Fresh Salsa

Fresh Fruit Salsa Recipe

by in Calgary, Cooking, Eats, Edmonton, Food, Fraser Valley, National, North Shore, North Vancouver, Nutrition, Recipes, Seasonal, Sherwood Park, Spruce Grove / Stony Plain, St. Albert, Surrey, Toronto Midtown, Vancouver, Winnipeg Comments Off on Fresh Fruit Salsa Recipe

In honor of Cinco De Mayo, we like to prepare a large bowl of fresh salsa (Pico de Gallo).  In our house we are big fans of fresh salsa over cooked salsa. There is nothing like the taste of all those amazing flavors together! One…

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Saving Money and the Environment

10 Ways to Save Money and Help the Environment Too

by in Business, Calgary, Discounts, Edmonton, Family, Financial, Food, Fraser Valley, Green Living, Health and Wellness, Modern Mama, National, North Shore, North Vancouver, Nutrition, Online Shopping, Products, Resources, Sherwood Park, Shopping, Spruce Grove / Stony Plain, St. Albert, Surrey, Vancouver Comments Off on 10 Ways to Save Money and Help the Environment Too

Every year on April 22, we celebrate Earth Day.  A Day to remind ourselves that there is only one planet Earth and we need to take care of her. There are lots of ways we can all help be apart of the earth day movement…

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Saving Money: Produce

Getting The Most Life Out Of Your Produce

by in Calgary, Cooking, Edmonton, Financial, Food, Fraser Valley, National, North Shore, North Vancouver, Nutrition, Sherwood Park, Spruce Grove / Stony Plain, St. Albert, Surrey, Vancouver 2

  With the prices of produce these days, most people can not afford to have produce go to waste.  It is so easy for produce to spoil with our busy lifestyles. Many of the items we purchase in the grocery store are already weeks old…

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Raising Healthy Eaters

Raising Healthy Eaters, Food For Thought – Part 2

by in Ask The Expert, Books, Calgary, Children, Cooking, Eats, Edmonton, Education, Family, Food, Fraser Valley, Health and Wellness, Kid, Local, Modern Mama, Mom, National, Nutrition, Parenting, School of Mom, Seasonal, Sherwood Park, Spruce Grove / Stony Plain, St. Albert, Vancouver Comments Off on Raising Healthy Eaters, Food For Thought – Part 2

If you have been following past articles/my social media accounts, you will know that I recently started working with Joanna from Rejoice Nutrition & Wellness. Well, I have been extremely lucky to have Joanna contributing some articles over the next few months. The first of our series…

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Raising Healthy Eaters

Raising Healthy Eaters – Part 1

by in Ask The Expert, Calgary, Children, Cooking, Eats, Edmonton, Family, Food, Health and Wellness, Kid, Local, Modern Mama, Mom, National, Nutrition, Parenting, School of Mom, Seasonal, Services, Sherwood Park, Spruce Grove / Stony Plain, St. Albert Comments Off on Raising Healthy Eaters – Part 1

If you have been following past articles/my social media accounts, you will know that I recently started working with Joanna from Rejoice Nutrition & Wellness. Well, I have been extremely lucky to have Joanna contributing some articles over the next few months. The first of…

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Rejoice Nutrition

Rejoice Nutrition & Wellness

by in Business, Calgary, Edmonton, entrepreneurship, Health and Wellness, Local, Modern Mama, Mom, National, Nutrition, Resources, Seasonal, Services, Sherwood Park, Spruce Grove / Stony Plain, St. Albert, Vancouver, Women Comments Off on Rejoice Nutrition & Wellness

Who is Rejoice Nutrition & Wellness? Jo is the founder of Rejoice Nutrition & Wellness; she helps women gain clarity, confidence, and consistency so they remove obstacles to create loving relationships with their food and body. As a mom of two busy kids and a…

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Evive

Evive Nutrition

by in Business, Discounts, Eats, Edmonton, Food, Fraser Valley, Health and Wellness, Modern Mama, Mom, National, North Vancouver, Nutrition, Online Shopping, Parenting, Products, Review, Reviews, School of Mom, Seasonal, Sherwood Park, Spruce Grove / Stony Plain, St. Albert, Vancouver Comments Off on Evive Nutrition

***Disclaimer – I was gifted these products to test and review. All opinions are my own.*** As a (relatively) new mom, I know how much of a struggle it is to take the time for myself throughout the day. In the early weeks and months…

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Fit Beside Me

Small Business Sunday With Fit Beside Me

by in Activities, Baby, Business, Calgary, Edmonton, entrepreneurship, Fitness, Fraser Valley, Health and Wellness, Local, Modern Mama, Mom, National, Nutrition, Seasonal, Services, Sherwood Park, Small Business Sunday, Spruce Grove / Stony Plain, St. Albert, Vancouver 1

With the second wave of COVID-19 upon us, I have decided to bring back Small Business Sundays! Small businesses are the backbone of our economy and we need to support them however we can, especially with the Holiday season quickly approaching! Fit Beside Me empowers…

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Milkbud Lactation

Don’t Get Booby-Trapped – Milkbud Lactation

by in Ask The Expert, Baby, Baby Guide 2020, Breastfeeding, Bump, Business, Calgary, Childcare, Edmonton, Education, Fraser Valley, Guides, Health and Wellness, Local, Modern Mama, National, Newborn, North Vancouver, Nutrition, Parenting, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Guide, Resources, Seasonal, Services, Sherwood Park, Spruce Grove / Stony Plain, St. Albert, Vancouver 1

Don’t Get Booby-Trapped: The right support can help you achieve your infant feeding goals. Written by Sheena from Milkbud Lactation. “My mom couldn’t breastfeed, so I won’t be able to.” “I wish I could breastfeed but I can’t because I’m taking an antidepressant” “I just…

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Jennifer Messina

How Does She Do It?… with Jennifer Messina

by in How Does She Do It, entrepreneurship, Family, Fraser Valley, Mama Survey, Modern Mama, Mom, National, Nutrition, Parenting, School of Mom, Seasonal, Vancouver, Women Comments Off on How Does She Do It?… with Jennifer Messina

Twice a month we interview Mom’s in our “How Does She Do It?” feature. If interested in participating please reach out on Facebook or Instagram.   We are excited to introduce you to Jennifer Messina. We spoke with her in June 2020. She is a…

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