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I was on a mission to remodel a root veggie recipe into two distinct ones. You can make them separately, or use one in another recipe!
Sandra Venneri
- Aug 19, 2022
- 3 min
Fall Flavour with Fibre: Apple Cinnamon Zucchini Muffins
A fall-flavour recipe of Apple Cinnamon Zucchini Muffins that focuses on fibre while keeping it fluffy!
Sandra Venneri
- Mar 28, 2022
- 3 min
What's a Nutritionist?
"Health is wealth" and as my dear father said once at the dinner table to my sister and I, "If you don't have your health, you have...
Sandra Venneri
- May 29, 2021
- 5 min
5 Tips to Building Healthy Habits in Stressful Times
It's been quite the year and many of us have been forced to go into hibernation. With stressful times comes the need for survival...
Sandra Venneri
- Dec 29, 2017
- 4 min
Product Review: Circle with Disney
Thanks to McCormick Spice company, I was gifted a $50 Amazon gift card for taking part in their online customer advisory surveys on...
Sandra Venneri
- Sep 16, 2016
- 3 min
Harvest Moon Reflection
Tonight in Ontario is the Harvest Moon – a signal to past generations that the crop was ready. I thought it was fitting to reflect...
Sandra Venneri
- Jul 13, 2016
- 4 min
Product Review: Starfrit Cherry Pitter
Cherries are in full season, but my “season” started months ago. I undertook a project with 20 Valley Harvest Farms. I have been...
Sandra Venneri
- Jun 23, 2016
- 4 min
Service Review: Loblaws Click & Collect Grocery Service
NOTE: New blog post coming soon on my second attempt at using Click & Collect. Here’s a hint…. Use this code to receive $10 off your...
Sandra Venneri
- May 29, 2016
- 3 min
Cherry Pitting: Home Hacks on Trial
Being a Niagara native and having met many people while working as a crop scout, I was fortunate enough to keep some as lifelong friends....
Sandra Venneri
- May 12, 2016
- 1 min
“Handy” Guide to Serving Sizes
There’s a reason Nutrition Bites tag line is “helping you get healthier in little bites” 🤓 Well many actually but here’s one: Many...
Sandra Venneri
- Apr 11, 2016
- 1 min
A Crusty Idea for your Clumpy Brown Sugar
We baked carrot muffins (from scratch of course) tonight since my little one wants to be cooking as well as her big sister. I love having...
Sandra Venneri
- Mar 18, 2016
- 2 min
Playing with your food
In the popular Pinterest era, most people post amazing creations of culinary arts for kid lunches and snacks in bento boxes and other...
Sandra Venneri
- Jan 24, 2016
- 4 min
Tenota: Product & Service Review
How many memories do you have of a warm beverage and a special event or friend that shared that moment? It seems like tea and coffee...
Sandra Venneri
- Jan 17, 2016
- 3 min
Meal Preps aren’t just for Gym Junkies
So I think everyone talks about how there is “no time” to eat healthy, home cooked meals. Really? (Ok, no guilt trip here about time...
Sandra Venneri
- Dec 28, 2015
- 2 min
Couponing: Kids Can!
So as the fire finally burns bright at the year end, literally… … And a new fresh start is about to begin…. My mind went to coupons...
Sandra Venneri
- Dec 11, 2015
- 2 min
Sometimes being a real mom means dry chicken nuggets
So I’m all about the honest to goodness truth. Want to see the inside of my phone texts? Want to see I’m not perfect, nor claim to be?...
Sandra Venneri
- Nov 9, 2015
- 2 min
My debut “bites” on the radio
I was asked by a local radio station reporter, KD Grainger, to talk about Nutrition Bites. She caught wind of my Kids Cooking Classes and...
Sandra Venneri
- Oct 28, 2015
- 2 min
Time Management: In the kitchen?
Transferable skills taught at home? Do you think that it’s only in school and jobs that teach them? Time management in the kitchen can...
Sandra Venneri
- Sep 2, 2015
- 5 min
Let’s get nuts and get crackin’: Tips to eat more mindfully but less in “weight”
(This article was inspired by my very spicy chili recipe.) It is true that it takes up to 30 minutes sometimes for an adult, to feel full...
Sandra Venneri
- Aug 19, 2015
- 6 min
I went to a Food Fight and won!
I was invited to participate in the Arts & Cookery Bank’s Food Fight this summer when I poked my head into their amazing heritage and...
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