Team Fill the Gap player: Brendine, Dietitian & CDPM Coordinator at North Kingston Community Health Centre
5 foods on the weekly grocery list: yogurt, frozen berries, cereal (with fibre), milk, eggs
5 foods always on the kitchen counter: sprouts (home-grown!), potatoes, onions, garlic, rice (rice paper ... rice noodles ... regular rice ...)
Favorite food splurge: gelato
Favorite meals made at home: soup (any kind!), spaghetti squash, pad thai, pork with mushroom and onion sauce, fruit and yogurt popsicles, anything with spice
Favorite kitchen tool: hand blender
Food inspirations: ethnic flavours and food colors
House challenges: gluten free (hello label reading!)
Recipe of the day (inspired by the $0.66 coconut at the grocery store): Coconut pudding
- Put 4-5 ripe bananas + 1 can coconut milk + 1 tsp vanilla extract in a blender. Add fresh or packaged coconut and mix together. Enjoy!
As a dietitian, fitness instructor, yoga teacher and life student, Brendine aspires to live in the moment and enjoy whatever is on the menu. A day at the House of Zen is not complete without adventure, food and yoga. The Fill the Gap challenge is a perfect fit for the house!
Fill the Gap is a way to celebrate food and inspire be inspired in the kitchen - cook, eat, celebrate what you have. Be grateful for what you have. Be inspired by what you have ... even beyond the food.
Fill the Gap is a way to celebrate food and inspire be inspired in the kitchen - cook, eat, celebrate what you have. Be grateful for what you have. Be inspired by what you have ... even beyond the food.
The House of Zen is excited for a week of new cooking adventures. The recipe book is open and ready to be filled!
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