by Okanagan Nutrition | Dec 11, 2019 | Nutrition, Plant Based Nutrition
It wasn’t too long ago that the eating a vegan diet was motivated primarily by animal rights and environmental movements. Today, in addition to these things, vegan eating has been catapulted into the healthy eating spotlight and dubbed by many to be a one way...
by Okanagan Nutrition | Dec 11, 2019 | Nutrition
Consumers (us!) are starting to demand more information about how their food is being produced and are more concerned with things like pesticides used in the production of many of our foods – this is a great thing. The organic food market is exploding in Canada with...
by Okanagan Nutrition | Dec 11, 2019 | Gut Health
We all want our kids to eat more fruit and vegetables! For some parents it’s a daily struggle to get there kids to eat ANYTHING they cook, let alone their greens. No, I don’t have kids myself (yet …), but I have heard colleagues and friends talk...
by Okanagan Nutrition | Dec 11, 2019 | Nutrition, Plant Based Nutrition
Undoubtedly, the most common thing those who follow a plant based diet get asked is, “Where do you get your protein?”. This question most often comes from those who eat meat, chicken, fish, eggs and dairy — and fair enough! If you take a look at our...
by Okanagan Nutrition | Dec 11, 2019 | Nutrition, Plant Based Nutrition
If you grew up like me, you probably religiously drank a glass of milk with dinner to make sure you had healthy bones and teeth! A lot of people still believe this to be true and bone health is one of the biggest concerns people have when cutting out or reducing dairy...
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