The fall is an amazing time of year full of fun, family, celebrations, and lots and lots of sugar. Diets don’t work because they are short-term all or nothing solutions to long-term chronic problems. Don’t get caught off guard this season by Halloween candy, pumpkin pie, and Christmas cookies. As a Fort Collins Nutritionist, I’ll […]
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As a Fort Collins Nutritionist and healthy recipe creator, I love love love winter squash. It comes in abundance in CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) shares and is easy to find at farmers’ markets and grocery stores too. Winter squashes like butternut squash are also easy on the food budget and store well. This quick and
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The holidays are quickly approaching and the aisles and aisles of Halloween candy are taking over every store I’ve been to lately. As a Fort Collins Nutritionist, I wanted to give you some strategies to make this year’s sweet season a little bit healthier with seven simple substitutions. Your favorite cookies, pies, cakes, sweet breads,
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On Saturdays for the past ten weeks or so, I’ve worked at the Drake Road Farmer’s Market in Fort Collins, Colorado selling locally grown organic vegetables and fruits to eager market-goers. It’s been a blast and an incredible experience. That is why when Steve Maitland, the farmer at Fossil Creek Farm, asked me several months
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This is a wonderful fall soup full of high quality produce and real food nutrition. The carrots, potatoes, butternut squash, and apples give it a creamy texture (with no dairy) and lots of flavor. As as Ithaca Nutritionist, this time of year many of my clients ask for soup recipes. This is a delicious whole
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As a Fort Collins nutritionist, I often work with clients who ask the question “what should I pack for lunch?” Good question! As the new school year is beginning, packing lunch for you or your kids can get tricky due to having more activities on the calendar and a lack of time to prepare meals.
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