Earlier this week one of my clients bought an iFit rowing machine, (YES girl! Get that activity while leading a busy life! Invest in yourself!) and was asking me about the iFit Nutrition program that advertises “a personalized meal replacement.”  I LOVE a quiz so, of course, I had them personalize a mix for me.  […]

When I first learned the word “dietitian” I was 7 and my best friend had just been diagnosed with diabetes. The dietitian came into her room with these gross, rubbery food models that had lint stuck to them because she carried them around in her lab coat pocket and the rubber they were made of […]

When I was really little I remember learning about morality. I was probably being a brat and my mom was teaching me the difference between good and bad. I don’t know why I have such a vivid memory of this, but I remember thinking “there are good things and there are bad things and then […]

Make sure to check out my post called “Smoothie Guide” to know how and when to use these drinks. Plus, that link will also give info on how much of all of these ingredients to use depending on your goals! Pre-Cardio chocolate protein powder, blueberries, blackberries, almond milk, and chia seeds  unflavored protein powder, mango, […]

There are so many smoothies that influencers SWEAR BY (spoiler alert: they want you to buy their sponsored product) and I am here to help you figure out which one is best for you based on your activity and goals.   First of all, do you neeeeeed a protein shake? Maybe not, but for me it’s […]

There’s nothing that feels better when I’m sick than my mom’s chicken noodle soup. It was awful getting sick in college and having to make this for myself, I was pretty bad at it at first. It took me a few years to be able to make chicken noodle soup that’s as good as my […]

I made this chicken to throw into my chicken noodle soup the other day but I’m regretting not making another one at the same time so that I could shred it all up and put it on salads or sandwiches and to just eat throughout the week in addition to my soup! But it’s really […]

Ever since I was pretty little my family has had a tradition of going apple picking in the late summer. It’s grown up some since I was a kid (we go to a brewery for lunch instead of a fast food place where kids get free ice cream), but the day always ends the same—making […]

This summer my husband and I had an amazing opportunity to travel the world for forty days. We went to Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, the Netherlands, and England. Before this, I had only left the country on two other occasions; both were planned trips with my church, so being totally on our own was quite […]