Realistic Nutrition. Holistic Health. Full Life.
With the school year just around the corner, I've gotten a number of requests for healthy breakfast recipes and tips for starting the day smoothly. The most important thing is preparation. If you plan in advance you will succeed - I promise! Whether you're trying to follow a healthy diet, fuel your kids or just... Continue Reading →
Vacations are intended to be relaxing getaways that bring you closer to family and re-energize you to continue to be present and thrive in your daily life. But they are often filled with indulgences and all the things we feel like we shouldn't be doing. So what can we do to set ourselves up for... Continue Reading →
It's like the stars have aligned - the first day of August is the start of Kids Eat Right Month and happens to be my day to post about helping create a healthier next generation! This month, focus on how you can be the best version of yourself for your kids and how you can... Continue Reading →
How do I get my kid to eat vegetables? What should I do when my child won’t eat dinner? My child refuses to eat what I make (so I usually make him something else) - what can I do? These are just a few of the numerous questions I receive about child eating habits. I... Continue Reading →
Intermittent Fasting - the next big thing? Over the past 2-3 years a new way of eating called “intermittent fasting” has became mainstream. From what I can tell, this seemed to stem from the Paleo fad that started around 10 years ago. Paleo would include periodic fasting during the week to mimic the fasting/feasting phases... Continue Reading →
Intuitive eating is life changing. No joke. Most people have a strained relationship with food. They have dieted, restricted, and binged so many times that their body can’t tell what it wants vs what it needs. Intuitive eating allows you to stop dieting and get back in tune with what your body actually NEEDS. It’s... Continue Reading →
Today is a hot button issue - Childhood Obesity. It breaks my heart to see the childhood obesity rates continue to rise. As I’ve mentioned before, I am an advocate for health at every size and that obesity itself isn’t always an issue. Obesity is multifactorial and there is always a wide range of weights... Continue Reading →
Q: Some people label the way they eat, like keto or intermittent fasting. What are your thoughts? A: This is a biggie and there's NO WAY I could answer it all in this little post. But this got me really excited about the idea of creating a diet educational series. I plan to put together... Continue Reading →
Q: If you had to give someone, with very little nutrition knowledge, a single piece of nutrition advice what would it be? A: This is tricky and I'm going to stretch this "single piece" a little but I'll make it a single sentence... The best thing you can do for a balanced diet is to... Continue Reading →
Division of Responsibility I am frequently asked "how do I get my kid to eat healthier? They will only eat bread and I'm worried!" The answer is very straight forward, but the key is to remember our job is not to control our children, but to guide them towards healthy eating. We all know that... Continue Reading →
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