This Southwestern Black Bean Soup is a quick and easy recipe full of real food nutrition and is also a good source of vegetarian protein. As a Fort Collins Nutritionist, I like to start with this soup and add some fresh vegetables like carrots or leafy greens like kale–but this soup is delicious all on […]
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Over the past several decades, portion sizes in the United States keep getting bigger and bigger. Its odd though, because the actual size of our stomachs hasn’t changed. When you’re planning meals for the week or preparing meals at home, it is easier to control how much food ends up on your plate than when
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Vegetables and leafy greens are chock full of nutrition including vitamins, minerals, fiber, enzymes, and phytonutrients. As a Fort Collins Nutritionist, I held a workshop last week and had several questions that went like this: “how do I eat more vegetables?” or “how do I fit more vegetables into my diet?” So as a health
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If eating healthier is one of your New Year’s resolutions, how are you doing with it? Have you made an effort to prepare more vegetables for each meal? Is it taking you a lot more time than you anticipated it would? Here is an excerpt from my new book Real Food, Real Simple: A Personalized
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If you’re wondering what on earth a Pumpkindoodle Cookie is, you’re not alone. I made it up. Essentially, its a Snookerdoodle-type cookie with pumpkin puree. . . and boy are these cookies moist and delicious! As a Fort Collins Nutritionist, I love to experiment and create recipes for healthy baking that are also quick and
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This pumpkin mousse tastes like pumpkin pie, minus the crust. Pumpkin is loaded with vitamins and minerals (see The Great Pumpkin post ), so it makes a great ingredient for healthy baking during the holidays. As a Fort Collins nutritionist, I love to take traditional recipes and give them a healthy ingredient upgrade. The maple
