Happy October....fall is in full swing around here.  I've definitely been incorporating more fall flavors and all things pumpkin into my cooking and baking.  I found a few new products I'll share with you today, but moving forward I will just be posting these fun finds on our Instagram stories and highlights "food finds" so look out for that! GT'S Kombucha came out with a "fall edition" … [Read more...]

If you're new to my WIAW posts please STOP and read this post first. It's important to understand my intentions for sharing these types of posts. I haven't done a WIAW post in a while, so I figured I'd take pictures of my eats for the day and share it with you guys. I'll be the first to admit my plating and food pic skills are below average (Heather is totally cringing lol)  Honestly, if my … [Read more...]

“Mindful eating replaces self-criticism with self-nurturing. It replaces shame with respect for your own inner wisdom.” – Jan Chozen Bays This weekend I had an experience I like to call "mindful overeating".  Sounds kind of silly, but it's a thing ;) Let me explain.  My husband and I had date night last Saturday (which we need to do more of) and Heather recommended an awesome little spot called … [Read more...]

People are ditching dairy for all kinds of reasons these days. Some reasons are legit and others not so much, but I won't get into all that today.  This means that people are looking for an alternative to cow's milk for their cereal, lattes, and smoothies. People are "milking" just about anything these days, so it gets tricky trying to figure out what's the "best" option. Today I'm focusing on … [Read more...]

Sorry ahead of time as this may turn into a mini rant!  These pictures have nothing to do with my post (or nutrition) it's just that I'm still loving my camo ;) So, I had my first day back to work this week since being on summer vacation (the perks of working at school) and something interesting happened to me.  This happens to me all time, but it continues to surprise me every time it does.  I … [Read more...]

I'll pretty much use any excuse to buy new workout clothes and the transition into fall sounds like a good enough excuse to me!  I've mentioned in the past that having cute workout clothes really helps me stay motivated with my workouts AND I also wear workout clothes 75% of the time, so these are my favorite pieces to shop for. With the weather cooling off and the dark mornings upon us I'm … [Read more...]

The Starbucks PSL came out yesterday soooo that pretty much means summer is officially over...thanks Starbucks.  While I actually think the PSL is gross, I'm a huge pumpkin fan...surprise surprise.  Expect lots of fun pumpkin finds the next few months, but in the meantime here are some goodies I found and tried in August. Trader Joe's Salad Topper ok truth...I bought these like 2 weeks ago … [Read more...]

When I was working more in the clinical nutrition world I specialized in adolescent nutrition.  I spent my days educating kids and their families about food, nutrition, and best practices to ensure these kiddos were getting adequate nutrition.  It’s funny how much I was looking forward to when I would be able to feed and enjoy meals together with my child. It was so easy to give all the … [Read more...]

Yes, I know you could just search Pinterest on this topic and get like a million different ideas, but I’m going to give you my top 7 anyways. Why? Because I need the motivation myself. I don’t know what it is about summer (that’s what I’m blaming it on) but I have not been motivated to meal plan, prep, or get very creative in the kitchen. I’ve been making the most basic oatmeal or having a Perfect … [Read more...]

Quinn will be 2 years old next week and it’s got me feeling all kinds of emotions. We moved to Seattle when she was only 4 months old. Life 2 years ago was a complete sh*t show if I’m being honest. We had always talked about what it would be like to move to a new city and have a "fresh start".  Fun to think about right?  We would visit my husband’s family in Seattle every summer and I would say…I … [Read more...]