How to do a Safe and Effective Spring Detox

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Although spring isn't yet officially here, with the sunny skies and warmer temperatures we've been experiencing lately, it feels like it has already arrived!  Spring is one of my favourite times of the year.  Not only does it bring an exciting energy of growth, renewal, and change, but it's also a very important season in regards to our health!  As ...
Apple Rhubarb Loaf - Gluten and Dairy-Free

Apple Rhubarb Loaf

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This dairy and gluten-free Apple Rhubarb Loaf makes for a delicious snack or a healthy spring and summertime dessert. It’s light, moist and is naturally sweetened with apples and coconut sugar. To prepare rhubarb, peel away the stringy outer layer prior to dicing and cooking it as instructed in the recipe below. This prevents you from ending up with fibrous …

Creamy Curried Lentil Chicken Soup

Creamy Curried Lentil Chicken Soup

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This Curried Lentil Chicken Soup is one of our “Kickstart” recipes from the Real Food Recharge program.  It’s delicious, and filled with real-food ingredients to fuel your body with health and energy!  To help you support your health throughout this challenging time, we are currently offering all 20 Kickstart recipes and our 5-Day Kickstart Meal Plan to you entirely FREE.  …

28 Healthy Snack Recipes – All Gluten & Dairy-Free!

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Even the best healthy eating plan can fall apart when you’re STARVING and there are no healthy snacks in sight.  When your blood sugar hits rock bottom, you’re wired to say "hello" to any snack around that’s quickest to bring it back up!  What accomplishes this goal the fastest? High carb, fatty and sugary foods.... often of the vending machine ...

22 Healthy Slow Cooker Recipes (All Gluten & Dairy-Free!)

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Don't you just LOVE to coming home to a warm dinner that's ready and waiting for you to dig in?  Who doesn't!?  This compilation of healthy slow cooker recipes enables you to turn this dream into a reality on a more regular basis.  As a bonus, slow cooker meals are easy to throw together!  With less pots and pans to ...
Tips for Batch Cooking Meals

What I Learned Batch Cooking 80 Recipes in 5 Days

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Share this PostOver the past few weekends I tackled a humongous project, which was to re-shoot all of the food photography for my Elimination Diet Meal Plan online program!  Although I hired out the photography itself, the meal planning, grocery shopping, food prep and cooking fell entirely upon me. I cooked all 80 recipes for the photo-shoot over the course ...
Gluten and Dairy Free Holiday Desserts

30 Gluten and Dairy-Free Holiday Desserts your Family will LOVE!!

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The holidays are ALMOST here!  Do you have big plans for Christmas and New Years, or is rest and relaxation what's on your radar?   This is the first year in a long time that I'll be spending the holidays at home instead of travelling to visit friends and family.  Although I'll miss my family traditions and spending time with ...
Potluck Dishes for Fall and Winter

25 Gluten and Dairy-Free Healthy Potluck Dishes – Perfect for Fall & Winter!

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The holidays are almost here, which means you'll likely have a few upcoming parties or events where this collection of gluten and dairy-free healthy potluck dishes will come in very handy!  I'm all about indulging and fully enjoying all sorts of delicious food over the holidays (and in general!), but that doesn't mean I embrace the bloating and fatigue that ...
35 Festive Holiday Recipes Gluten and Dairy-Free

35 Decadent Dairy and Gluten-Free Holiday Recipes!

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Holiday meal planning can be a challenge for anyone, but it becomes more difficult when you are trying to avoid one or more ingredients in your cooking. To make meal planning as easy as possible for you I’ve put together a compilation of gluten and dairy-free holiday recipes!  Many of the recipes are from my own blog, Healthy Life Redesign, ...
Grocery Shopping Tips for a healthy Eating Plan

Grocery Shopping Tips to Kickstart your Healthy Eating Plan

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One of the most important parts of a healthy eating plan is to have a strategy when you're grocery shopping! After all, how can you fill half your plate with veggies at dinner if those veggies never made it into your grocery cart?  Here are a few healthy grocery shopping tips to help you navigate the store and leave with ...