BLOG

32oz Narrow mouth Nalgene water bottle. My most important accessory. Recently when visiting a friend of mine, her children thought it was absolutely hilarious how my water bottle never leaves my side. Its true, no matter where I go, even when going into a restaurant, my water bottle comes with me. If I forget to bring it with me my throat instantly feels constricted and I can’t think of anything else other than getting water ASAP. (No, I don’t have PTSD from being strande

YOGURT! There is so much to be said here about yogurt choices, but I’ll try to keep it brief. Yogurt can be an amazing nutritional choice for breakfast, or it can just be another sugar-filled addition to your food consumption. A lot of yogurts that families buy are low protein and high sugar. You need the reverse to have satiety so that you don’t keep snacking and keep your blood sugar elevated all day. NUTRITION LABELS!!! Don’t pay attention to the marketing, pay atten

One of the biggest takeaways I had in my journey to healthy eating was learning the feeling of satiety. Our body’s cue that it’s full is not when we’re stuffed and we can’t eat anymore - that’s when we’ve overeaten. Often its when you’re satisfied and you have this desire for a little sweet treat to finish your meal. Recognizing that your body is actually satisfied at that moment and instead drinking a glass of water was revolutionary to me. I learned to start recognizing