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My Foolproof Way to Roast Broccoli

My Foolproof Way to Roast Broccoli

Sarah Shoemaker
Nutrition, Recipes, Tips and Tricks, Vegetarian, Yum

Fool Proof Delicious Broccoli:

  • Clean, trim and chop your broccoli

  • Drizzle a small amount of good quality unfiltered, cold pressed, organic (if possible) olive oil over broccoli and season with sea salt and fresh cracked pepper and any other seasoning you want, toss all together.

  • Spread over a baking sheet ensuring your pan isn’t over crowded

  • Place in a COLD oven set at 425F

  • When your oven reaches temperature check and leave the pan in for about 5 more minutes depending on how well done your preference is.

  • Enjoy with a whole grain, pasta, salad or whatever you have.

A Quick and Easy Savoury Breakfast

A Quick and Easy Savoury Breakfast

Sarah Shoemaker
Breakfast, Recipes, Tips and Tricks, Vegan

Here’s the ingredients:

  • Vegetable broth (a tiny bit)

  • Bell pepper, onion

  • Extra firm tofu (squeeze the water out as much as you can)

  • Any spice you want: curry, oregano, garlic, nutritional yeast etc

  • A big handful of greens: can be arugula, spinach, kale

1.) In a large skillet on medium heat, add a in a bit of vegetable broth, not much, this is for taste.

2.) Chop some onion, and bell peppers, feel free to add in anything else you want or is in the fridge. This is a good time to use up any scrapes you may have kicking around your fridge.

3.) Sauté your veggies for 10 mins add in your tofu and break it up with a wooden spoon so it has the consistency of scrambled eggs.

4.) Add in your spices and a big handful of your greens

5.) Enjoy!!

Don't Plan to Fail: Tips for Preparing, Storing and Eating Vegetables

Don't Plan to Fail: Tips for Preparing, Storing and Eating Vegetables

Sarah Shoemaker
Tips and Tricks, Nutrition, A Good Life

Eating a diet low in processed foods and high in whole foods is pretty basic and common knowledge.

Easier said than done, I know. If it was easy 61% of Canadians would not be obese or overweight, 2.3 million people would not have Type 2 Diabetes and heart disease would not effect 1 in 12 adults in Canada.

But, it does. I find that in my own personal life, if I don’t roughly plan what I will be eating throughout the week, I eat badly. Then I feel worse and there goes the cycle!

So here are a few tips that may take some time up front but totally worth it in the long run. You will be less frustrated, less stressed and you will be fuelling your body properly for the day to day stresses.

The Elements of a Perfect Salad

The Elements of a Perfect Salad

Sarah Shoemaker
Tips and Tricks, Nutrition, Yum

I truly enjoy a well constructed salad that I didn’t have to make, the reason being is it takes some work and is usually chalked up to “its just a salad.”

But, if you are just a little bit organized you can build a fantastic salad. It can be an entire meal thats satisfying and not boring!!

I see a salad as having two components: Taste and Texture

Gardening: How it Can Affect Your Health and Wellness.

Gardening: How it Can Affect Your Health and Wellness.

Sarah Shoemaker
A Good Life, Nutrition, Vegetarian, Tips and Tricks

As a vegetarian I take my vegetables very seriously so when the summer hits you can imagine how happy I am to be eating super fresh and LOCAL fruits and vegetables!

Not much is better than going to your local framers market for fresh produce but, growing your own food is pretty awesome!

For those of us with no access to the ground and are limited to container gardening there is still lots you can do. I bought a package of mixed lettuce seeds from one of those temporary stands at Canadian Tire just for fun and I got quite the haul of all kinds of leafs that ranged from kale to arugula, to romaine.

A Few Advantages to Growing Your Own Food:

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