labour

Small Business Sunday with Labour Day Prenatals

by in Ask The Expert, Baby, Business, Calgary, Classes, Edmonton, Education, entrepreneurship, Family, Fraser Valley, Health and Wellness, Modern Mama, Mom, National, Newborn, Nutrition, Parenting, Postpartum, Resources, Sherwood Park, Small Business Sunday, Vancouver Comments Off on Small Business Sunday with Labour Day Prenatals

This is still such a challenging time for small businesses. We love supporting and showcasing local and small business especially female owned. If you or someone you know, would like to be featured please email leah@modernmama.com This week we are talking with Ashley and Bea,…

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meal

Edmonton’s Meal Prep/Pre-made Meals 2022

by in Business, Cooking, Eats, Edmonton, Food, Local, Modern Mama, Nutrition, Online Shopping, Recipes Comments Off on Edmonton’s Meal Prep/Pre-made Meals 2022

It doesn’t matter if you have a newborn at home, or teenagers, there are days that mama’s just don’t want to make dinner. Or decide what to make to make for dinner for what feels like the millionth day in a row. Sure, there are…

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giving tuesday

Giving Tuesdays – Good Food For Good

by in Calgary, Cooking, Eats, Edmonton, entrepreneurship, Food, Giving Tuesday, Modern Mama, National, Nutrition, Vancouver Comments Off on Giving Tuesdays – Good Food For Good

Giving Tuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Giving Tuesday was born and incubated at the 92nd Street Y and its Belfer Center for Innovation & Social Impact in New York City. Giving Tuesday is…

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Inspired Go

Inspired Go – Healthy Eating, Made Easy

by in Business, Calgary, Cooking, Dad, Discounts, Edmonton, entrepreneurship, Family, Food, Health and Wellness, Local, Modern Mama, National, Nutrition, Product Reviews, Review, Reviews, School of Mom, Seasonal, Services, Small Business Sunday, Vancouver Comments Off on Inspired Go – Healthy Eating, Made Easy

**Disclaimer – This article was in written in partnership with Inspired Go. However, any opinions expressed are my own.** From now until November 27, 2021, you can use discount code MODERNMAMA at checkout for a discount on your next order As a first time mom…

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Field to Fork Challenge

BC Youth Needed in Field To Fork Challenge

by in Activities, Contest, Cooking, Eats, events, Food, Fraser Valley, Kid, Local, local events, Modern Mama, North Shore, North Vancouver, Nutrition, prizes, Recipes, Surrey, Vancouver Comments Off on BC Youth Needed in Field To Fork Challenge

Chamomile honey ice cream, BC salmon ginger cakes, maple-thyme roast chicken …do I have your attention?  These are just a few of the amazing recipes that kids won with, in last years Field to Fork Challenge. If you have not heard of the Field to…

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Raising Healthy Eaters

Raising Healthy Eaters Part 3 – Keeping it Real for the Real World

by in Children, Cooking, Edmonton, Education, Family, Food, Health and Wellness, Kid, Local, Modern Mama, National, Nutrition, Parenting, School of Mom, Seasonal, Services, Sherwood Park, Spruce Grove / Stony Plain, St. Albert Comments Off on Raising Healthy Eaters Part 3 – Keeping it Real for the Real World

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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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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