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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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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This whole food recipe is loaded with fresh vegetables and flavor. As a Fort Collins nutritionist, readers and clients frequently ask what to eat during busy weeks. My answer? Build your repertoire of cold salads like this Tomato and Cucumber Quinoa Salad. While soups and stews are great for the cold winter months, cold salads
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When I was growing up, I spent a big chunk of my childhood in the UK. Sadly, scones never really grew on me. They were always plain and dry. When I made these gluten free scones, I realized why the scones in the UK never really did it for me. . . they weren’t filled
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Great salads don’t need lettuce! This leafy green salad made with kale is loaded with vitamins A, C, and K, minerals like calcium and iron, and has more antioxidants than any other vegetable. The lemon juice, salt (from the tamari), and healthy fats in the avocado soften the kale greens to make this quick and
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