Nutrition

What’s Your Motivation? (a guest post by my husband)

October 22, 2012

Last month, Jeff and I embarked on the Whole Foods September Challenge.  For me, it was a way to try to figure out what foods were still bothering me after going gluten and dairy-free.  For him, it was a different kind of challenge.  I’ll let him tell you about it…   I’ve been an active [...]

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10 Ideas for the “Boring” Healthy Mom to bring on Snack Day

October 7, 2012
10 Healthy Sports Snack Ideas via InspiredRD.com

Fall sports season has arrived and with it comes the ever debatable snack schedule.  On one side, you have parents who say kids need nothing more than water and a piece of fruit after a game to refuel and stay healthy.  On the other hand, you have parents who think it’s no big deal to [...]

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Why you should care about GMO labeling

August 10, 2012
Why you should care about GMO labeling by InspiredRD.com

Working in social media, I chat with all kinds of people, many of them nutrition nerds like myself.  GMO labeling is a very hot topic right now with the upcoming election.  All of this talk makes me think that everyone knows about this issue, but then I mention it to my friends in real life [...]

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Family Dinners: What’s the Secret?

June 4, 2012
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This post was originally published on Feed Our Families in January. Many of you have asked about how we do family dinners lately, so I thought you would want to read this. Let me know if you have any tips at the end!   What’s the secret to a perfect family dinner? The truth is, [...]

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5 ways to help your kids WANT to eat more vegetables

April 24, 2012

How do you help your kids want to eat more vegetables?  The simple answer is to offer them more vegetables. Sound too easy?  I promise, it’s not.  Research has actually shown that the kids who are offered more vegetables eat more vegetables.  Makes sense, right? But sometimes it doesn’t seem so easy, especially when you [...]

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A new recipe and top tips from dietitians

March 30, 2012

Happy Friday! Make sure to check out my newest recipe over on Mamavation today.  A simple side dish that is bursting with flavor! After that, head over to Fitbie to read up on weight loss advice from dietitians (including me!). Have a wonderful Friday! Pin It

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5 reasons to cook with dried beans

December 2, 2011
Dry Beans

Beans are a nutritious and very versatile food, high in fiber, protein and B vitamins, and low in fat and calories.  For a long time now, I have wanted to dive into cooking with dried beans.  I’m not sure what held me back except that I wondered about the planning of it all, and it [...]

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So what’s the deal with Mamavation?

October 3, 2011
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You may have heard me mention Mamavation a time or two and wondered what it was.  For those of  you who don’t know, Mamavation is a weight loss support group that seeks to change families one mom at a time.  Every few months, two moms are chosen to go through a 7-week campaign where they [...]

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$275 and #1

September 3, 2011
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Two exciting things wrapped up this week. First, and most important, my auction to benefit A Fund For Jennie closed with a winning bid of $275 from April. Thank you to everyone who participated. You will be excited to know that so far over $63,000 has been raised for Jennifer Perillo and her daughters through [...]

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A Fund for Jennie – Place your bid!

August 24, 2011

  Bidding is now closed! Thank you to April who was the winning bidder with $275. Thank you too all who participated! I’m pretty sure I had never visited Jennifer Perillo’s blog before August 8th.  I had been following her on Twitter for a while, but hadn’t yet made it over to read her food [...]

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