Recently, I was featured in an article in Healthyish, by Bon Appetit, that was all about deli sandwiches. As you know, I advocate for making meals at home whenever possible. However, what if a deli sandwich was the only lunch option? What about when you crave one? This article got me to really think about the different nutritional components of …
I wrote this post for Matriarc Mom. Go check out their website! Being a healthy, on the go mom can seem like an impossible feat. Trust me, I know. But it doesn’t have to be difficult! On those day when you have too many things to do, and not enough time to eat, it is helpful to have healthy snacks …
Let’s talk about kid food. I think of kid food as the food most of us remember eating as kids, or those items we often see on the “kids menu” at restaurants. You know them well too: chicken fingers, grilled cheese, goldfish, mac and cheese, etc. All those yummy items often are filled with added sugar and fats that are …
Being healthy today can be difficult. For example, our society loves sugar. And, no, I’m not talking about natural sugars found in fruit and vegetables. The real problem is added sugar. Just a few years ago, studies found that Americans were consuming over 60 pounds of sugar a year. Sixty pounds! That’s around 70 grams per day. We should be …
“Watch your portions” we hear it all the time, but what does 1/2 a cup of cereal or 1 ounce of chips really look like? We know that portion control is the key to weight loss, but sometimes portion distortion gets the best of us. There are plenty of foods out there whose portion size is less than realistic (umm… …
