Healthy Food Trends for 2021

Healthy Food Trends for 2021 - Join Kristen in this week’s Nutrition Coffee Chat as she talks about her favourite nutrition-based food trends for 2021. Watch Kristen’s YouTube video to learn more about these food trends and start incorporating them into your healthy lifestyle today.

How to Eat More Vegetables Meal Prep Secret

How to Eat More Vegetables Meal Prep Secret - Join Kristen in this week’s Nutrition Coffee Chat as she divulges her secrets to eat more vegetables every day. Learn how to meal prep to effectively include a healthier balance of vegetables in your diet. Watch the full video to learn more about Kristen’s nutritionist tips.

Food Cravings Explained: Take Control (Part 6)

Food Cravings Explained: TAKE CONTROL (Part 6) // Looking for how to stop having food cravings? In this video I share what food cravings mean, where do food ...

Food Cravings Explained: Take Control (Part 6) - Join Kristen in this week’s Nutrition Coffee Chat as she explains the critical link between breakfast and food cravings. Learn all about how having a well-balanced, healthy breakfast prevents sugar crashes and controls sugar cravings from happening throughout the day. Understand what foods to avoid and what foods to fuel your body with first thing in the morning. Watch the full video to learn more.

Sitting at a Desk All Day: 3 Exercises to Fix Posture

Sitting at a Desk All Day: 3 Exercises FIX POSTURE // Getting neck pain/ stiff neck, or back pain/ stiff back from sitting at a computer all day now that you...

Sitting at a Desk All Day: 3 Exercises to Fix Posture - Join Kristen and special guest, kinesiologist and core specialist, Dawn Joseph, in this week’s coffee chat all about posture. Stuck sitting at a desk in front of a computer all day? Learn how to correct posture and alleviate neck and back pain with 3 simple stretches to fix posture, demonstrated by Dawn Joseph from Simple Core Fit. Watch the video to learn more about these easy, at-home exercises.

Get Control of Food Cravings: Dietitian Series (Part 2) Sneaky Emotional Eating

Get Control of Food Cravings: Dietitian Series (Part 2) Sneaky Emotional Eating - Join Kristen in this week’s “Nutrition Coffee Chat” in the second part of her new Dietitian Series: Get Control of Food Cravings. In the second episode of the series, Kristen talks all about sneak emotional eating. Oftentimes, people don’t even realize that they might be emotional eating due to stressors of daily life, as they can be very under the surface. When we don’t even realize that are eating habits are attributable to stress, Kristen calls this sneaky emotional eating. Learn how to manage this behaviour and these types of cravings in today’s video.

Get Control of Food Cravings: Dietitian Series (Part 1)

Food cravings got you feeling out of control? You're going to love this video series! I have a lot of success helping clients take control of their food crav...

Get Control of Food Cravings: Dietitian Series (Part 1) - Join Kristen in this week’s “Nutrition Coffee Chat” as she introduces her new Dietitian Series: “Get Control of Food Cravings.” Tune into the first part of her new series as she talks about the psychology behind food cravings. In each video from this series, Kristen will share a different root cause of cravings and how to manage them effectively. In part one of the series, learn about Pavlovian cravings and how to regulate them.

Oh She Glows Every Day Cookbook Review (Vegan) | Dietitian

If you're newly vegan, eating more plant-based meals, or a long-time vegan/ vegetarian looking for new recipes, you'll want to check out this cookbook review...

Oh She Glows Everyday Cookbook Review (Vegan) | Dietitian - Join Kristen in this week’s “Nutrition Coffee Chat” as she shares her review on Angela Liddon’s plant-based cookbook “Oh She Glows Every Day.” 100 recipes are included in this cookbook, including: Curried Chickpea Salad, Endurance Crackers, Creamy Thai Sweet Potato Soup, Vegan Cheese Sauce, and more! Kristen shares her take on these recipes and gives her dietitian-approved review on this month’s cookbook.

The Dark Side of Nutrition: Body Image Anxiety and Disordered Eating (Athletes and Beyond)

In this week's video I share my personal story of how I came to work as a dietitian in the intersection of nutrition, food psychology, and behaviour change. ...

The Dark Side of Nutrition: Body Image Anxiety and Disordered Eating (Athletes and Beyond) - Join Kristen in this week’s “Nutrition Coffee Chat” as she unveils the dark side of nutrition - body image anxiety and disordered eating in young athletes. As a child athlete herself, Kristen understands the pressures of being involved in athletics. She shares her personal story of how she came to work as a dietitian in the intersection of nutrition, food psychology, and behaviour change.

Why You Can't Keep Your New Healthy Eating Habits

If you've ever tried to eat healthier but fallen back into old bad habits, you need to watch this video. I recently listened to The Jordan Harbinger Show's i...

Why You Can't Keep Your New Healthy Eating Habits - Join Kristen in this week’s “Nutrition Coffee Chat” as she shares her insight on why sticking to new healthy eating habits can be so difficult. The reason? Hating your body may work to start you on the path of eating better. But, eliminating negative self-trash talk is essential in order to make new healthy habits stick in the long-term. Kristen shares her proven, powerful technique to transform negative self-trash talk into self-love talk. She has witnessed countless clients use this technique to take control of their food cravings. If you've ever tried to eat healthier but fallen back into old bad habits, this video is for you.

SURVIVING the Holidays: Nutritionist Tips

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SURVIVING the Holidays: Nutritionist Tips - Join Kristen in this week’s “Nutrition Coffee Chat” and get some firsthand tips from a nutritionist on how to survive the holidays, make positive choices, and stick to healthy eating habits. Kristen shares how to combine the pleasures of holiday eating with healthy, sustainable choices. Learn more about how you can continue to align your nutrition goals with the holiday season in this week’s video.

What to Do About All That Halloween Candy

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What to Do About All That Halloween Candy - Wondering what to do with all of your child’s halloween candy? Join Kristen in this week’s “Nutrition Coffee Chat” as she provides her favourite tips on how to manage candy consumption during this sweet, spooky season. Learn tips directly from a nutritionist on how to minimize halloween candy consumption in your household and how to effectively get your kids on board.

Meal Prep Hacks with @jess_nourishes

I'm Kristen Yarker, MSc, RD. I provide professional nutrition for your performance and pleasure. In this video I'm chatting with fellow dietitian, entreprene...

Meal Prep Hacks with @jess_nourishes - Are you struggling to get your meal prep game right? Join Kristen and her fellow nutritionist, Jessica Roocroft from Jess Nourishes, in this week’s “Nutrition Coffee Chat” and learn some fantastic meal prep hacks to get you organized and set-up for the week ahead.

Fall Seasonal Inspiration for Healthy Eating

I'm Kristen Yarker, MSc, RD. I provide professional nutrition for your performance and pleasure. I'm a dietitian in Victoria, BC, Canada with 24 years of nutrition experience. I'm an expert in the unique combination of the science of nutrition, the psychology of food, and behaviour change.

Fall Seasonal Inspiration for Healthy Eating - Join Kristen in this week’s “Nutrition Coffee Chat” as she shares her inspiration for healthy eating in the fall season. Kristen is a big advocate for seasonal, local produce and shares her favourite fruits and vegetables from the fall season and some recipe ideas. Get inspired to cook up some up some meals with seasonal produce at home.

Picky Kids: Packed Lunch Tips

I'm Kristen Yarker, MSc, RD. I provide professional nutrition for your performance and pleasure. I'm a dietitian in Victoria, BC, Canada with 24 years of nut...

Picky Kids: Packed Lunch Tips - Join Kristen in this week’s “Nutrition Coffee Chat” as she provides her best tips for packing your picky kids’ lunches. Kristen shares her dietitian secrets to integrating new, healthy foods into your kids’ lunches, without them throwing a tantrum over it. If you’re struggling with your child’s eating habits and getting them to eat a healthy lunch at school, this is the video for you.

Healthy Food to Bring When You Travel

Healthy Food to Bring When You Travel - Join Kristen in this week’s “Nutrition Coffee Chat” as she shares her healthy eating travel hacks for adventurous families on the go. Watch the full video to keep your healthy eating habits in check while you travel.

What's the Healthiest Vegetable?

I'm Kristen Yarker, MSc, RD. I provide professional nutrition for your performance and pleasure. I'm a dietitian in Victoria, BC, Canada with 24 years of nut...

Kristen is here to answer your burning question: what is the healthiest vegetable? Get the answer to this question and more nutrition-packed answers in this video and on Kristen’s YouTube channel.

A Nutritionist's Thoughts on Canada's New Food Guide

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Did you know Canada came out with a new Food Guide? Does it meet the correct nutritional requirements according to a real, Canadian nutritionist and dietitian? Get the facts about Canada's Food Guide in this video.

Snack Guidelines for Adults

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Are you an avid snacker? We love snacks, too! But, there are some healthy snack "rules" or guidelines you should be sure to follow to maintain a healthy and balanced body. Watch the full video to get a nutritionist’s tips for healthy snacking.