March is Nutrition Month!

We’ve talked about nutrition on our blog before, not just because it’s important for your physical health, but also because a balanced diet ensures that your hair and skin look their best.

March is Nutrition Month in Canada and, as pioneering nutritionist Adelle Davis once said, “We are indeed much more than what we eat, but what we eat can nevertheless help us to be much more than what we are.” With that quote in mind, we have pulled together some tips for improving your diet from dietitians across Canada.

The Vancouver Sun consulted various dietitians to get their best nutrition advice. You can read the whole article on the Sun’s website, but here are a few samples of the tips offered. To add more fruit to your diet try tossing a few berries in your cereal or making a fruit and yogurt smoothie in the morning. Watch for excess calories in the drinks you consume—lattes, energy drinks, beer, and wine can add a lot of extra calories per serving. And try to cook more and eat out less in order to get healthier, lower sodium meals.

 

Canada’s dietitians have been hard at work on a new cookbook, which they launched at the beginning of the month. The book is called Dietitians of Canada COOK! and it includes 275 recipes that use Canadian ingredients along with some basic cooking instructions.

If you are a little tentative about cooking for yourself or if you need help managing the grocery budget, there are some great tips here, including good ideas about where to get some basic instruction in cooking.

Bon Appetit!