My Daily Wellness Tip

Organic - The New Regime

 

I'd like to share with you an excerpt from a "SavvyMom.ca" Newsletter that someone recently forwarded to me.

Canada Organic Standards

There is nothing worse than a bad knock off. Remember that Praba purse that lost its buckle on the second day? Or those “designer” sunglasses you couldn’t actually see through? Sometimes the real deal just can’t be replaced and the old mantra ‘you get what you pay for’ makes sense. The same principle applies to groceries, and particularly if you are the type who buys organic. If you want to be sure you are getting what you paid for, you might want to understand what’s behind the brand new Canada Organic logo.

Introduced on June 30, the Canadian Organic Standards (overseen by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency) is setting high standards for Canadian food products making the organic claim. The new logo will only be permitted on products that have an organic content that is greater than 95% and has been certified according to Canadian requirements for organic products.

Any product with less than 95% organic content will not be able to sport this snazzy new logo and will have to specify what percentage of organic content is in the product. Anything with less than 70% organic content will only be able to mention its organic content in the ingredient listing on the package.
Use of both the Canada Organic logo and the word ‘organic’ on products will now be monitored by the government in accordance with these new standards. So even if you don’t see the logo (using the new label is voluntary) but you see the word ‘organic’, you’ll know you are getting at least 95% organic.

Good to Know: Only food products that are made in Canada and sold nationally fall under these standards. Items from other countries that use the word ‘organic’ are not covered by the Canadian regulations. It is worth noting that the US has the same standards as Canada.

Consider it another weapon in your arsenal of good grocery shopping tools. Whether you are looking to buy organics or not, at least you will know what the new label means.

Healthy Cookies

2 tbsp of PB unsweetened
2 tbsp of ground flax/flax meal
1 egg
1 scoop whey protein powder
1 tsp baking powder
1 tbsp of vanilla
1 tbsp organic coconut oil
a bit of almond milk (or water) to achieve cookie dough consistency

Mix, divide into 12 cookie balls and bake at 350 for 10 mins or less, do not overcook.

Each cookie contains 52 cals, 2grams fat, 1.5 grams carbs and 3.8 grams protein.

Recipe by Angela Wilson

 

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Take Action!

A few weeks ago, I was trying to reinforce the fact that we should not take a vacation from our healthy habits during the summer, because the health seeds that we are planting will be harvested this fall… good or bad.

 

Therefore, if you took action, congratulations!  If you did not, now is the time to pull the trigger and make the necessary changes in order to move towards better health.

 

Here are a few examples to get you started:

 

-Are you decreasing the amount of carbohydrates that you are eating later in the day?        

-Are you exercising on a regular basis?        

-Are you trying to decrease your stress levels?        

 

As soon as you have an opportunity, take a few minutes, write down what is important to you and what needs to change, and you will have a wonderful harvest this fall.

Quick and Yummy Snacks

- Mix together Cottage cheese and salsa for a quick and easy yummy snack. I also like to add chicken to it, and/or roll it up in a wrap

- Fry an egg or 2 and roll it up in a wrap with cheese and/or veggies, bacon bits

- If you are looking for lower carb options but love wraps, you can always use a large leaf of lettuce as the wrap instead

More to come!

The Reputation Of An Industry

A lady came to Free Form and had an assessment. She needed our help, she was over overweight and probably on the verge of getting diabetes. She would have learned so much about how she could change her life for good but when it came down to paying she got scared. She told us how when she had joined her big box fitness club and got a trainer, all they wanted to do was sell and never cared about her results after the purchase.

This is the reputation we have to deal with on a daily basis. Sorry about the rant, just had to throw it out there!