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• photography, that I am self-learning.
• tea (takes a whole shelf of my pantry!)
• yoga (especially moksha hot yoga)
• fashion, nail polish
• reading blogs

I was “kind of” lucky in high school: I didn’t take on any weight, no matter what I ate. But this also meant that I really didn’t eat healthy. The extreme: my lunch, a poutine and a whole Haägen-Dazs Pint for lunch!

At 16, my metabolism changed but my eating habits didn’t: I put on 20 pounds in about 6 months. I didn’t weigh myself often, so I knew I had gained weight but didn’t realize how much. And when I did, I had no idea how to change my lifestyle.

I finally decided, about 6 months later, to join a gym. The goal was to lose the weight but I never knew I would actually LOVE working out. After one month, I was hooked, going 5-6 times a week. Still, I didn’t lose much until I decided to change my eating habits. I didn’t change much: Instead of eating the whole bag of chips, I ate one portion! Instead of eating the whole box of Vachon Passion Flakie, I ate one! And it worked! Not only did I lose more weight than I had gained, I felt so much better!

Not long after, I decided to reduce my consumption of red meat. And in summer 2010, I went vegetarian. It wasn’t that hard for me since I was never that big a fan of meat and I absolutely hate cooking meat since I find that raw meat is absolutely gross to take with my hands!
Going vegetarian actually made me eat a bigger diversity of foods. I think I discovered more new foods in one summer than in five whole years!

healthy… the tasty way
What healthy means for me.

You will find everything on this blog. (Food related, of course).
From the healthy Ratatouille to the unhealthy Dulce de Leche Banana Pie, passing by the Grilled Goat Cheese Sandwich and the Kiwi Parfait.

For me, healthy eating is far from meaning restriction. It means you can eat everything in moderation. Eat your veggies and fruits. Eat more healthy meals than unhealthy ones. But if you want to eat a greasy pizza one night, go ahead. And if you want to eat pie after eating ratatouille, go ahead.

I do try to make “unhealthy” recipes healthier. I often use whole grain flour, reduce the sugar and make recipes vegan when I can. A cookie is still a cookie but if it has a better nutrition profile, it is better .