Registered Holistic Nutritionist & Fitness Consultant

  Alright, so I know what you’re thinking. “Beans? Healthy dessert? Now why would I want to eat a ‘healthy’ brownie when I can have rich, decadent, fudgy, chocolaty brownie instead?”  But what if the rich, decadent, fudgy, chocolaty brownie is the healthy brownie? Yes, it’s possible! This is a healthy dessert but it DOES NOT taste healthy. A...

  Who doesn’t love chocolate chip cookies? This recipe is a nice and healthy twist on your typical cookie recipe. These dark chocolate chip spelt cookies make the perfect little treat when dipped in vanilla almond milk!     Total Prep Time: 20 minutes  Yield: Approximately a dozen cookies   Ingredients: ½ cup virgin coconut oil, softened (or real but...

  I love adding pumpkin to soup, but lately I’ve been getting a lot of organic pumpkin from a friend, so I decided to try other pumpkin creations. One of my favorites was this delicious pumpkin bar recipe, which is completely gluten free.   Ingredients: ½ cup pumpkin puree (acorn, butternut or other squash) ½ cup pure maple syrup (or less to cut down on the s...

  I created this amazing “no bake” cake especially for my fiancé’s birthday because I know how much he loves ice cream, and we just moved into our new home so our oven still isn’t here! Thank goodness for the freezer! I kept this cake dairy-free because it keeps him feeling good. Even though this recipe is divinely delicious, it’s made entirely with natur...

  Love chocolate? Love ice cream? What if there was an alternative? What if you could eat chocolate ice cream that tastes amazing and that was actually good for you? Well now you can! This simple recipe is the perfect solution. It definitely hits the spot! This velvety chocolate-banana ice cream is made with whole natural ingredients and is completely dairy-free! The best part is that you do...

  I love this recipe because it makes me look like an expert candy maker! But my lovely mother created this recipe. It’s a real treat, and she makes it the best! When my mother was visiting me in Trinidad and Tobago, she decided to make some crunch to have at Beyond Vitality’s booth at UpMarket. It was a total success! People absolutely went crazy over it! Every now and then, I s...

  These cookies are a wonderful treat. I had an urge to create a recipe with blackstrap molasses to increase my B-vitamin and iron content during pregnancy. Whether pregnant or not, these cookies definitely hit the spot.   Image taken from Happy Herbivore Ingredients: 2-3 tablespoon blackstrap molasses 1 cup natural nut butter (natural almond butter, peanut butter, hazelnut butte...

  Thank you to my dear friend who shared this recipe with me. She got me hooked when she was kind enough to drop a few of these wonderful cookies by my place. This oh-so-yummy cookie recipe was created by Jennifer Raffoul and slightly tweaked by me. It is gluten-free and completely flourless!  Recipe taken from Kitchen Rebel   Makes 4 trays of cookies. Recipe can be halved. ...

  Some days we just need a little bit of comfort food. These will hit the spot, with an oh-so healthy touch! Who can resist a fresh batch of warm and moist brownies? Mmmm vegan brownies! Great for people with egg or dairy allergies too! These brownies are wonderful served with coconut ice cream or a drizzle of pure maple syrup. Make them with love and enjoy them with some company, guilt free...

  During my university years, I used to take a study break (or a few) and walk to the nearest coffee shop to have one of my favourite desserts; date squares.  I must have deluded myself in thinking that these were healthier because of the ingredients like dates and oats.  I was blind to the hydrogenated fat, refined sugar, sulfite-loaded dried dates and other not-so-healthy ingredi...