A nutritionist's guide to resolutions

A Nutritionist’s Guide to Resolutions

We’re nearing the end of January, which means: a lot of us are freezing, you are either crushing your New Year resolutions, ready to give up on them or you are still searching for some. Am I right? I’m all for goals, reflection, self-improvement and powerful start dates but I’ve been practicing nutrition long enough to say with confidence that …

Trending: Hot new healthy foods

Trending: Hot New Healthy Foods

So among the many, many, MANY products we saw, where are the trends headed and which were our new (and old) favs?  Keep on reading for what you should try and what you’ll be hearing about soon! Trend alert: Food companies with heart: Think “buy one, give one.” A common theme we saw were companies incorporating social good into their model. For …

Weight loss sabotage

Weight Loss Sabatoge

As a dietitian for more than a decade, I’ve heard it all when it comes to weight loss. In an effort to help squash the most common weight-loss myths, I’ve highlighted a few that are likely doing you more harm than good below. Are you guilty of any of these tricks?  If so, maybe it’s time to change it up.  …

5 tips to navigate the summer BBQ

5 Tips to Navigate the Summer BBQ

It’s finally summer which means firing up the grill! I love the idea of a BBQ for so many reasons. The friends, the festivities, easy and clean prep of foods and the endless amounts of colorful and delicious produce for side dishes or even to toss on the grill alone. The options are endless. But wait, it isn’t all sunglasses …

Six Foundermade favorites

Six Foundermade Favorites

We recently attended the The Foundermade Consumer Discovery Show which a well-edited list of up and coming brands in the food, beverage and beauty sector. For our June favorites, we’re highlighting the best of the brands we saw and encourage you to check them out! Lesser Evil – Popcorn is a great low-cal, high fiber snack that fills you up without filling you out.  I’ve been a …

A quick guide to supplements

A Quick Guide to Supplements

Supplements. What once was counterculture is now mainstream and can be so very confusing! While overall I think this is a good thing, here are a few things to keep in mind: Do your research – there are many new and young companies jumping on the supplement bandwagon so it’s easy to be fooled (pretty bottles DO NOT equal best …

Springtime Farmer’s Market Finds

Everyone loves Spring (minus the allergies) even just the colors popping up everywhere and the buzz of people outdoors again makes me smile. One of my favorite things and something I look forward to all winter is the Farmers Market in the Springtime. With the return of color, comes variety and lighter flavors that make mouths (at least mine) happy! …