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Favorite Tools and Resources for Making Lifestyle Changes
Change is not easy. Understanding how habit changing works and using tools to remove barriers to success will help make these changes stick. Read on for recommendations on useful resources that can help on your journey to self improvement.
Let’s Talk About Smoothies
A healthful, easy meal doesn’t have to be complicated or require hours in the kitchen. Smoothies can be prepped ahead of time or made on the fly, even on busy mornings. Read on for recipe examples and tips on how to customize smoothies to keep things interesting.
Eating OK-ish while traveling
Traveling can be fun and exciting! Trying to choose foods that will keep you nourished and feeling well can be a challenge at times. While cooking at home and choosing ideal foods will not always be an option, we can still do our best to choose foods that keep us full, decrease chances of GI discomfort and are nutrient dense as often as possible.
Breakfast grains and another good idea
Breakfast can get boring, but not with a bunch of high fiber options to choose from! Some tweaks can help you pull off a healthful, delicious breakfast…even on busy days.
Sticking with nutrition counseling
People get frustrated and end up stopping their work with a dietitian, but that’s exactly when they should show up more regularly. It can be frustrating when progress is not linear, but that is not how progress typically happens. There are tools that can help. Read on to learn more.
Changing habits…Get out of your own way! – collaboration with Peyton O’Haire
Changing habits isn’t always easy. Nutrition habits are no different. Sometimes changes don’t have to be as drastic or rapid as we think. Small changes can lead to new, sustainable routines over time.
High fiber sides – guest post #2 by Peyton O’Haire
Fiber is very important to maintain good health. Here are some interesting ideas for delicious high fiber carbohydrate dishes that are simple and prevent boredom, which are also important!
Vegetable side dish idea – guest post by Dietetic Intern Peyton O’Haire
Sometimes eating veggies can get boring. With some thought (and recipes from the web) there are endless variations that can keep them interesting. Here are some examples curated by Dietetic Intern Peyton O’Haire.
My fiber experiment – see how a Registered Dietitian did
Fiber is a necessary nutrient that can help maintain cardiovascular and gastrointestinal health, help regulate blood glucose, and assist with weight loss and maintenance. It’s common for intakes to fall short. See what I, a Registered Dietitian, did to ensure adequate fiber intake.
Breakfast grains that are not boring
Breakfast can make or break your morning, even your day. Here are some ideas for whole grains to incorporate for healthful breakfasts that are not boring.