• General,  Lifestyle

    easter treats part I: banana ice cream & quinoa parfait

    With Easter weekend around the corner, its usually a time where we indulge in a lot of chocolate and sugary snacks.Β Not only is our fruity quinoa parfait is a fun reinvention of the standard granola parfait, but topped with theΒ one-ingredient banana ice cream, you can have this as a guilt-free dessert and feel great about it! With the layers of fruit, fat-free yogurt, and quinoa, you can have this for breakfast, lunch, or dessert, and still have a balanced and healthy meal. You can make substitutions to our recipe, depending on your favourite fruits or flavour of yogurt. You can even use Greek yogurt for some added protein. Although you…

  • Lifestyle

    easy tuna patties

    Being so cheap and fast to make, this tuna patty recipe has become one of our regulars. It only uses five simple ingredients and is such a good way to stretch out your groceries. Using this recipe, two cans of tuna makes 10 patties! These patties are low fat and high in protein. Using ground-up oats instead of breadcrumbs to bind the patties is also much healthier and higher in fibre. On the side, we like having these with oven baked cauliflower, as they give you an easy serving of vegetables and (don’t think we’re crazy) taste like chicken nuggets! You can serve the patties as a burger, or if…