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Label Reading: Learn to Spot 8 Sneaky Instances of Gluten
What is gluten?
We now hear the term gluten often, but many people do not even know what it means. Jimmy Kimmel took to the streets and asked pede...
The History of Frozen Food
It might surprise you to know that the history of frozen food significantly predates the microwave. Furthermore, recent studies show that frozen f...
What is Keto?
Since Mark Sisson’s 2017 best-selling book, The Keto Reset Diet hit shelves, there’s been a tremendous buzz around “eating keto” and an accompanyi...
5 Tips on Going Meat-LESS
Curious about a vegetarian or vegan diet, but still like eating meat? Going meat-less, (as opposed to giving it up entirely) can still help you re...
Why Is Protein So Important?
Protein is an essential micronutrient that helps build and maintain muscle. It can come from animal sources (poultry, fish, meat) or plant sources...
What’s So Great About Whole Grains?
While many of us were raised on refined (white) bread, rice, and pasta, whole grains are an important consideration when it comes to getting balan...
The Key Benefits of Frozen Food
Freezing food helps us to extend shelf life, making it easier to store food longer. But did you know that there are other benefits of frozen food?...
6 Reasons Why We’re Using Avocado Oil
Avocados have a well-earned reputation as a superfood, given that they boast antioxidants, Omega-3s, magnesium, potassium, fiber, A, B, C, D, E, a...
Why Should You Care About Controlling Sodium and Sugar?
One of our core values is that convenience shouldn’t have to cost you your health. Yet a stroll through your typical grocery aisle reveals an abun...
Eating to Perform Your Best
We all strive to be our best each day, but it can be a struggle to consistently meet this goal on a regular basis. No matter how you define pe...
5 Easy “Off The Mat” Practices To Inspire You
Yoga is more than just poses performed on a mat. It’s a way of life. Here, we explore how to practice yoga as an integral part of your daily life ...
Eating for a Better Night’s Sleep: Why It Matters
Everyone could use more sleep. In fact, nearly half of American adults don’t get the recommended seven to nine hours a night. Growing research sug...
How the Mediterranean Diet Can Make College Life Easier
College is a time of self-discovery. For many students, this includes learning who you are away from home, defining a career path, and meeting peo...
Be a Better Athlete: 5 Nutrition Tips
Throughout my years as a sports nutritionist the focus on nutrition has grown. Healthy eating is now a well-recognized, critical strategy for opti...
How to Optimize Athletic Recovery While Sleeping
Original Author: Kelly Jones, MS, RD, CSSD, LDN
Even if you’re hard at work, putting in the time and effort to increase your endurance and improv...
6 Ways to Move Your Body and Calm Your Mind
Often when we think about the benefits of exercise, we’re motivated by the thought of a smaller waistline or a more toned physique. But one of the...
Ask a Dietitian: Potassium, Omegas, Soy, and More
Disclaimer:This article is intended for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagno...
Managing Diabetes: Dietary Factors & Blood Sugar Regulation
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This article is intended for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, dia...
Why Are These Athletes Following Plant-Based Diets?
Original Author: Kelly Jones, MS, RD, CSSD, LDN
You’re likely hearing about plant-based eating patterns everywhere as they’re more popular than e...
How to Balance Work, Nutrition, and Life as a New Parent
Life as a new parent can be crazy! There are sleepless nights, round-the-clock feeding schedules, postpartum recovery for moms, adapting to an exp...
4 Ways Frozen Food is More Efficient
What matters to you most during meal planning? Is it the ease of preparation, the affordability, the flavor, or the nutrition density? When it com...
Support Your Immune System with Balanced Nutrition
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This article is intended for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, dia...
What Does "Food Is Medicine" Really Mean?
Let’s start prescribing food as medicine
Let's start prescribing food as medicine. While food cannot replace medication entirely, food can be a ...
Maternity Health 101: Vitamins, Minerals, Meals, and More
With all the misinformation out there about food and nutrition, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed about making sure you are getting the right nutrient...
Connecting The Dots Between Nutrition And Disease Prevention
It comes as no surprise these days that our news cycles are dominated by COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. As we begin to und...
What’s Up with Our Gut?
A simple definition of Gut Health:
Gut health is defined as achieving the gut bacterial balance with optimal nutrient digestion and absorption t...
New Year, New Mindset
As 2020 comes to a long-anticipated wrap, many of us are relieved and ready for a fresh start. I think we can all agree this has been a rough one,...
A Registered Dietitian's View on Long-Lasting Healthy Diet Habits
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This article is intended for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, dia...
Baze Food Is Medicine Challenge
We are excited to announce the results from our Food Is Medicine Challenge Project in partnership with Baze. Our candidates, Karolina and Frankie,...
The 80:20 Rule - Diet & Exercise
In our nutrition blogs we've talked about how what we put in our bodies impacts our overall state of wellness. The 80:20 rule says in order to mai...