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Eat Food, Not Too Much, Mostly Plants

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Eat Food, Not Too Much, Mostly Plants

“Eat Food, Not Too Much, Mostly Plants” ~ Michael Pollan (from In Defense of Food, An Eater's Manifesto). This is really it; this is what we need to follow. Eat food, not too much, mostly plants. But…then why is it so hard?

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RECIPE - Chocolate Tahini Cookies (Vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free)

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RECIPE - Chocolate Tahini Cookies (Vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free)

It’s often assumed that since I’m a Nutritionist then I also must be an avid recipe creator…but I’m not. I’m really really not. Except with cookies, cookies are my jam.

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1200-Cal is a Starvation Diet

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1200-Cal is a Starvation Diet

Tell me, what’s your relationship with 1200-calorie diets? Does this seem reasonable to you? Or too abstract to visualize? Have you tried it in the past? How did you feel?

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Your Body is Your Best Ally, Not Your Enemy ❤️

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Your Body is Your Best Ally, Not Your Enemy ❤️

After many months of self-isolation, many of us (myself included) are feeling a tad more soft and squishy than a year ago. The trouble is, what we’ve been “trained” to do whenever the scale goes up by the dieting culture only makes matters worse, not better.

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Intermittent Fasting - The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

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Intermittent Fasting - The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

I’ve been very hesitant to weigh in on Intermittent Fasting. I’m asked about it a lot and I always want to be honest with you. Yes. There’s some research on IF that looks promising. And…there are many, many gaps.

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Be Rebellious, Choose Whole Food

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Be Rebellious, Choose Whole Food

One of the most common questions I get asked is, “what should my macros be?”. Or a variation of that, like “how much protein should I eat?”, or “can I eat carbs?”. Today, I want to tell you why you can ignore macros completely.

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RECIPE - Double Chocolate Coconut Cookies (GF/DF)

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RECIPE - Double Chocolate Coconut Cookies (GF/DF)

A few days ago I had a couple of overripe bananas and my plan was to make a batch of my Chocolate Banana Cookies…but then I thought I’d try something new. And they were AMAZING!