Have you ever cooked fresh crabs before? You know, where you just caught them and they're still alive and crawling around (not to be morbid here, but) and don't want to be in a pot of boiling water? Have you considered how you can change your eating habits? Have you wanted to swap to healthier … Continue reading How to Change your Nutrition Habits
Ending Sugar Addiction
Sugar addiction is very real. If you've never worked to eliminate added sugar from your diet, you may likely encounter withdrawal symptoms. The first week is reported to be the toughest, with breakthroughs happening after day 8. I encountered the same when I detoxed from added sugar/sweeteners in 2015. The first 5 days were the worst … Continue reading Ending Sugar Addiction
Hidden Sugar
You've likely heard and know that sugar has been added to SO many of the products we have access to these days. It can be difficult to get away from them if we are accustomed to the sugar content because it tastes good to us. That's why reducing sugar intake can be a difficult … Continue reading Hidden Sugar
Healthier Food Choices: Sugary Drinks Edition
Limiting the amount of liquid sugar we ingest can bring a whole host of benefits. Lattes, macchiatos, gatorade, energy drinks, even fruit juices generally contain a high amount of (unnecessary) added sugar. What to do? Instead of heading to the coffee shop or putting manufactured "creamer" in your coffee, perhaps invest in an … Continue reading Healthier Food Choices: Sugary Drinks Edition
Healthy Food Choices: Ranch Dressing Edition
Many times, I'm working side by side with my clients to help them to optimize their nutrition so it is most effective in meeting their goals, and also, enjoyable. Here's an example! Salad: the king of healthy, right? Well, this bowl certainly contains a lot of good nutrients for the body. The mixture … Continue reading Healthy Food Choices: Ranch Dressing Edition
Foods that Cause Fatigue
You're probably aware that there are foods that make you sleepy. You likely know a number of these but may be surprised by some of them: starchy carbohydrates such as: cookies cake candy white bread white rice enriched white pasta donuts And other foods: turkey cherries dark chocolate The reason that the vast majority of … Continue reading Foods that Cause Fatigue
The Power of Commitment
How many times have you made a commitment to do something and absolutely stuck to it for at least a certain amount of time? Sure, I bet there are other times where maybe you dropped the ball. But I'd be willing to bet that for every dropped commitment, you've got 2 kept commitments on your … Continue reading The Power of Commitment
Why Cooking at Home is a WIN
Happy Friday to you! I wanted to share today - I made a really delicious (and nutritious) dish for dinner last night at our house - a peanut Thai recipe! I was thrilled that I could put as many vegetables and as much protein (grilled chicken, in this case) in it as I desired! I used … Continue reading Why Cooking at Home is a WIN
Key Recommendations for Healthy Eating Patterns
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans have been developed jointly by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA), to provide recommendations based on current scientific knowledge about how dietary intake can reduce risk for major chronic diseases. The most recent publication was released in 2015 (they come out every 5 years). It's … Continue reading Key Recommendations for Healthy Eating Patterns
Is Coffee Good for us?
Have you heard the buzz this week trending in the coffee conversation? Are you an active coffee drinker and lover, or have you left it behind, due to controversial info out there on if it's good for our health or not? Earlier this week, two new studies were published SUPPORTING the health BENEFITS of … Continue reading Is Coffee Good for us?
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