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Here are some options to choose a healthier choice and still satisfy your cravings. Craving these? Reach for these instead! Potato...
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Michele Blanchet, Registered Dietitian
- Mar 14, 2021
- 4 min
Nutrition Month 2021: Good For You!
Dietitians Help You Find Your Healthy. March is Nutrition Month and this year dietitians across Canada are coming together to help you...
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Michele Blanchet, Registered Dietitian
- Jan 17, 2021
- 2 min
Cooking Inspiration
Are you stuck in the “nine meal rut”? Same old recipes on rerun, week after week? No motivation to cook? Craving tasty food and ordering...
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Michele Blanchet, Registered Dietitian
- Jan 11, 2021
- 3 min
Veggies and Fruit - Create a Rainbow of Colour on Your Plate
Increasing your intake of vegetables and fruit are one of the most important dietary changes you can make. Filling at least ½ your plate...
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Michele Blanchet, Registered Dietitian
- Dec 21, 2020
- 2 min
New Ways to Celebrate the Holidays
Many of us have or are currently making decisions on how to celebrate the holidays this year. Although it will be different, there are...
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Michele Blanchet, Registered Dietitian
- Dec 11, 2020
- 3 min
Holiday Food and Kitchen Gift Ideas
It appears holiday celebrations will be a little different this year. While we may not be able to gather with our families and friends...
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Michele Blanchet, Registered Dietitian
- Nov 9, 2020
- 4 min
Instant Pot - Meal Time Made Easy
Looking for a quick meal? An Instant Pot (IP) is a multifunctional programmable cooker (pressure cooker) that allows you to cook a...
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Michele Blanchet, Registered Dietitian
- Oct 14, 2020
- 2 min
Nutrition - Internet Resources and Recipes
Here are some of my favourite sites on the internet for dietary information and heart healthy recipes. Don’t overwhelm yourself. Look for...
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Michele Blanchet, Registered Dietitian
- Sep 25, 2020
- 2 min
Heart Health and Diet - Stock up on Heart Healthy Foods
Heart Health and Diet A healthy diet “dietary pattern” can help manage and reduce your risk of heart disease. Food choices have a big...
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Michele Blanchet, Registered Dietitian
- Sep 19, 2020
- 2 min
Heart Warming Soup
Eating a healthy diet, keeping our immune system strong and avoiding excess weight gain continues to be important over the next while....
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Michele Blanchet, Registered Dietitian
- Aug 30, 2020
- 2 min
Peripheral Artery Disease and the Mediterranean Diet
Risk factors for the development of coronary artery disease and peripheral artery disease (PAD) are similar — high cholesterol, smoking,...
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Michele Blanchet, Registered Dietitian
- Aug 26, 2020
- 2 min
Nutrition - Healthy Aging and Protein
Age related muscle loss is normal but combined with a poor diet and a sedentary lifestyle, acceleration of muscle deterioration increases...
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Michele Blanchet, Registered Dietitian
- Aug 17, 2020
- 3 min
Get Creative with Cauliflower
One of the most versatile vegetables available seasonally right now! Because of it’s mild flavour (when cooked) and ability to take on...
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Michele Blanchet, Registered Dietitian
- Aug 12, 2020
- 1 min
A Cool Summertime Oatmeal
A nice alternative to hot oats, packed with cholesterol lowering soluble fibre and no cooking involved. An easy way to prepare your...
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Michele Blanchet, Registered Dietitian
- Aug 4, 2020
- 2 min
Getting a Better Night's Sleep
Why is sleep so important? Good sleep quality is crucial for your health. The odd late or sleepless night may not have consequences, but...
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Michele Blanchet, Registered Dietitian
- Jul 27, 2020
- 2 min
Stay Hydrated the Smart Way
Yay! It’s finally feeling like summer, with all this hot weather in Vancouver. With rising temperatures and outdoor activities, don’t...
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Michele Blanchet, Registered Dietitian
- Jul 20, 2020
- 2 min
Managing Heart Failure With Diet - Sodium is One Piece of the Puzzle
Following a low-sodium diet and drinking less fluid can help you feel better and allow you to manage your heart failure (HF) better. At...
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Michele Blanchet, Registered Dietitian
- Jul 15, 2020
- 2 min
Eat Local
The other day I was thinking about how strange it would be “when life gets back to normal” to jump in my car to shop at a big chain...
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Michele Blanchet, Registered Dietitian
- Jul 6, 2020
- 3 min
Mason Jar Salads - Portable and Jam Packed with Nutrition
A new idea for grab & go lunches, prep ahead dinners or healthy portable meals to take to the park, local beach or favourite park bench....
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Michele Blanchet, Registered Dietitian
- Jul 1, 2020
- 2 min
Diet Guidelines While Takin Warfarin or Coumadin (A type of blood thinner)
Reference: Information taken from VCH (Vancouver Coastal Health) patient handout EA.485.D54 Vitamin K and certain foods decrease the...
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