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...]

Happy August friends!  July was a busy month that flew by and I feel like Fall will be here before we know it!  Grocery store finds might  will be pumpkin everything in a few months ;)  Anyways, I came across a few good grocery store finds in July (warning: it's a little bar heavy because a lot of new flavors hit the shelves that I wanted to try and share with you guys) so let's get to … [Read more...]

"Keto cups" and "fat bombs" are all the food blogger rage these days and for good reason.  By no means am I pro keto diet (unless of course it is recommended by a doctor manage a health condition) but I am pro FAT! Fat is my favorite macronutrient for so many reasons, but it wasn't always. In my younger days I fell into the fat-free trap and believed fat would...well...make me fat! I lived … [Read more...]

While I was answering this week's Happy Hour question about the benefits of collagen (read more here) I found myself using the term "gut health" a lot and figured this was a topic that could use it's own blog post.  Gut health is my jam and I love learning about how our gut works (it's so complex) and how we can best take care of it. I've been listening to this book on tape and while I wouldn't … [Read more...]