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Hello and welcome back to another post in our FYLMealPrep series! We are grateful to have you follow along with us as we share our tips for fueling our bodies with nutritious food and having a little fun along the way! In this post, we are sharing many of our go-to meals! We love to use cook books, Pinterest, and our favourite food bloggers when looking for inspiration. We hope you find some here as well! Salads The Best Shredded Kale Salad - Oh She Glows Soba Noodle Salad - Oh She Glows Thai Quinoa Salad - Run Fast Cook Fast Eat Slow Chickpea Apple Broccoli Salad - Ambitious Kitchen Tomato and Roasted Broccoli Quinoa Salad - The Dish on Healthy Shredded Kale and Brussels Sprouts Salad - Eating Bird Food Veggie Lover’s Pasta Salad - Run Fast Cook Fast Eat Slow       Ingredients ½ box penne or rotini pasta 1 head broccoli, cut into bite size pieces 4 cups baby spinach 1 pint cherry tomatoes halved 1 can chickpeas, rinsed and drained 1 cup crumbled ...

Meal planning. That thing we try to do each week to help us keep our families fed. The thing we do to ensure that meal prep is easy and effortless. That thing we do to make sure that we are eating healthy meals so our bodies are fuelled and able to get us through our days. However, we know that meal planning is not always easy and can sometimes leave us feeling uninspired or frustrated. We have put together a fool proof list of our top 5 tips to help you take your meal planning routine to the next level. Here we go! YOU DO YOU and HAVE YOUR FAMILY's GO-TO WEEKNIGHT MEALS Jamie: Choose meals that work for you and your family. My family loves breakfast for supper - pancakes, omelettes, waffles, eggs and bacon. (Yes you read that right. Even though I can’t stand bacon, my family devours it, so I cook it sometimes.) Once a week I make sure to plan one of those meal options. I also know that my family doesn’t like meals where everything is in one pot, so I rarel...

Intuitive Eating and Joyful Movement Kalin Herbach, RD Photo Credit: Emma Nicole Photography We are living in a time in our society where people are becoming hyper focused on their health, so much that it’s resulting in stress and anxiety around eating and exercise.  The whole point of makin g “healthy” choices is so that you can enjoy your life more, but the pursuit of “perfect” health can end up taking all of our time and energy, so there is very little life left to enjoy. We are going to focus on some guiding principles to support you in nourishing your body for movement, in a way that doesn’t add more rules to your routine. I hope this provides you with some helpful strategies, but remember that you know your body best! First and foremost, my hope is that moving your body: -        Brings you joy -        Improves your energy -        Helps you cope with emotions/...