Marie-Claude Mallet - Health Check (Ottawa)
Manager of Nutrition
Why do you try to stay fit? First of all to stay healthy and of course to be able to run around with the kids!
Do you have any fitness goals this year? I would love to be able to bike to work by the end of the summer.
What fitness activity do you wish you had more time for? Time what time? Seriously I would love to have more time to bike and do kayaking with my husband.
Do you have a healthy eating tip? Hum difficult for me to choose just one if you know what I mean ;-) An easy one to remember is the 50-25-25 rule... half your plate should be vegetables + quarter of your plate should be grain products (whole grain is best) + the last quarter should be filled by a protein.
Favourite fruit: That would probably be homemade strawberry shortcake (the scone type not the cake type) with fresh strawberries from the Potager Eardley in Aylmer.
Favourite breakfast food? PB & J toast is a staple for me weekdays. We love to have a special breakfast on the weekend with lots of fruits and either my husband’s fantastic oatmeal pancakes or my homemade blueberry waffles.
Favourite movie: La guerre des tuques
Celebrity crush: Louis Morissette... the French speaking will know who he is
Embarrassing TV indulgence: Anything on TLC
Favourite board / card game? I love to play TOCK
Favourite sport to watch? Almost any sports at the Olympics!
What 3 things could you not live without? Antoine, Anne-Sophie, Rosalie
What would we never hear you say?
I have soooooo much time... I don’t know what to do"
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Manager of Nutrition
Why do you try to stay fit? First of all to stay healthy and of course to be able to run around with the kids!
Do you have any fitness goals this year? I would love to be able to bike to work by the end of the summer.
What fitness activity do you wish you had more time for? Time what time? Seriously I would love to have more time to bike and do kayaking with my husband.
Do you have a healthy eating tip? Hum difficult for me to choose just one if you know what I mean ;-) An easy one to remember is the 50-25-25 rule... half your plate should be vegetables + quarter of your plate should be grain products (whole grain is best) + the last quarter should be filled by a protein.
Favourite fruit: That would probably be homemade strawberry shortcake (the scone type not the cake type) with fresh strawberries from the Potager Eardley in Aylmer.
Favourite breakfast food? PB & J toast is a staple for me weekdays. We love to have a special breakfast on the weekend with lots of fruits and either my husband’s fantastic oatmeal pancakes or my homemade blueberry waffles.
Favourite movie: La guerre des tuques
Celebrity crush: Louis Morissette... the French speaking will know who he is
Embarrassing TV indulgence: Anything on TLC
Favourite board / card game? I love to play TOCK
Favourite sport to watch? Almost any sports at the Olympics!
What 3 things could you not live without? Antoine, Anne-Sophie, Rosalie
What would we never hear you say?
I have soooooo much time... I don’t know what to do"
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Gene Chin - HSF (Vancouver)
Project Manager, Healthy Canada By Design (HCBD) CLASP Initiative
Why do you try to stay fit? I have two very practical reasons. First, I don’t want continually to have to buy a new wardrobe for an expanding waistline. And second, when I run for a bus, I want to have some confidence that I will actually catch it and not feel like throwing up on the driver when I board (can you tell I hate waiting for the bus?).
Do you have any fitness goals this year? At about the 6km mark on one of my regular running routes, I have the option of taking a relatively short (about 300m) but very steep uphill trail. I’d love to be able to run up that hill without stopping and feel decent enough when I get to the top to continue on with my run like nothing difficult has just happened. BTW, I’m nowhere close to achieving that goal!
What fitness activity do you wish you had more time for? Long nature hikes outside the city.
Do you have a healthy eating tip? Control what food you bring into your house. Whenever I get a junk food craving, it makes it more difficult to indulge that craving if I don’t have the food lying around the house. If I consistently had potato chips at home, I’d be 100 pounds heavier!
Favourite vegetable: Favourite vegetable is a Chinese green, which directly translated from what my mother calls it in Cantonese into English is “cabbage ear”.
It’s only available for a few weeks in select Chinese produce markets in early
spring. It’s the side shoot off an overwintered cabbage plant after the cabbage head is cut off in the fall.
Favourite breakfast food? At home: lemon meringue yogurt with wild blueberries and vanilla almond granola. Out at a restaurant: corned beef hash with basted eggs.
What I really would eat if it was around: strawberry rhubarb pie, of course with vanilla ice cream (yup, pie and ice cream even for breakfast).
Favourite movie: The Bridge on the River Kwai – not a wasted scene in the entire
movie.
Celebrity crush? Yannick Bisson
Embarrassing TV indulgence: It’s kind of appropriate for this game, but I’m still embarrassed to admit I watch it: The Biggest Loser
Favourite board / card game? Does mah jong count?
Favourite sport to watch? Curling (is it a sport?) - “HURRY HARD”
What 3 things could you not live without? Some sort of musical outlet (for the past 15 years, primarily that’s been singing in a choir), Shorts (I wear shorts pretty much year round), PVR, and I guess the TV goes along with it.
Three things we would never hear you say?
“So looking forward to the Celine Dion concert.”
“Christy Clark’s just the best premier ever.”
“I’d win a beard/moustache growing contest any day.”
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Project Manager, Healthy Canada By Design (HCBD) CLASP Initiative
Why do you try to stay fit? I have two very practical reasons. First, I don’t want continually to have to buy a new wardrobe for an expanding waistline. And second, when I run for a bus, I want to have some confidence that I will actually catch it and not feel like throwing up on the driver when I board (can you tell I hate waiting for the bus?).
Do you have any fitness goals this year? At about the 6km mark on one of my regular running routes, I have the option of taking a relatively short (about 300m) but very steep uphill trail. I’d love to be able to run up that hill without stopping and feel decent enough when I get to the top to continue on with my run like nothing difficult has just happened. BTW, I’m nowhere close to achieving that goal!
What fitness activity do you wish you had more time for? Long nature hikes outside the city.
Do you have a healthy eating tip? Control what food you bring into your house. Whenever I get a junk food craving, it makes it more difficult to indulge that craving if I don’t have the food lying around the house. If I consistently had potato chips at home, I’d be 100 pounds heavier!
Favourite vegetable: Favourite vegetable is a Chinese green, which directly translated from what my mother calls it in Cantonese into English is “cabbage ear”.
It’s only available for a few weeks in select Chinese produce markets in early
spring. It’s the side shoot off an overwintered cabbage plant after the cabbage head is cut off in the fall.
Favourite breakfast food? At home: lemon meringue yogurt with wild blueberries and vanilla almond granola. Out at a restaurant: corned beef hash with basted eggs.
What I really would eat if it was around: strawberry rhubarb pie, of course with vanilla ice cream (yup, pie and ice cream even for breakfast).
Favourite movie: The Bridge on the River Kwai – not a wasted scene in the entire
movie.
Celebrity crush? Yannick Bisson
Embarrassing TV indulgence: It’s kind of appropriate for this game, but I’m still embarrassed to admit I watch it: The Biggest Loser
Favourite board / card game? Does mah jong count?
Favourite sport to watch? Curling (is it a sport?) - “HURRY HARD”
What 3 things could you not live without? Some sort of musical outlet (for the past 15 years, primarily that’s been singing in a choir), Shorts (I wear shorts pretty much year round), PVR, and I guess the TV goes along with it.
Three things we would never hear you say?
“So looking forward to the Celine Dion concert.”
“Christy Clark’s just the best premier ever.”
“I’d win a beard/moustache growing contest any day.”
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Minh Vuu - HSF (Ottawa)
Financial Analyst & Payroll Administrator
Why do you try to stay fit? I try to stay fit because I want to make health last and make death wait
Do you have any fitness goals this year? No fitness goals, just try to stay fit.
What fitness activity do you wish you had more time for? Running. I love to run but my calves restrict me from running long distance.
Do you have a healthy eating tip? Yes, lots of fruits and veggies and moderation in junk food.
Favourite fruit: My favourite fruit is Durian. Very sweet and creamy and can be used as a weapon, the spikes are very sharp.
Favourite breakfast food? My favourite breakfast food has to be anything with eggs, bacons and sausages. But because they are not the healthiest food, I try to eat them as less frequent as I can.
Celebrity crush: I don’t have one
Embarrassing TV indulgence: Any home reno shows
Favourite board / card game: Poker
Favourite sport to watch: Hockey, especially the Canadiens games
What 3 things could you not live without? Computer, Smartphone/Iphone, money
Three things we would never hear you say?
" Let’s go sky diving."
" Golf is my favourite game to play and watch."
" Can I have another beer?"
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Financial Analyst & Payroll Administrator
Why do you try to stay fit? I try to stay fit because I want to make health last and make death wait
Do you have any fitness goals this year? No fitness goals, just try to stay fit.
What fitness activity do you wish you had more time for? Running. I love to run but my calves restrict me from running long distance.
Do you have a healthy eating tip? Yes, lots of fruits and veggies and moderation in junk food.
Favourite fruit: My favourite fruit is Durian. Very sweet and creamy and can be used as a weapon, the spikes are very sharp.
Favourite breakfast food? My favourite breakfast food has to be anything with eggs, bacons and sausages. But because they are not the healthiest food, I try to eat them as less frequent as I can.
Celebrity crush: I don’t have one
Embarrassing TV indulgence: Any home reno shows
Favourite board / card game: Poker
Favourite sport to watch: Hockey, especially the Canadiens games
What 3 things could you not live without? Computer, Smartphone/Iphone, money
Three things we would never hear you say?
" Let’s go sky diving."
" Golf is my favourite game to play and watch."
" Can I have another beer?"
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Kaytlin is on the right :) Kaytlin Mullen - CCS (Ottawa)
Coordinator, Guideline Programs
Why do you try to stay fit? I stay fit because it’s fun! I enjoy playing just about any sport and I love all things outdoors.
Do you have any fitness goals this year? I’d
like to learn to play tennis! It’s a sport I’ve never really played before but I’ve always thought it would be fun.
What fitness activity do you wish you had more time for? Dance, I used to dance competitively, sometimes 5-6 days a week, until I had a knee surgery which forced me to stop
for a couple years.
Do you have a healthy eating tip? After I buy groceries, I wash, cut, and refrigerate all of my fruits and vegetables so that I can easily grab them when I need a snack – this way I’m more likely to grab a healthy snack since they’re pre-made.
Favourite fruit: Pineapple
Favourite breakfast food: Yogurt smoothie
Favourite movie: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Celebrity crush? Adam Brody
Embarrassing TV indulgence: The OC
Favourite board / card game? Apples to apples
Favourite sport to watch? Dance (pointe, ballet, lyrical)
What 3 things could you not live without? Aside from my family… my heart, my brain, my lungs
Three things we would never hear you say?
“I love olives!”
“I’m really not looking forward to Christmas”
“No thanks, I don’t want any chocolate”
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Coordinator, Guideline Programs
Why do you try to stay fit? I stay fit because it’s fun! I enjoy playing just about any sport and I love all things outdoors.
Do you have any fitness goals this year? I’d
like to learn to play tennis! It’s a sport I’ve never really played before but I’ve always thought it would be fun.
What fitness activity do you wish you had more time for? Dance, I used to dance competitively, sometimes 5-6 days a week, until I had a knee surgery which forced me to stop
for a couple years.
Do you have a healthy eating tip? After I buy groceries, I wash, cut, and refrigerate all of my fruits and vegetables so that I can easily grab them when I need a snack – this way I’m more likely to grab a healthy snack since they’re pre-made.
Favourite fruit: Pineapple
Favourite breakfast food: Yogurt smoothie
Favourite movie: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Celebrity crush? Adam Brody
Embarrassing TV indulgence: The OC
Favourite board / card game? Apples to apples
Favourite sport to watch? Dance (pointe, ballet, lyrical)
What 3 things could you not live without? Aside from my family… my heart, my brain, my lungs
Three things we would never hear you say?
“I love olives!”
“I’m really not looking forward to Christmas”
“No thanks, I don’t want any chocolate”
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Liz Takac - HSF (Ottawa)
Coordinator, Research
Why do you try to stay fit? I’m supposed to try?
Do you have any fitness goals this year? I do – for a fast labour...
What fitness activity do you wish you had more time for? Ha.
Do you have a healthy eating tip? One rule at home to push healthy
eating is to eat out ONLY once a month as a treat... and get the kids involved
in meal prep (they can make a mean salad).
Favourite fruit/vegetable/dessert? It changes daily – today’s is cherries. Tomorrow will likely be donuts.
Favourite breakfast food? Cereal.
Favourite movie: Ocean’s 11, 12 and 13
Celebrity crush? I have 2 – Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson.
Embarrassing TV indulgence: Urban Tarzan and World’s Worst Tenants
Favourite board / card game? Uno
Favourite sport to watch? Soccer
What 3 things could you not live without? Family, dessert and .... I guess I only have 2.
Three things we would never hear you say?
With crazy hormones right now, I just can’t say I’d never say something... anything’s
possible right now.
Coordinator, Research
Why do you try to stay fit? I’m supposed to try?
Do you have any fitness goals this year? I do – for a fast labour...
What fitness activity do you wish you had more time for? Ha.
Do you have a healthy eating tip? One rule at home to push healthy
eating is to eat out ONLY once a month as a treat... and get the kids involved
in meal prep (they can make a mean salad).
Favourite fruit/vegetable/dessert? It changes daily – today’s is cherries. Tomorrow will likely be donuts.
Favourite breakfast food? Cereal.
Favourite movie: Ocean’s 11, 12 and 13
Celebrity crush? I have 2 – Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson.
Embarrassing TV indulgence: Urban Tarzan and World’s Worst Tenants
Favourite board / card game? Uno
Favourite sport to watch? Soccer
What 3 things could you not live without? Family, dessert and .... I guess I only have 2.
Three things we would never hear you say?
With crazy hormones right now, I just can’t say I’d never say something... anything’s
possible right now.
