Theresa Albert

Theresa Albert takes on the challenge of demystifying myths surrounding food and health. Health is not supposed to be THAT hard.  Her raft of experience and good dose of reality guides her delivery as a “realistic nutritionist”.  Definitely not a finger wagger, as a registered nutritionist, Theresa Albert, DHN, RNCP, has a passion for simple, honest solutions to today's lifestyle choices.  She has provided content and comment for every major Canadian broadcaster and is forever pushing the bologna out of lunchboxes and out of the news media.  In addition, as an avid social media user, blogger/writer and as a parent, she understands the struggles of balancing priorities in real life.  In print newspapers and magazines, you will often see her quoted when an issue needs common sense clarification.  

Theresa’s second book, Ace Your Health, 52 Ways to Stack Your Deck, was published in January 2011, and it is expected to be the bestseller that her first, Cook Once a Week, Eat Well Every Day was.  This new book creatively shows readers how to make one small change per week and guides them with a fun system using the analogy of a deck of cards. Her Food Network TV show, Just One Bite!, introduced her humorous, accessible approach to food coupled with an overwhelming sense of the possible.  

Her key communication skill is to distill complex concepts into simple, savvy ways to make small changes in their choices. She factors in concern for the planet, the pocket, the clock and the moment and stands just 5 feet tall but steadfastly points the way.  In Theresa's private practice as a Registered Nutritional Consulting Practitioner at the Toronto Clinic she sees pro-active change every day. In a group setting, her talks always leave people with tangible tools that they are inspired to (and able to) use.

Theresa has been involved with a number of organizations as a media spokesperson including, Mum’s Original Hemp, Stealth Health Foods, Kitchen Aid, The Canadian Liver Foundation, Bullfrog Power, Summer Fresh Hummus and Mott’s Applesauce. As a consultant to corporations, non-profit organizations as well as a dynamic media spokesperson and motivational speaker, her message is always clear. Food is at the very centre of both our inner and outer worlds and is the cornerstone of our health, our culture, our economy and our social lives.

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• 5. Your Family's Food Attitude

  Every household has its own attitude toward food from grab and go to sit down supper. This workshop will cover not only why we should be gathering more often but also how to achieve this seemingly lofty goal. What every family member is really craving is more togetherness. To get there we need to get through the planning/shopping/cooking process more efficiently and healthily. This program will include buckets of tips on how to feed your fussy kids from age two to teen. No man woman or child will be left behind in our quest to improve your food 'tude.

• 4. If Not You, Who?

  We all need a little push once in a while and this inspirational workshop is designed to help motivate. Accepting personal responsibility for your own day/life/health is a huge hurdle that, once leapt, can make all the difference. As a "systems" expert, Theresa has help countless people map out a plan for their own lives. Her cookbook, Cook Once a Week, Eat Well Everyday gives a structure that is usable and simple and teaches how to fit a system for a better lifestyle into any life.

• 3. Super Foods!

  Our ancestors knew that foods were powerful, modern research confirms some truths and debunks the myths. How does food affect your mood? What should you eat when you are really stressed? What about when you have a cold? Is there one thing that you can do to fight cancer, diabetes and dementia?
  
  Journey through the Super Foods with nutritionist and chef, Theresa Albert. Her advice, humor and focus on how to enjoy good foods has captured us with her Food Network show, Just One Bite, and her cookbook, Cook Once a Week, Eat Well Every Day. Theresa's ability to distill conflicting nutrition news into useable truths makes it possible to have your cake and eat it too.

• 2. She Said/He Heard

  Women are the hub of health. There is no question that, in general, they spend a lot of time learning, coping and teaching their loved ones what they know and/or doing it for them. Men can ignore the issues until there is a problem and yet resent the "teaching" of their partners. How will we ever become healthy and grow together? In this workshop, Theresa applies the principals used in her practice to bring men and women together to understand the different approaches to health (hint: it isn't anybody's fault). Whether it be co-workers, spouses, parents with opposite sex grown children or multi-generational caregiver/parent roles, the "aha!" moments stack up and everyone's health moves forward.

• 1. Have Your Energy and Eat It Too!

  "I'm exhausted all the time!" "Oh, I couldn't live without my latte in the afternoon!" Two of the most common complaints with the simplest solutions. Theresa Albert helps high performance; high-energy people at her practice within the Toronto Clinic make simple shifts to gain sustainable energy every day. The secrets are within the foods you eat, the vitamins you take and the thoughts you think. She shares them with humor and a realistic, captivating style. You too, can have energy to burn.

• As both a mom and a nutritionist, Theresa understands the challenges involved in trying to establish and maintain healthy eating habits when up against time constraints, tight budgets, finicky palates and countless temptations. Theresa has earned our utmost admiration and respect for her efforts as an advocate for healthy eating and liver health.
  Canadian Liver Foundation
• I was struck by her positive attitude, warmth and insight into the food and nutrition industry. What is most impressive about Theresa is that she has an intrinsic understanding of how nutrition and food tie in to the business world. She has a great understanding of the importance of brand development and thinks outside of the proverbial box. Theresa is proactive in her efforts to engage individuals and groups to help endorse our brand and products. She always goes the extra mile to make sure that we, the clients, are happy.
  Stealth Health Foods Inc.
• Theresa Albert has been a speaker at our center in the past. She is a dynamic entertaining and engaging speaker. Her talks are very participatory and make the audience comfortable to ask questions and provoke thought. Her advice is very informative and pragmatic and she inspires her audience to make real changes that can help enhance and improve the quality of their life.
  Rosedale Wellness Center
• During the year-long planning process of the event, An Evening at the Chefs' Table, Theresa was always there to encourage and help in every way she could. She was clearly committed to the cause of helping feed hungry children and provided advice about nutrition and healthy eating whenever needed. She is dedicated and dynamic and went above and beyond any expectations of her by constantly thinking of ways she could do more so that more children could be fed.
  Event Director - An Evening at the Chef's Table in support of Children's Emergency Foundation

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  Cook Once a Week

  Cook Once a Week is the innovative cookbook whose easy-to-follow system delivers a week’s worth of meals in a single, one-stop planning, shopping and cooking session. This is a book that takes into account what every mom knows: family schedules and budgets are incredibly tight; not everyone will be eating together every night; convenience foods cost; and kids are picky eaters. With Cook Once a Week, Theresa Albert-Ratchford, a personal chef, cooking instructor and food columnist, has done the impossible—she’s turned dinner-hour insanity into an enjoyable, family-friendly time.