Post-workout is all about refueling and recovery. Think of recovery as having 3 R’s: Replenish, Rebuild, Rehydrate. Replenish means you need carbohydrate to replace what was burned off in exercise. Rebuild means you need protein. Exercise causes breakdown and thus demands protein to help rebuild and repair muscle fibers. Rehydrate means drink up! Workouts cause… Read More Refueling Snacks for National Physical Activity Month

May is National Egg Month! The question is, do you eat the whole egg or just the white? Most people have been told to limit their egg intake or maybe even eliminate it all together! But the reality is that the egg is incredible for you, packed with nutrients that your body needs! When it… Read More 5 Reasons to Eat the Whole Egg

Mother’s Day kicks off National Women’s Health Week. This is a week designed to encourage women of all ages to check-in on their health and well-being. Women are known to be helpers and caregivers, but often not known for taking good care of themselves. Time to change that and squeeze in the essentials to make… Read More 5 To-do’s for National Women’s Health Week

May is full of celebrations from Cinco de Mayo to Mother’s Day to Memorial Day!  Time to eat, drink and celebrate right? Right! But with a celebration literally almost every week, you have to learn to celebrate in moderation or by making tweaks to recipes and drinks! This week, leading up to Mother’s Day, we… Read More 5 Tweaks for Moms

Snacking has gotten a bad “rap” over the years! Most people think of snacking as having a candy bar, sitting on the couch with a bag of chips or spooning a pint of ice cream into your mouth, but as a registered dietitian, I am going to argue snacking is healthy and important. It’s all… Read More Conquering the Snack Attack

Do you have a case of the grocery shopping blues? For many of us, grocery shopping is just one more necessary evil in an already hectic schedule. It can be a time consuming and frustrating experience if you don’t have a plan in place. “Shopping the perimeter” of the store  is a good place to… Read More 5 Supermarket Savvy Tips

Many people tend to think of juicing or cleanses when someone mentions eating more “green” foods. However, it’s important to consider “going green” as including more produce in general! By increasing the amount of fruits and vegetables consumed in your daily diet, your energy levels and nutrient levels increase too! Each color of fruit or… Read More Tips to Go Green This Spring

Did you get fooled on April Fool’s Day? Though all in good fun, April Fool’s jokes catch most people off guard and often confuses them. In nutrition, the same thing happens all the time.  Nutrition marketing fools people to believe the phrases on the package instead of turning the package over to read the ingredient… Read More Don’t Let These 5 Phrases Fool You

It’s springtime and time to start cleaning out the old and brining in the fresh and new! We clean out closets, but it is time to clean out our kitchens too! However, there is no need to waste food.  The key is to learn to use what you already have by getting creative. As a… Read More 5 Things to do with Oats Besides Oatmeal

Spring has sprung and summer is on the way! Most women are thinking about the bathing suits they will soon be putting on which often opens the door for fad diets and crazy eating patterns. After all, who cares if you look good in your bikini right? WRONG! A bikini is no fun if you… Read More Spring Clean Your Kitchen – 5 Foods to Toss