Tag Archive for: Nutrition Tips

6 spices to have on hand that will improve your health

6 Spices To Have On Hand That Will Improve Your Health

While some flavors and spices seem to transport us directly to the holidays, the truth is that the benefits we can reap from spices are so valuable, we shouldn’t just assign them to one season. Not only do spices provide great health benefits,…
What is a resting metabolic rate and why is it important?

What Is a Resting Metabolic Rate and Why Is It Important?

What is a resting metabolic rate? Resting metabolic rate, or RMR, measures how many calories you burn at a state of rest (as if you were sitting on your couch watching your favorite TV show all day). Scientifically speaking, the resting metabolic…
How to have a better relationship with food - nutrition tips

How to Have a Better Relationship With Food

I recently was listening to a podcast with Oprah and Geneen Roth, an expert on body acceptance and reducing compulsive eating. One concept they discussed that struck me was that your relationship with food is a microcosm of your relationship…
30-minute recipe for your sweet tooth: chocolate hazelnut "new-tella"

30-Minute Recipe For Your Sweet Tooth: Chocolate Hazelnut New-Tella

Eat real food. This simple nutrition tip can drastically change the way your body looks and feels. So many of the things we find on our shelves at the grocery store sound like they’re healthy - the front label might use words like “natural”,…
How FFC Helped Me Lose 11% Body Fat and Reshape My Perspective on Nutrition
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How FFC Helped Me Lose 11% Body Fat and Reshape My Perspective on Nutrition

Fitness is 80% nutrition and 20% exercise. I have read this mantra many times in different forums and articles. While I don't know if the ratio is 100% accurate, what I do know is that nutrition is an extremely vital part of a good fitness plan.…
Avoiding mood swings with these veggie-centric recipes

Avoid Mood Swings With These Nutrition Tips

Typically, colder weather brings cravings of routine and hibernation, changes in our eating habits, and sometimes, mood. Welcome to the winter blues. In the summer, when we don't want to turn on the oven, salads are an easy go-to for incorporating…
How to prevent dehydration - keeping up with water intake
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How To Prevent Dehydration: Keeping Up with Water Intake

Water makes up 60% to 65% of our total body weight. When we exercise, we lose water through sweat - this water needs to be replaced. Even a 2% loss of body weight through sweat (i.e. 3 lbs of loss for a 150 lb person) can put you at a disadvantage.…
Why you should absolutely eat seaweed

Why You Absolutely Should Eat Seaweed

Seaweed? For dinner? Seriously? Yes, yes, and yes! Chances are you’ve had seaweed as part of a sushi roll or even as a side dish or salad at a Japanese restaurant, but have you considered adding it to your regular weekday at-home dining…
Best healthy airport food options to stay on track

Best Healthy Food At The Airport to Stay On Track

As you know, it's important to not let your travel plans get in the way of your fitness goals. But what about your diet? The best option for traveling is to bring your own meals and snacks, at least for the airport. However, no matter how…
Vegetables on cutting board for healthy meal and food prep

Food Prep Tips to Help You Eat Healthier

As a registered dietitian, I'm often asked, "What's the best thing that I can do right now to eat healthier?” The short answer? Food prep! But today’s dizzying pace of life leaves all of us wishing we had a few extra hours in the day as…
Try this recipe: healthy 5-minute Asian Noodle Bowl with protein!

Try this Recipe: 5-Minute Asian Noodle Bowl

When it comes to getting healthy, eating out can sabotage our efforts. Whether it's takeout, delivery, or even a fancy restaurant, much of the food prepared in these establishments tends to be heavy in salt and fat. After all, the goal of any…
How to evaluate vitamins and supplements - nutrition information

How to Evaluate Vitamins and Supplements

Dietary supplements include vitamins, minerals, herbs, botanicals, sports supplements, amino acids, or combination of the above ingredients. Vitamins and supplements are growing in popularity among Americans, with approximately 68% of the population…
FOMO of Food? Here's how to eat with more mindfulness
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FOMO of Food? Here’s How To Eat With Mindfulness

A friend of mine recently told me she thinks I have FOMO, a fear of missing out. I thought about it, and the concept resonates: I do often feel conflicted when I want to have some downtime but an interesting activity or event comes up. I also…
The amazing health benefits of adding spices to your diet - nutrition

The Amazing Health Benefits of Spices in Your Diet

As a generally healthy individual, I eat my daily greens, stay away from added sugar and include protein and healthy fats in my diet. This, we have learned, is probably the most important aspect of living a healthy lifestyle. Beyond that, though,…
Nutrition how to - low sugar diet

Nutrition How-To: Low Sugar Diet

We’re bringing you a mini-series to introduce and examine some of the top nutrition trends. We’ll explore what’s hot, where we’re seeing it, why it’s gaining popularity, and what’s in store for the future. In this post, we'll go…
Try this recipe: pre-workout fuel PB & J Oat Bites

Try This Recipe: PB & J Oat Bite Pre-Workout Snacks

“Don’t try to drive on an empty tank of gas.” This essential advice is something I remind my FFC members of all the time. When I teach Motiv8 at 6 AM, I’m pushing you to dig deep and give 100% in your workout. In order to get stronger,…

How to Prevent a Cortisol Crash & Why You Need To

I’m sure you’ve seen it all over the web: “unbalanced cortisol levels lead to weight gain.” This can be incredibly frustrating if you are in a deficit-related program trying to lose weight for a healthier lifestyle, or even if you have…

How To: Use the MyFitnessPal App to Lose More Weight

So you've made the decision to track your nutrition. Congratulations! Meal tracking can improve one’s diet, promote more mindful eating behaviors, provide lots of new information for your benefit as well as for your doctor or dietitian and…
How to fight colds faster

How to Fight Colds Faster

Winter weather gets a bad rap for also wreaking havoc on your health. Common questions we hear all the time include those such as “what’s the best way to boost your immune system before cold season?”, “what should you take to help prevent…
Master your metabolism - common myths about metabolism, debunked.

Master Your Metabolism: 5 Common Myths About Metabolism Debunked

Put most simply, metabolism is the term used to describe the chemical processes responsible for maintaining life. There is a lot of information surrounding this subject - especially when it comes to exercise and nutrition. With that, of course,…