~ Stare ~Smell~ Listen~ Feel~ Taste ~ “

My philosophy of food is to go with your senses and get inspired by fresh food that engages all of your senses. I am a firm believer in eating what makes you feel good and making the connection of what we put into our bodies to how we feel. It goes without saying that when we eat fresh, alive foods we feel fresh and alive!!

Following your senses may be choosing foods that are visually appealing, presenting your meal with style, smelling the aroma of the flavours, listening to our bodies and how we feel, deciding what textures and varieties appeal to us, and of course savouring that last bite that you wish wasn’t the last.

I like to have balance in my diet, and with balance I mean I don’t really have any particular “diet”. I eat meat when I feel like I need or crave meat. I love trying new recipes, types of cuisine, and experiencing new culture’s traditions. I feel like there are so many different choices in this world and to eat the same way all of the time would get really boring so I try not to limit myself too much, however there are lots of foods that I try to avoid. 

Mostly in my diet and recommendations to others I try my best to avoid processed and refined foods, fried foods, fatty meats, organs, the dirty dozen, limit red meat and pork, and try to choose Local or Organic foods whenever it is feasible and within my budget. 

I love this quote:

One of my favourite ways to ensure I am getting lots of live enzymes and nutrients is by adding smoothies and juices to my daily routine. Our healthy cells thrive on alkaline, oxygen-rich, plant based foods including leafy greens, wheatgrass, sprouts, sea weeds, veggies, and fruit. Unhealthy cells prefer an acidic environment which is created by animal and dairy products, processed and refined foods, synthetic chemicals, sugar, and alcohol. Raw and living foods (foods that are still alive and growing such as sprouts) are the most oxygen-rich and alkaline foods we can eat. By trying to be as alkaline as possible we are setting up an environment for our cells to thrive and our bodies to work on daily maintenance rather than constantly fighting disease, viruses, and foreign invaders. Smoothies and Juices are a great way to alkalize the body so I will explain more about them, their benefits, and ingredients you can use to make them. 

Did you know that the average American consumes 22 teaspoons of Sugar per day?! That's 355 calories, just from sugar alone. It's a difficult thing to avoid when it is hidden in just about everything! Sugar is in packaged foods, cookies, bread, cereals, instant oatmeal, peanut butter, crackers, applesauce, sushi, baked beans, sauces, condiments, canned soups.. even vitamins and cough syrup?! 

Sugar makes us feel better for many reasons, it stimulates the release of Dopamine in the brain which helps with mood. It's only natural that when something makes us feel good we want more of it! It's a well known fact that when we experience theses cravings, withdrawal symptoms, and relapse symptoms that these symptoms are similar to those of cocaine and heroin abusers. Thats how addictive it is but also socially acceptable!!