Meal Prepping When you know what you are going to eat in your next meal because it is planned and perhaps even half-made (prepped- veggies chopped, some pre-roasted, meat defrosted, etc ), the stress over what to eat goes away. The intense cravings that result from hunger begin to dissipate because you know that your meal is only 30-60 minutes away from being eaten. It’s when you realize its 5 o’clock and you have no clue what dinner is going to be for your family that the

It all begins at the grocery store... Rule number one for grocery shopping is that you never go when you’re hungry! If you’ve never noticed this before, pay attention to it. If you are hungry, you will end up filling your cart with ready-to eat junk food because you’re hungry right now and you want to satisfy those cravings instantly. However, if you eat a satiating meal and then go grocery shopping with your grocery list of what you need for the week, you will buy what yo

Bulgur Wheat Instead of Rice So this substitution is a really easy one to do. Bulgur wheat has a much lower glycemic index than rice, so it does not raise your blood glucose levels like rice does, making it great for weight loss. It is significantly higher in fibre content and slightly higher in protein as well, so this makes it another winner for our program. I had never had bulgur wheat before using Good Food for meal services, so if you have never heard of it before, you

32oz Narrow mouth Nalgene water bottle. My most important accessory. Recently when visiting a friend of mine, her children thought it was absolutely hilarious how my water bottle never leaves my side. Its true, no matter where I go, even when going into a restaurant, my water bottle comes with me. If I forget to bring it with me my throat instantly feels constricted and I can’t think of anything else other than getting water ASAP. (No, I don’t have PTSD from being strande

YOGURT! There is so much to be said here about yogurt choices, but I’ll try to keep it brief. Yogurt can be an amazing nutritional choice for breakfast, or it can just be another sugar-filled addition to your food consumption. A lot of yogurts that families buy are low protein and high sugar. You need the reverse to have satiety so that you don’t keep snacking and keep your blood sugar elevated all day. NUTRITION LABELS!!! Don’t pay attention to the marketing, pay atten

One of the biggest takeaways I had in my journey to healthy eating was learning the feeling of satiety. Our body’s cue that it’s full is not when we’re stuffed and we can’t eat anymore - that’s when we’ve overeaten. Often its when you’re satisfied and you have this desire for a little sweet treat to finish your meal. Recognizing that your body is actually satisfied at that moment and instead drinking a glass of water was revolutionary to me. I learned to start recognizing