Compass Rose Nutrition & Wellness
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With Gaylene Gomez
Are you looking for a healthy but delicious dessert? Baking fruit can be warming, yummy and nutritious.
When you have a sweet craving, it doesn't have to be chocolate or cake- fruit can be a great option. Today on the blog I have a simple, healthy and yummy bakes maple pears recipe for you. I can't wait for you to try it out and be sure to let me know what you think!
At the end of a busy work day, having to come up with ideas for what to cook for dinner each night can be daunting. However, one simple strategy that can help is to create a weekly dinner theme plan.
It’s fun, and not as hard as it sounds!
This will give you a general framework for brainstorming ideas and finding recipes, making the decision-making process much more manageable.
There are many different ways that you can go about creating a dinner theme night plan. If you can spend a few minutes getting creative now, it sets you up for success for the whole week ahead. This blog will help you get started.
With the cost of food on the rise, we all want to make sure our food stays fresh and that we are spending our money wisely on groceries. Without even realizing it, you could be making some common mistakes that dramatically shorten the lifespan of the groceries you bring home each week.
I’m here with some helpful tips to make your money and groceries go a bit further, and lessening food waste in your home.
According to the EPA in the United States, 38.1 million tons of food waste was created in 2017. it's hard even to imagine how much 1 ton of food is, but 38.1 tons is unfathomable. And this doesn’t just happen in the US, it happens here in Canada and around the world to different extents.
Food waste is a problem for several reasons, and we can and should take small steps each day to do our part in lessening that number.
While you're throwing away your hard-earned money on food you didn't eat, you're also contributing to the methane emissions and adding to your carbon footprint. Food waste will inevitably happen, but there are several helpful tips to keep it at a minimum.
Let’s start before you even go to the grocery store.
As we head into the New Year, it’s a time for new new beginnings, fresh starts, and setting goals. And this year, I want us all to have goals we can stick with not only for January- but for the whole year ahead.
If you are someone who goes into a new year with the best of intentions for your fitness, and health in general, but yet something falls short, you are going to find todays blog helpful.
Sometimes the fault lies in creating goals that are so long-term it's hard to see changes. To fuel our motivation, we need small wins along the way to keep us moving forward. Instead of focusing on long-term ideas, the best way to get unstuck is by looking to the short-term.
If one of your goals for the new year is to get more exercise, or add in some more regular movement to your day, you will need to start planning your workout routine. But let's be honest, how many times have you started a workout routine only to give up a few weeks later?
If you're tired of starting and stopping your workout routine, let's change that this year. With these simple strategies, you'll be well on your way to a workout routine you'll love, so you can stick with it all year long.
Here are some fitness tips to help you get to where you're going in a more realistic and fulfilling way.
