Corporate America Making Food Healthier and More Affordable
I’ve recently been given a very unique opportunity to help millions of Americans eat healthier foods at affordable prices and I’m very excited to share the news with all of you. Walmart, the nation’s largest grocer, launched a five-year healthy foods initiative in 2011. Walmart committed to helping American families put healthy, affordable food on [...]
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10 Tips to Improve Your Heart Health
February not only belongs to the warm and charming Valentine’s Day but also American Heart Month. Unfortunately, heart disease is an all-too-familiar group of heart-related illnesses including coronary heart disease that claims the lives of approximately 600,000 people each year according to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. But this is only a daunting [...]
My Avocado Farm Tour + Shocking Big Game Avocado Consumption Facts
As a nutritionist and self-proclaimed foodie, I had the amazing opportunity to visit Rancho Simpatica, a Hass avocado farm this week along with my very close friend, Kate Geagan. Ironically, I got to take the tour just days before The Big Game when 79 MILLION pounds of avocados will be eaten! More on The Big [...]
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White Pasta Alternatives
Have you ever tried partially or fully substituting the white pasta in your dish with tastier, more calorie-saving alternatives? Of course making the switch to whole grain pasta is a great option but you can also surprise your taste buds with these additional healthier options. 1. Zucchini is not only great for roasting. The versatile [...]
The Skinny on Losing Weight the Healthy Way
With swimsuit season upon us, many are looking for quick fixes to achieve a slender figure this summer; people try everything from fad diets to instant weight loss pills. These tactics may produce fast results, but they are in no way substantial or healthy. Weight loss can’t be accomplished just with the snap of your [...]
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Healthy Cinco de Mayo
Do you have plans this May 5? While this can be a fun holiday, it can also be easy to overdo it on. Here are a few ways to enjoy a Happy and Healthy Cinco de Mayo! Instead of Queso, Have Hass Avocado Salsa While queso is cheesy and delicious, it is high in fat [...]
Go Fresh This Winter With This Tip!
If you’re anything like me, you prefer fresh food over packaged. You’ll easily bite into a fresh ripe peach over a canned peach any day. Most people associate eating fresh, local produce with the summer and fall months as farmers markets seem to be everywhere you go. But what do you do in the winter? [...]
Happy & Healthy Labor Day!
That’s right, you hear it here first. This Labor Day, make it a happy AND healthy one! And let me let you in on a little secret…it’s not as hard as it sounds. I have put together a list of some of the easiest ways to sneak in those fabulous nutrients into your extraordinary Labor [...]
Go, Grow, Glow Principal for Healthy Living
You may think that nutrition is too difficult; that there are too many rules to keep in mind. Yes, there are a lot of target numbers, exceptions, nutrients, and more, but really it is simpler than you think. How you feel when you are eating well is the ultimate way to track your nutrition. Instead [...]
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5 Ways to Improve Bad Eating Habits
Even the seemingly best eaters have at least a few bad habits that must be managed. There are no people who are naturally good eaters; everyone must learn how control their desires while balancing this with the needs of their body. Here are the secrets to controlling your problem eating behaviors! 1.) Chain-Breaking: You need [...]
