How to Reset Your Adrenals

If you find yourself over-caffeinated and still tired, feeling zapped or stressed, or the scale just won’t budge…your adrenals may be the cause. What are the adrenal glands? The adrenal glands are a couple of little lumps of tissue that sit on top of your kidneys. They are orange, spongy, and shaped like tiny pyramids … Read more

What Dietitians Really Eat at BBQ’s

  As an RD, people are always interested in what I eat. Let me tell you, no dietitian I know eats perfect. We eat cookies & bread, but we just don’t skimp on the veggies. BBQ’s are usually filled with high fat, high sugar, refined processed carbs, and let’s just be real – a lot … Read more

Skinny Strawberry Margarita Recipe

You may not like me for telling you this but most house (plain) margaritas whop in at approximately 700 calories. (Whaaaat? I know!) This Skinny Strawberry Margarita recipe weighs in at about 198 calories and oh. my. gracious is it good! Even if you’re not a margarita person (like me) it’s hard not to resist. … Read more

Sage Chicken Breakfast Sausage

Servings: 4 Total time: 20 mins Ingredients: • 1 pound organic ground chicken • 1 green apple, peeled and diced (medium apple) • 1 tablespoon dried parsley • 1 teaspoon ground sage • ½ teaspoon onion powder • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder • ¼ teaspoon dried basil • 1 teaspoon sea salt • ¼ teaspoon … Read more

Deep Dish Crust-less Pizza

These gluten-free pizzas are fun for the whole family as you make them in ramekins! Dive into deep dish pizza goodness guilt-free! Choosing the toppings, chop it all up, and construct them together. Everyone’s can be different and you can change up the toppings every time! Servings: 13 Total time: 35 mins Ingredients: 1c cooked quinoa … Read more

Chocolate Heaven Mug Cake

  I was making a client a ketogenic diet meal plan to help reverse diabetes and heal her gut when I was faced with a problem. She loves chocolate. So how is she supposed to survive on a keto & healing diet without going nuts? I had to improvise. I created this low carb, ketogenic, … Read more

How to Easily and Effectively Beat Sugar Addiction

  Sugar intake is linked to obesity, depression, hypertension, diabetes, Candida, suppressed immune system and fatigue. Dr. Robert Lustig warns, the University of California in San Francisco’s professor of pediatric medicine “There are 600,000 food items in America. 80% of them have added sugar”. If you’re eating anything in a package, you’re eating more sugar … Read more

The RIGHT way & WRONG way to go Gluten Free!

Gluten free diets are all the buzz right now.  For some, a gluten-free diet has increased their energy, reduced joint pain, improved digestion & helped shed weight. If you’ve decided to remove gluten from your diet, be aware that it can be easy to do the gluten-free diet the wrong way. Let me share a little … Read more

Are Dates a Healthier Sugar Alternative?

You may have seen lately that dates are being used as a sweet replacement for sugar in desserts, protein & energy bars, baked goods, etc. But does this mean dates are actually healthier? Let’s look at the Pro’s & Cons… The Good News – The Pros Low Glycemic – According to a clinical study in the … Read more

Should you go Gluten Free?

If you’re considering going gluten free, there are some things you need to know! First, know that there is nothing wrong with gluten. However, the bread and wheat we eat today is not the same as what our ancestors ate – or even our grandparents ate! In 1980 scientists had found a way to hybridize … Read more