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The Big Mak Salad

One of the things I love about the internet is the access it provides to healthy variations of almost any recipe. A quick search online and chances are someone out in cyberspace has come up with a healthier alternative to your favourite chocolate bar, cookie or fast food burger. The options are endless and healthy eating no longer equates to the typical veggies you’d expect to find in a salad bowl. Continue reading

Spring Asparagus & Hemp Seed Salad

After months of cold weather, many of us are feeling anxious for anything and everything that 6973501_sencompasses spring. While soul-soothing warming dishes and comfort foods serve us well throughout the winter months, chances are you’re starting to feel a bit sluggish by now.  Maybe you’ve put on a few pounds (really, what species DOESN’T throughout the winter!?) Or, maybe your body is now calling out for more refreshing, lighter fare. Either way, the transition into spring can be the perfect time to hit the reset button and provide the body with a little extra love. Just like we focus on spring cleaning for our homes, our bodies can use a little spring cleanup too. Continue reading