food

Portion Sizes

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Pam Ruhland

When we start talking about nutrition we often get into conversations about macronutrients, how much water to drink, having “clean” foods as the mainstay of your diet and so on. What we can avoid, and it’s really far too important …

Healthy Eating Habits

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Nadina Kaminer

A solid article with links to more ideas and tips on the PopSugar website about healthy eating habits. Here’s a bit from the article called Healthy Eating Habits That Make Dropping Pounds Easier by Leta Shy: “As you slowly rid your diet …

Teaching Kids Healthy Eating

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Nadina Kaminer

Thank you to the WebMD website for this article called Healthy Eating Habits for your Child about teaching healthy eating habits to children and youth. It’s much easier than you think and encourages the entire family to think about health & …

Canned Foods: The Truth

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Nadina Kaminer

In an article on the Prevention website, writer Emily Main takes a look at the nutritional value of canned foods and what they are really doing to you: “Looking for a quick, easy dinner? Crack open a can of soup, …

Member Night

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Noshy Karbani

Join us on Tuesday, February 26th for our monthly member night!  It starts at 6:30 in studio B with special  half hour introductory level fitness class followed by snacks and a chance to meet fellow members, staff and volunteers.  Another …

Sneaky Sugar Names

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Nadina Kaminer

Think you are choosing low-sugar foods? Sometimes manufacturers sneak in what we are trying to avoid simply by calling sugar by a different name. Writer Mandy Oaklander takes a look at this issue in an article entitled 10 Sneaky Names for Sugar …

The Meaning of Food Labels

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Nadina Kaminer

Writer Sally Kuzemchak for Fitness Magazine takes a look at food labels and eating fads that seem to surround us at every grocery store, eating establishment, snack shop, etc. “Don’t get sucked in by sneaky labels that manufacturers slap on products …

Alberta Health Services – Be Your Best Speaker Series – Eating For Energy

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Hayley Saunders

Shawnessy YMCA – Thursday, March 7th from 7-9pm, Course Code# 78953 Alberta Health Services, Be Your Best Speaker Series – Eating for Energy, Presenter, Sarah Frank. Sarah Frank is a Registered Dietitian with Women’s Health Resources, Alberta Health Services. Do you …

Eating Slowly

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Pam Ruhland

We often talk about the importance of the macronutrients – protein, fat and carbohydrate. We also discuss how much to drink and how often, how much sugar should be consumed, whether to eliminate certain foods and on and on. What …

Want more Energy?

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Paul Larmer

There are many ways to generate more energy. Exercise is likely one of the most obvious and commonly used methods.  The body is an energy production factory. When we exercise, we create flow. Flow results in the movement of particles throughout the …