You don’t have to wait for a superfood to become trendy to add it to your diet. These five are found in every grocery store and can be incorporated in many different ways. Get cooking! Miranda revealed her top picks on The Marilyn Denis Show today! Watch the segment here  Superfood: Spagetti Squash Health Benefits: Spaghetti squash has an excellent source of Vitamin A to support eye health Less calories (42 for one cup) compared to actual spaghetti (200 for one cup), less carbs (10 grams per cup) compared to 40 grams per cup in spaghetti Contains healthy fats that reduce inflammation in ..read more

It seems wrong to pair the words “holiday” and “stress” together because the very definition of the word holiday is “a day of festivity or recreation when no work is done”.  Whoever came up with that definition might not have had children or an extended family! As a kid I can remember the suspenseful and magical feeling when we counted down the days to Winter break, with anticipation of gifts and holiday treats. Well years later I realized the stress sometimes comes from having to make this magic happen. It’s a beautiful thing to watch, but it takes some serious planning and energy to pu ..read more

Miranda Malisani shares her favourite ways to stay healthy while still having fun and hosting fantastic fétes all thorugh the holiday season! Serving Drinks Offer a signature, guilt-free holiday drink. Miranda loves this honey pear and cinnamon cocktail. photo credit: The Marilyn Denis Show Honey Pear and Cinnamon Holiday Cocktail Ingredients: 3/4 cup boiling water 4 jasmine green tea bags 1/2 cup raw honey 1 organic bartlett pear, peeled and sliced 2 lemons, juice only 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon 1 ounce premium vodka 2-3 ounces prosecco Instructions: Steep 4 tea bags in water for 5 minute ..read more

With an unlimited amount of variations, smoothies are a fun, yummy and healthy way to fuel, that is if you compose it with the right elements. Consider these 5 ingredients if you are blending for weight loss. GREENS: With many minerals and vitamins, fibre and minimal calories, leafy greens are one of the best foods to add to your weight loss smoothie. Begin with kale or spinach and work up to adding arugula and other stronger greens like watercress. Start with a 1/2 cup of greens and work up to 1 cup. To pump up the concentration of these heavy hitters try 1 tablespoon of Nova Greens from No ..read more

  Cold and flu season is here… when you hear these, only thoughts of dread follow! With young kids in school I know that it’s just a matter of time before they pass the cold like a game of hot potato but it’s a stuffy nose, burning eyes, congested chest potato and sooner or later one of the boys bring the potato home. It’s inevitable. Getting sick is miserable, but there is some value in challenging our children’s immune systems as this builds strength in the body so that when they are older they can fight off the bugs easier. So it’s my job as a mom to make it more comfortable for my boy ..read more

    I kept my composure during the segment, but inside I was doing cartwheels!! This was one of those surreal feeling moments when I got to share a segment on The Marilyn Denis Show with someone who I’ve watched and admired for years! Jamie Oliver organically and passionately demonstrates his love for cooking real food and has put a huge spot light on how we can change our health and our children’s health with a focus on getting back to the basics, simply cooking. I had the INCREDIBLE task of putting Jamie (and the cutest crew of elementary students in the audience) to the test when ..read more

  Serving my 2 growing boys healthy food is one of my top priorities on my “Mom must-do list”. The most common barrier to checking this chore off my list is, of course, time. When there is a whole lot of life happening, as it is in all families, sometimes it is hard to construct a healthy meal every single night. When confronted with those busy evenings of late work schedules, kids activities and empty fridges, I don’t grab fast food from a drive through, but I will grab fast food from a grocery store. Here I can find some healthy meals  that are made with fresh ingredients that I c ..read more

Okay there’s no voodoo in this brownie, but it’s pretty magical that you can turn three healthy ingredients into chocolate decadence. I’ve shared this recipe before and I’m doing it again in Jack-o-lantern form. It’s not going to end up in a trick or treat bag, but it’s just too easy (and cute) not to be passed around to all moms and dads looking to divert the kids attention from the junky junk candies and chocolates coming home in their trick or treat bags. My boys like anything that looks like chocolate; chocolate cake, chocolate bars, chocolate chips, chocolate chunks and chocolate brownie ..read more

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