Get To Know Us
We are two friends, Alina and Claudia, who created Health and Yum for YOU. We love sharing healthy tips and tricks we learned along the years while taking care of our families. Many of the recipes you’ll find here are loved by our families and have been staples for years.
All our recipes are Gluten Free and Refined-Sugar Free
Alina Muresan, MD. MSc. C.H.N.C.
Recipe & Nutrition Rockstar
Alina was born and raised in Romania where she graduated with a medical degree. She then moved to Canada where she received an MSc in biochemistry from the University of Saskatchewan.
She is a wife and a mother of two (11-year old girl and 14-year old boy). Alina’s son was diagnosed with gluten and dairy sensitivity when he was 3 years old. Around the same time Alina’s husband was diagnosed with cancer. These two events prompted her to embark on a health journey to help her family lead healthy and long lives.
Alina enrolled in the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition in Calgary where she received a diploma in holistic nutrition and where she taught various science classes for a few years. She also used to own and operate a food company that helped bring her customers many nutritious and delicious meals.
Passionate about: helping busy people go back to eating simple, easy and nourishing meals full of flavour.
In my free time, I’m often:
Trying new recipes and spending quality time with my kids and husband.
I’ve never:
Been to New York and I would LOVE to.
Best movie ever was:
The Shawshank Redemption.
Currently reading:
“You could make this place beautiful” by Maggie Smith
My favourite sweet treat is:
Matcha green tea chocolate.
The best salty snack is:
Purple kernel popcorn.
My theme song is:
“Can’t hold us” by The Heist, feat. Ray Dalton.
I would love to have dinner with:
Michelle Obama.
Claudia Tecuceanu
Photo & Video Visionary
Claudia is a Romanian with a dash of Hungarian, calling Canada her home now. If you think she’s French, Russian or Italian because of her accent, you are not alone. Everyone does it!
Claudia is also a wife, mother of two boys (9-year-old and 17-year-old) and, believe it or not, bookworm who never skipped school on account of “doing the right thing”… yeah, you read that right!
As a visual artist, she aims to create beautiful images of yourself and your loved ones. Her intuition and empathy are her tools of choice. She’ll go the extra mile to perfect each set she works with, from creating a mood board to guide the style of the photo/video session, to making sure your necklace is straight and the clothing has almost none of those pesky wrinkles.
Passionate about: helping women love themselves, feel empowered and have the courage to follow their dreams.
In my free time, I’m often:
Reading, painting or spending time with my family.
I’ve never:
Done scuba diving, but I would love to do it.
Best movie ever was:
What Dreams May Come.
Currently reading:
“The Witch of Portobello” by Paulo Coelho
My favourite sweet treat is:
Vegan Pecan Pie Bars.
The best salty snack is:
Root veggie chips.
My theme song is:
“Unstoppable” by Sia.
I would love to have dinner with:
Maggie Stiefvater.