Healthy Weight Loss
10 Ways Mindful Eating Can Help You Reach Your Nutrition Goals
What is mindful eating? Mindfulness practices have been around for centuries, originating from ancient Eastern and Buddhist philosophy. Mindfulness centers your focus on your thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations in the present moment. Mindful eating...
Elimination Diet Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Tips and Recipes
Tips on how to get more variety in your diet Variety is the best medicine. This is true in many areas of life and with healthy eating it is one of the top 5 aspects that I encourage my clients to work on. I like to think of these 5 pillars of healthy eating being...
Beef Lo Mein Recipe
Beef Lo Mein dietitian approved recipe. This recipe is definitely not the lo-mein on the totem pole. You guys, puns and eating are my super powers. If you love take-out, how about giving this takeout recipe a try. Make sure to take a look at our copycat spring roll...
The 411 on Food Safety and Sanitation
Make-Ahead Meals: Food Safety and Sanitation Awareness Don't eat things that are spoiled or are covered in mold. Don't cut veggies on the same cutting board as raw meat. These are a pretty clear guidelines for food safety and sanitation. However, there's a lot more...
Nutrition for Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
What is Pelvic Floor Dysfunction? The term “pelvic floor” refers to the group of muscles and surrounding tissues in your pelvic region that hold all of your pelvic organs in place. These organs include your bladder, bowels, rectum, and if you’re a woman, your uterus,...
4 Delicious Freezer Meals To Make Ahead For Your Slow Cooker
Slow Cooker Freezer Meals It is no secret that I am in love with my slow cooker. Seriously! It may be the best thing since sliced bread. You can make so many different things, and it takes no time at all. I am a huge fan of the fix it and forget it method of cooking....
Pantry Staples for Healthy Eating and What to Make with Them
What pantry staples do I need for healthy eating? I guess the first question is, can I even use pantry staples for healthy eating? The answer is a resounding YES. And we’ve all been there. You get home from a long day at work and it’s time to cook dinner. You stare...
Low Sodium Foods and CKD (Chronic Kidney Disease)
How much sodium is okay for kidney disease? Controlling your sodium intake is key for managing kidney disease. Nutrition can help you not only retain kidney function, but also make you feel better! There are four vital components to a kidney-friendly diet: 1)...
Low Protein Diet and CKD
Have you been advised to follow a Low Protein Diet to help you manage your kidney disease? Low Protein Diet - Why is it used for CKD? A protein restricted diet is prescribed for patients with kidney disease in order to prevent further loss of kidney function, as we...
Grounding Exercises for Self Care and Stress Reduction
Grounding Exercises to Ease Anxiety What are grounding exercises? Grounding exercises are typically used in therapy and self care to help calm you, quiet your thoughts, center yourself, and be present in the moment. We are in the midst of a pandemic and people are...
6 Healthy Pasta Recipes to Meet All Your Dietary Needs
Pasta is delicious! Healthy pasta recipes and healthy pasta salad recipes make a quick and easy meal, and can be part of any balanced diet. If you have different chronic diseases (such as diabetes, IBS or cancer) you have some different dietary restrictions to...
What is HAES (Health at Every Size)
Understanding Health at Every Size (HAES) First, what is HAES? Focuses on HEALTH instead of WEIGHT Relies on hunger and fullness cues from the body to guide eating (internal), not counting calories (external) Promotes being active because it feels good and has many...