Ever since I discovered that peanuts and my body don’t mix, I’ve been on a quest to find something that fills the void. I’ve tried almond butter, cashew butter, hazelnut butter, and so on. They are all delicious. . . and are a lot more expensive than even the “good” organic “just peanuts” peanut butter. […]
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This delicious Mexican Quinoa Salad was inspired by the Fort Collins Food Cooperative. As a Fort Collins Nutritionist and grad student in the MS/RD coordinated program at Colorado State University, I spent some time volunteering at the Food Co-op to fulfill food service experience requirements. It was a blast and different than I expected. I
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This evening, I gave a workshop at the Fort Collins Club called Healthy Eating on the Go. At the beginning of the workshop, I asked the participants “what is your #1 challenge to eating healthy on the go?” There were two main themes to the answers: lack of preparation and not knowing what foods to
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I had fun creating, photographing, and posting 10 brand spanking new recipes in 10 days! I sure hope you enjoy these quick and easy recipes filled with real food nutrition. They are all great if you’re on the gluten free diet or not, since each recipe (including the healthy baking recipes) naturally do not contain
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Memorial Day is often referred to as the unofficial start of summer. As a Fort Collins Nutritionist and healthy recipe creator, strawberry season and Strawberry Shortcake in particular mark the start of summer for me! Sweet juicy strawberries picked fresh and perfectly in season combined with gluten free almond flour biscuits make this whole food
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Drinking enough water is essential to having a lot of energy, a sharp mind, losing weight, and naturally detoxifying the body. As a Fort Collins Nutritionist, many of my readers and clients have trouble drinking enough water. First, how much is “enough water”? Dividing your body weight by two and drinking that number of ounces
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