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What Food Is Bad For You? A Quiz.
What Food Is Bad For You? I’m a professor so I love a good quiz. What food is bad for you? A carbohydrate Bread A food your allergic to All of the above What food is bad for you? One packet of artificial sweetner High fructose Corn Syrup A food that is spoiled All of…
Read MoreLess Hustle, More Joy
Less Hustle, More Joy. I spend so much time thinking about this idea it gets in the way of my Netflix streaming/binging. Here’s what I know. If the culture (looking at you Oprah, Victoria Secret, Martha Stewart) can convince you that you don’t have The Life You Want, that your pores should not exist, that…
Read MoreWhat should I eat for breakfast?
We nutrition educators go on and on about moderation, nutrients, and calories when all you want is an answer to the simple, What should I eat for breakfast? Let’s do this in the easiest way possible. What should I eat for breakfast? It’s 5 O’clock somewhere. Well, it’s lunch and dinner somewhere too. [Tweet “What should…
Read MoreHow To Not Burn Out
How to not burn out (insert laughter here). I’m laughing because I am burned out. I’m so burned-out I think I burned out my burnout. But, I’m not out of the game and that counts for something (no it doesn’t not really). Because, I can do better than just ‘not out of the game’. I…
Read MoreLet’s Figure This Health Thing Out Together
Come sit by me and let’s figure this health thing out together. I have a lot of friends, but let’s be honest….I need a lot of friends. I’m high maintenance. Not the grooming kind of high maintenance, nope, I’m not a groomer. But I need a lot of chat to keep the wheels on this…
Read MoreEating Healthy Shouldn’t Be A Career Choice
Eating healthy shouldn’t be a career choice. ~ Alana Jo Abate Hitchens wrote this too me when we were chatting on Facebook and I thought, Yep, it shouldn’t be. More and more when I’m teaching my Nutrition classes, I find myself teaching my students how to combat the craziness surrounding food. Stick with this post and…
Read MoreLove, Thanks, Hello
Love, Thanks, Hello – these are my favorite words. I can tell they are my favorite words because I use them non-stop in my speaking and my writing. Love, Thanks, Hello I have a writer friend named Craig Childs http://www.houseofrain.com and he posted this on Facebook the other day. “Jasper (his son) says to me, “You…
Read MoreA Sneaky Secret About Maintaining or Losing Weight
A Sneaky Secret About Maintaining or Losing Weight Can you believe the balls in that statement, as if I know the secret? I mean really. But, I know one secret and it’s this–you have to be bold to fight against weight gain. Here’s the deal. If we’re talking about weight loss…and who isn’t these…
Read MoreHow do I lose weight?
How do I lose weight? It’s the number one question people ask me. I love that they think I have the answer and can give it to them in the ten minutes I have before I need another cup of coffee. I love people. People are my jam. So I want to give people an…
Read MoreShould I Eat Wheat?
Should I eat Wheat? Another post about Wheat Ann? Seriously? Well, yes but then I’ll stop. Okay? I get a lot of questions about it AND people pick on wheat. I’ve always loved an underdog.
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