The following is a self-reflection exercise I often use with my nutrition clients who are working towards becoming mindful eaters. The goal is to help individuals become better in touch with their bodies’ wants, needs, and signals after deciding once and…
30 Day Nutrition Challenge DAY 30 – Set a New Goal or Repeat a Missed Goal As the 30 Day Nutrition Challenge comes to an end, take a moment to reflect on your personal nutrition strengths and weaknesses. Do you do a…
30 Day Nutrition Challenge DAY 29 – Rainbow of Colour As the 30 Day Nutrition Challenge nears completion, your goal is to buy 1 red, 1 orange, 1 yellow, 1 green, 1 blue/purple, and 1 white vegetable or fruit when you next…
30 Day Nutrition Challenge DAY 28 – Cut Out Sugary Beverages Here’s another tough one. Try going one week without any “sugar-sweetened beverages”, which include: coffee or tea with sugar, regular pop, iced tea, iced cappuccinos/coffees, hot chocolate, chocolate milk, energy drinks,…
30 Day Nutrition Challenge DAY 27 – Snack Attack To prevent over-eating at dinner and inhaling food when you come home from work or school, packing a healthy mid-afternoon snack is critical. Think about combining a food that offers a source of…
30 Day Nutrition Challenge DAY 26 – Salad at Dinner Today’s goal is pretty simple. Tonight (or one night this week), include a big salad with dinner. Just go easy on the high-fat high-sodium store-bought dressing, and limit the dressing to 1-2…
30 Day Nutrition Challenge DAY 25 – Practice Positive Self-Talk When it comes to nutrition, weight, exercise, and appearance, people can be pretty hard on themselves. If you live with a “gremlin” in your mind that constantly tells you you’re not thin…
30 Day Nutrition Challenge DAY 24 – Bright Orange Vegetables & Fruit Bright orange vegetables and fruit are full of vitamin A and beta-carotene, two substances that are powerful antioxidants that protect the body’s cells against cancer. Today, shift your focus to…
30 Day Nutrition Challenge DAY 23 – Dark Green Vegetables Dark green vegetables contain loads of iron, calcium, folate, vitamin K, fibre, and other great things for your body. Today, make it a point to eat a dark green vegetable. Ideas include:…
30 Day Nutrition Challenge DAY 22 – New Vegetable or Fruit Purchase and eat a vegetable or fruit you haven’t had within the past 6 months. Ideas include: pomegranate, bok choy, bitter melon, radishes, beets, kamquats, pumpkin, cantaloupe, grapefruit, turnips, dandelion greens,…
