Have fun in the sun and stay healthy over the summer with these five tips! This post was sponsored by Meta as part of an ongoing partnership. I was compensated for my time, but as always all opinions are my own. The long, hot days of summer are often filled with social gatherings, weekends away, and occasions to eat and drink. And…
Cinco de Mayo recipe inspiration, Link Love, and this week’s Menu Plan Monday! Happy May everyone! Hope you all had a wonderful weekend and are having a great – and stress-free – Monday so far! If you are trying to combat some of those Monday-back-at-work blues, be sure to check out my post from Saturday, The Best and Worst Foods…
What you eat affects how you handle stress. Here we share the best and worst foods for stress – and it’s not that pint of Ben & Jerry’s in the freezer! April is Stress Awareness Month! I know I’m a little late to the game here, seeing how it’s the last day of the month, but I wanted to share…
Getting ready for Passover, plus this week’s Link Love and Menu Plan Monday. This Friday starts the Jewish holiday of Passover, which celebrates the Exodus and freedom of the Jewish people from enslavement in Egypt. Passover is an eight day holiday that is celebrated with various traditions, the primary one being a change in our daily dietary habits, primarily not eating hametz…
How taking a night off from meal planning is still planning, plus this week’s Link Love and Menu Plan Monday. One of my meal planning tips for newbies is to start slow, planning out just one to three meals for the week. Once you get comfortable with the meal planning process and it’s not as time-consuming and intimidating you can add another day…
How menu planning helps me avoid food waste, plus this week’s Link Love and Menu Plan Monday. One of the food and nutrition trends that’s very apparent this year is a focus on food waste (here are some of the other 2016 food trends I wrote about). I’ve read a bunch of articles and blog posts on the topic and have been trying…
Nutrition myths dispelled and some sweet, smoky, and spicy recipes in this week’s Link Love. Plus a nutritious and delicious menu plan! There’s nothing like nice weather on the horizon to get me in a good mood and we’re expecting mid-60s and sun here in NY this week. Woohoo! If you’re also expecting a change in temperature or if you’re traveling…
Catch up on food and nutrition news and get inspired to get cooking with this week’s Menu Plan Monday. Welcome back to Menu Plan Monday! If you were looking for a new menu last week, my apologies for not posting one, but I was away in sunny California for the week and tried my best to unplug a bit from the…
Find out all the reasons to love pulses and join the celebration of the International Year of Pulses by taking the Pulse Pledge! This post was sponsored by USA Pulses & Pulse Canada as part of an ongoing partnership. I was compensated for my time, but as always all opinions are my own. Do you like hummus, vegetarian chili, and bean salad?…
A recap of last week, a new meal planning book you have to check out, and this week’s Menu Plan Monday with nutritious & delicious recipes for the whole family. So, did you survive Super Bowl Sunday without having to unbutton your jeans?! Last week, everywhere I turned bloggers and dietitians – myself included – were doling out tips and recipes for…
An awesome week of food and nutrition articles and nutritious and delicious recipes, plus this week’s Menu Plan Monday! Hope your week is off to a great start! I have a super duper nutritious and delicious menu plan this week and lots of awesome links and recipes for you to see, so I’m just gonna get right to it! Hope…
