THE ATHLETE'S PALATE

The Athlete's Palate is dedicated to empowering athletes by encouraging wellness through holistic nutrition and sport in our community. This Athlete Spotlight post is on Jennifer, an accomplished runner who has write a co-written a book about training your way through pregnancy and motherhood. Here's a little bit about Jennifer's background. I grew up in Northern Ontario in a small town called Espanola. Whereas I played recreational baseball and ringuette, my passion for spo

In part one of the fermentation series we talked about fermented foods. Now let's talk about a healthy gut and how it impacts your well being. Did you know that mood, food cravings, IBS, autoimmune, allergies, cardiovascular disease can all be linked to gut microbiome? In following a western diet, high in sugar and fat, the body will start storing fat instead of burning your fat for fuel. This is not ideal for an athlete because you want to have optimal energy for training an

The other night I was having one of those nights where I didn’t want to cook but needed a quick and healthy meal that would be filling. At home I try and only keep whole foods in the house so that I avoid processed foods. I happened to have a spaghetti squash on hand at home so I decided to make it the simplest way possible and it turned out great. I will make this again but will eat it as a side dish. Spaghetti squash cooked has a resemblance to spaghetti strand. It’s a grea

The Athlete's Palate is dedicated to empowering athletes by encouraging wellness through holistic nutrition and sport in our community. The inaugural Athlete Spotlight post is on Kaila, an inspiring runner who focuses on health and happiness. Hi! My name is Kaila and I blog at HealthyHelperBlog.com.​ There I share my love of all things food, fitness, and helping others on their own journey to health & happiness. I am a distance runner who started running in middle school. I’