Tomorrow is the 4th of July! One of my (many) favorite things about this season is grilling healthy foods. Nothing says summer to me like eating on my deck on a perfect summer night, and the best food to eat outside is anything grilled! This can be anything from turkey burgers to steak to corn to …
3 Tips for Productive Food Shopping
Making a trip to the grocery store can be stressful, expensive, confusing, and a lot of the time, very time-consuming. We’ve all had those days where we go out to the store with a plan in mind for the items we want to buy, but end up walking out of the store $20.00 over budget, missing key …
Intermittent Fasting – Is It A Healthy Choice For You?
Intermittent fasting (IF) has been a big topic in health and wellness for a while now, but there are some things to consider before trying it yourself! First off - what is it? IF is an eating pattern based on extending your normal fasting time (time between your last meal and first meal the next …
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Eat Clean, But Make It “Dirty”
Even though I'm not a nutrition student or expert, I am still a total nutrition nerd. One of my favorite nutrition books that I always go back and re-read offers a sentiment that always stuck with me: Dirty up your clean food. The meaning of this is to strive to eat clean most of the time but don't …
Celebrate International Picnic Day!
I feel like everyday is some new international holiday, and most of them I am fully prepared to ignore; but when I saw that it was International Picnic Day, I couldn't help but make a post about it. Sharing food with friends on a sunny day is one of my favorite parts of summer; as it turns out, not …
Make Some Healthy Swtiches
If you’re like me, there are certain foods you just refuse to give up. Do you really think I could go a day without peanut butter? Come on. But seriously, I am all for eating the foods you like. Life is too short to cut things out of your diet, however, making that certain food a little bit …
How To Refuel After A Workout
Usually when I get back from my usual morning run, I find myself not being hungry right away. This is actually super common since endurance exercise can suppress appetite for a bit. Therefore, I have found that big meals in general do not sit well with me immediately after a run. However, I always …
What To Eat When You’re Out to Eat
You’re having a great week; you’ve been making your own healthy lunches, you’ve been hitting the gym, getting the right amount of sleep, and then... a friend asks you to go out to eat. You’re sitting at a restaurant staring at a huge menu and you have no idea what to get. You still want to continue …