What A Nutrition Educator Eats: Las Vegas Edition

What A Nutrition Educator Eats: Las Vegas Edition

Las Vegas was never high on my list of places to check out. The booze, gambling, endless buffets, shopping, cigarette smoke… It sounded horrible.

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Win RISE Kombucha

Win RISE Kombucha

Thank you to all that entered! We randomly selected a winner and Yolanda from Ottawa was selected. Congratulations, Yolanda! You’ve seen me drinking it every day for over 30 days. You’ve read about how much it has changed my life. Now, it’s time to give YOU the opportunity to get a little RISE Kombucha action…

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Macadamia Nut Hummus (paleo and oil-free!)

Macadamia Nut Hummus (paleo and oil-free!)

You know that unsettling feeling that you get when you’ve been away from home for awhile? You may enjoy where you are, but deep down you long to slide into your favorite pair of sweatpants, cuddle up on your couch and do nothing but watch sunbeams dance across the floor?

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Triple Threat Green Smoothie

Triple Threat Green Smoothie

I always thought that a green smoothie had to be made with juice or milk. That it had to be sweet, thick and filling. And, because of the loads of healthy fats and protein, that a green smoothie just couldn’t be less than 300 calories.

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Can’t Have Dairy?

Can’t Have Dairy?

Diarrhea, asthma, bloating and irritability got you down? (Classy way of introducing a blog post… but I got your attention, didn’t I?) If so, you may be suffering from the most common food allergy known to man… cow’s milk. Bummer.

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Never Worry About Sugary Desserts Again

Never Worry About Sugary Desserts Again

When you’re on a sugar-free or candida diet and the list of foods you can’t have outweigh the ones you can, figuring how to prepare a “safe” dessert is usually just too much to handle. Your cravings get stronger, you’re unhappy, and before you know it, you’re elbow deep in a pint of ice cream.

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Ultra-Easy Vegan Taco Salad

Ultra-Easy Vegan Taco Salad

I went through this crazy taco salad phase a couple of months ago, right around my 27th birthday. No matter what I prepared for dinner, what marvelous things I baked for the blog, or the fabulous meals we enjoyed at restaurants, all I felt like eating was taco salad.

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My 30-Day Kombucha Experience

My 30-Day Kombucha Experience

No matter how healthy I eat, how much yoga I do, how hard I run, meditate or relax, my intestines like to go rogue every now and again. Gas, bloating, constipation, it’s nasty.

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What A Nutrition Educator Eats: Vegetable Boosting Edition

What A Nutrition Educator Eats: Vegetable Boosting Edition

Have you ever stared in the face of a radish and said, either in your head or out loud (no judgement), ‘What am I going to do with you?!’ Do you reach for a fresh piece of fruit instead of a bag of celery sticks because celery is, well, kinda boring? Have you, consciously or…

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5 Steps To End Your Sugar Addiction

5 Steps To End Your Sugar Addiction

POWER POSSE POST BY JENNIFER STERLING I spent 10 years struggling with a sugar addiction along with all the other issues that come along with it – lethargy, bloating, headaches, skin issues and yeast infections. I visited several doctors and health practitioners, went on various medications and herbs, but nothing seemed to help for longer…

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