Nutrition

One small thing you can to improve your wellness this winter is eat at least 5 servings of vegetables per day.  But when the dinner hour rolls around, the kids are hungry, you are exhausted, and the kitchen looks like a disaster zone, the last thing you want to do is prepare a separate vegetable […]

Nutrition

Let’s face it:  it is hard to stick to a healthy eating and exercise plan during the holidays.  Everywhere we turn there are tempting foods and drinks—from treats at office parties to our own traditional family favorites.  When you add in a busy schedule filled with shopping and get-togethers that make it tough to squeeze […]

Nutrition

You may not consider Halloween as kick-off event in the holiday season succession.  However, every January I see a spike in the number of clients trying to change their habits after a plethora of holiday parties, finishing off the leftover Halloween candy, a little too much egg nog, and too much staying in from the […]

Nutrition

Check your calendar.  Between work meetings, the commute, kids’ activities, and sleeping, do you allow time for breakfast, lunch, and dinner?  The hours in our day are limited and we have to decide what we will do with our time. How many nights per week do you get home and stand in front of the […]

Nutrition

If you have a lactose sensitivity or allergy or are looking for cow’s milk alternatives, you many know all to well the struggle with finding an alternative that tastes good and provides adequate nutrition. Note: As of late 2018, the US Food and Drug Administration indicated that “milk” not coming from a cow (ie non-dairy drinks) cannot […]

Nutrition

Quiz: Which is more difficult? A. Moving a 2 ton rock with your bare hands B. Growing a successful crop in a backyard vegetable garden Did you pick B? Growing a bountiful garden can seem daunting.  There are so many things to consider: soil temperature, soil mineral levels, sun vs shade, frost, and insects. One […]

Nutrition

This post is the third in a series of carbohydrate exploration.  This series uncovers and demystifies carbohydrates for what they are, what they do for our body, and all the hype that we hear in the media. Are no-carb diets new? Carbohydrates have been around since the beginning of plant-life on earth.  However, it wasn’t […]