Nutrition Advice & Tips
As the summer heat sets in, we are always looking for ways to cool off. Instead of heading straight for the ice cream section of the grocery store, go for the frozen fruit section. One of my favorites this year is frozen mango! Unlike ice cream, it is cholesterol free and contains no saturated fat. […]
Read More ⟶First, I must start out this week’s message with a big GO HEELS! As an alumna of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, this week has been an amazing week after winning the National Championship. Now on to business…last week I was in Charlotte attending the SCAN conference, which is for dietitians that work […]
Read More ⟶Historically, making a true homemade soup was a labor of love. Hence the market shelves are full of prepared options to spare you the time involved in slow-cooking your stock. However, the stock is really the making or breaking point of the soup. There is little that is more nourishing than a homemade bone stock […]
Read More ⟶Everyone agrees we just had the greatest game in Super Bowl history! I personally do not care for football, but I can get pretty excited about the food that accompanies the games. This year I put a healthy twist on two game day classics. So, in the aftermath of victory and defeat, I thought […]
Read More ⟶It seems like there are more and more of the meal kit delivery programs advertised each and every day. These programs are very appealing in our hurried society when cooking seems to be one more thing on the to-do list after a very busy day. The basic concept of these kits is that you are […]
Read More ⟶Sometimes it is hard to have it all. This is especially true when it comes to healthy eating. We want top notch ingredients, at a reasonable price, conveniently prepared, and delicious! Usually, we compromise and settle for less than perfect. Historically, in order to have a healthy salad dressing or sandwich topping, or marinade, you […]
Read More ⟶Ok-here we are in the third official week of January, how are the New Year’s resolutions doing? Have you already thrown them into the wind? If so, let’s take some time to rework the resolutions and make them something that you can maintain all year long! Here are my top 7 tips to make 2017 […]
Read More ⟶Eggs have been controversial foods for some time as heart disease has crept it way to the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. So are they in or out? The answer is the same for most nutrition themes…It depends. Unless you are allergic to eggs, they absolutely can […]
Read More ⟶One of my absolute favorite foods is peanut butter! It is a food that I can incorporate for any meal, snack and some beverages. However, you do have to watch the frequency of peanut butter because the calories and fat grams can quickly add up. And before you ask, yes the fat from peanut butter […]
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