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Turtles Chocolates

"Mmmm... I love Turtles!" Just one bite and you'll discover how hard it is to resist the pecans, caramel and milk chocolate found in this Canadian tradition since 1949. I figured out how to make and ...[Read More]

Home Workout #15 – Upper Body BLAST

Home Workout #15 – Upper Body BLAST

Circuit Time! Work smarter, not harder, by combining your strength training and cardio session into one short but intense muscle-building and fat-blasting workout. Today we are doing a 25-minute UPPER ...[Read More]

Home Workout #14 – Total Body HIIT (Living Room Fun)

Home Workout #14 – Total Body HIIT (Living Room Fun)

Living Room Workout! This is a 24-minute TOTAL BODY metabolic workout. If you adopt this training style, you will kill 2 flies with one shoe, meaning, you will get the benefits of both cardio and stre ...[Read More]

Mocha Protein Brownies

Mocha Protein Brownies

Mocha! Mocha combines the flavour of coffee and chocolate. My Mocha Protein Brownies have a crispy outer crust and a gooey moist chocolate center. Brownie Points: These brownies are Low Net Carb, Low ...[Read More]

Are You Happy?

Are You Happy?

Happiness is the infection everyone wants to catch! I want to live my life feeling happy, regardless of my situation or the people around me. I want to share my happiness with others. I believe happin ...[Read More]

Pumpkin Protein Cake

Pumpkin Protein Cake

I needed to use my leftover canned pumpkin before it went bad. Hence Pumpkin Protein Cake! I love how this unplanned recipe ended up becoming a delicious masterpiece! You'll never guess what I used fo ...[Read More]

Cheesy Protein Bread (Low Carb)

Cheesy Protein Bread (Low Carb)

OMG! Why didn't I concoct this recipe ages ago? Cheesy Bread: Where have you been all my life? DISCLAIMER: Have you ever eaten something so good that you have to stand up and do a little jig whilst si ...[Read More]

Quick & Easy Low Carb Appetizers

Quick & Easy Low Carb Appetizers

I wanted to share with you my favourite quick and easy appetizer: Bruschetta on High Fiber Crispbread and Colourful Bell Peppers with Spicy Guacamole. I like to fill up on both of these high fiber, lo ...[Read More]

Home Workout # 13: Nothing But BUTT!

Home Workout # 13: Nothing But BUTT!

GLUTE NATION! One of YOU wrote to me on my Facebook Fitness Page with a special request: a lower body workout! This is a 20-minute total body metabolic workout with emphasis on strengthening your GLUT ...[Read More]

Eggcellent Stuffed Chocolate Peppers

Eggcellent Stuffed Chocolate Peppers

Chocolate Pepper? When I saw chocolate peppers in the grocery store, I became very excited. I had never seen a chocolate pepper before! At first I wondered, do they taste like chocolate? Or are they m ...[Read More]

What is Lo Han Guo?

What is Lo Han Guo?

1. Do you know what LO HAN GUO is? 2. Did you know it's in Quest Bars? 3. Read my article about lo han guo, published on Quest Nutrition's website here. (or see the photos below). 4. Get your Quest Ba ...[Read More]

Jayna’s Heavenly Squares

Jayna’s Heavenly Squares

"Seesters" My two dear friends since childhood, Trisha and Jayna (they are sisters, or "seesters" as Trisha likes to say) decided they were going to make this recipe for "Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars" ...[Read More]