Dietitian’s Guide To Magnesium

Magnesium has become a hot topic recently and for good reason. It’s mineral that can assist with support so many processes in our body, from sleep to sore muscles to digestion support.

However, the topic of magnesium can be also be confusing – what type is best to take for my specific concern? How do I get it through food? How much do I need? I will answer these questions in this post!

During my pregnancy, I have been relying on a Megafood magnesium supplement to assist with my sleep, as it contains real food ingredients and highly absorbable magnesium bisglycinate.

I’ve also put together a free magnesium-rich meal plan here!

Portable Snack Box Meal Prep


I’ve had a number of conversations with clients recently about the need for a convenient and portable snack box meal prep lunch – one that doesn’t have to be heated up, can be eaten with one hand or on the go. As well, for my own situation, I am wanting more ’snacky’ type meals in the third trimester due to feeling full very quickly. These types of meals will also be very handy postpartum when I may only have one hand available. 

As usual, all of these recipes are rich in protein (over 20 g of protein per box) and fibre (over 8 g fibre per box).

Single Serve Meal Prep Container Meal Prep


A hack to simplifying meal prep is to make recipes directly in these single serve glass meal prep containers! This way of meal prepping is perfect if you’re just prepping for one or two people, if you craving variety in your meal preps or if you simply want easier recipes with less cleanup! I was able to make all of these recipes in about 1.5 hours. I also used similar ingredients for all of them, allowing for a short grocery lists, saving time and money. 

Which recipe are you trying first?