® – a calorie free sweetener to members of the product review club this month. Truvia® is one of the brand names of stevia that is currently on the market right now. Other brands include PureVia, Krisda and Sweet Leaf. Stevia comes from a stevia rebaudiana plantContinue reading “Truvia® calorie-free sweetener”
I’ve sent out chia seeds and hemp seeds through my product review club previously so I’m very excited to be able to complete the trilogy and send out flax seeds – probably the most common one out of all of them. Flax seeds gained popularity by being a plant based source of omega-3 fatty acids.Continue reading “Omega Crunch flax topping”
Hemp hearts have received a lot of attention over the years as a plant based source of protein, omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. What is hemp? Hemp is actually a plant. It’s used to make clothing, textiles and food. It is not marijuana which comes from a different variant known for its psychoactive properties. HempContinue reading “Manitoba Harvest hemp hearts”
A Confessions of a Dietitian member brought this product to my attention. She loves snacking on fruit and saw City Snacks freeze dried fruit at her local grocery store. Unlike conventional dried fruit that uses heat to remove moisture, freeze drying removes moisture under pressure which results in a very different texture – one that is moreContinue reading “City Snacks – freeze dried fruit”
Remember when you had to go to specialty food shops to find gluten free pasta? With more and more people having gluten sensitivity, gluten free products have now hit the mainstream. There are more gluten free products available in major grocery stores than every before – including gluten free pasta. There are many different typesContinue reading “Catelli Gluten Free Pasta”
You may have noticed the variety of canned tuna products that are now available in grocery stores but have you ever tried Clover Leaf tuna salad kits? As dietitians, we are always trying to encourage people to eat fish twice a week according to Health Canada guidelines. However, I know that people can be intimidatedContinue reading “Clover Leaf Tuna Salad Kits”
Ever since red palm oil made it’s way onto the Dr. Oz show, dietitians have been fielding questions about it ever since. It’s still a fairly new product so you may not have seen it around that much but it could become as popular as coconut oil. Red palm oil is different from palm oilContinue reading “Red palm oil”
Ch-ch-ch-chia! Do you remember those Chia Pet commercials that aired in the 80’s where these cute little plant holders would grow sprouts that looked like hair? Well, the seeds that were used are what you see in many health food stores today – chia seeds. In addition to making a cute potted plant, chia seedsContinue reading “Chia seeds”
I signed up as a product reviewer with BzzAgent – an agency that specializes in social media and word of mouth marketing. It’s a great way for me to get informed about new products that enter the market that I might not be aware about. I was recently selected to take part in a campaign forContinue reading “Product review: International Delight Iced Coffee”