Root Recipe Remodel
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!
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Sandra Venneri
Aug 19, 20223 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20215 min read
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, 20174 min read
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, 20163 min read
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, 20164 min read
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, 20164 min read
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 28, 20163 min read
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 11, 20161 min read
“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 10, 20161 min read
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 17, 20162 min read
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, 20164 min read
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, 20163 min read
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, 20152 min read
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, 20152 min read
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, 20152 min read
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 27, 20152 min read
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 1, 20155 min read
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 18, 20156 min read
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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