Your Nutritionista: Eat More Basil! 5 Must-Make Recipes for Fresh Basil Click through for great ideas on incorporating basil in new ways. The other night at Tamarind, they put a sprig of baby basil on top of a super creamy and sweet vanilla ice cream. It was unexpected and delicious!
Read More ->Anonymous asked: Can you suggest a good protein powder that I can make using soy milk? Thank you. You may know I’m not a big fan of processed soy products (or protein powder for that matter). But occasionally, both are necessary. For example, if you don’t have time to make a real,… I agree with Leah
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My RN friend Kaitlyn recently pointed me to an article reviewing studies of diet-driven causes of acne. Does chocolate really cause acne? What about dairy? I’m here to give you a run-down of the article’s conclusions. Cow’s milk dairy products: High acne risk. Sorry, milk-lovers. In… Click through to read on about giving up more foods
Read More ->Your Nutritionista: Ask It: The Best Bar Nutritionista writes: I got a few questions about snack bars after I wrote a post expressing my distaste for Clif Bars. Anonymous asked: I just read your post about Clifbars. What do you think about the healthiness Trail Mix bars? krrristen asked: Just read your entry on cliffbars and
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Your Nutritionista: You’re Probably Not Eating Enough: Coconut Milk She’s right, it’s so good for you, but I can’t stand it. It’s right up there with fennel. HOWEVER! The recipes she offers instruct you to cook the meat. For example, macaroons, yum! I didn’t realize those count as nutritious…. Click through to read more. I
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Your Nutritionista: You’re Probably Not Eating Enough: Cauliflower Cauliflower is one of those somewhat forgettable vegetables. Or at least, I tend to forget about it. Is it so blah in my mind because it’s white? Because it has sort of a neutral taste? It’s not that I don’t like cauliflower, I just don’t remember that I
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I totally forgot how amazing these chocolate chewy cookies are. Definitely not on Nutritionista’s healthy treat list…shhh…
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–By Nutritionista The one question I get asked more than anything is probably, “How can I stay healthy while eating dessert?” While I do think it’s important to limit sugar, I’m not sure a life completely void of sugar is one I want to live. So here are some ways to get that fix: Obvious
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–By Nutritionista Wheat. It’s in almost everything we’re encouraged to eat from the time we’re just babies — Cheerios have practically become the mascot for toddler food! We get so much wheat in part because the FDA’s food pyramid has forever recommended that we do. And if you’ve watched a movie like Food, Inc., or
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–By Nutritionista Did I just give you a craving for french fries? I know looking at that picture gives me a taste for salty, carby goodness. The power of suggestion is so strong when it comes to food. Advertisers know this. They aren’t afraid to let you know they know it. Remember that commercial for
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The title of this post started off as “While I Was Brushing My Teeth Tonight” but then I thought to myself, “I actually want them to read this post, and that title is far from compelling, so just tell them to read it.” But, I’m still gonna entertain you with iPhone pics of me brushing
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–By Nutritionista By now, you may know that “chain” is almost a dirty word in my vocabulary. For the most part, I don’t see the point of them. The food at most chains is pretty average, and since they’re all over, they’re obviously not unique. What’s worse, chains (and I’m not talking about just fast
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-By Kallah Maguire, The Stylist Leah (aka the Nutritionista) and I have been having so much fun sharing new spices and recipes with you on MTM. So I was pleasantly surprised to find a package on my doorstep she had sent with treats from one of her favorite local restaurants. Leah wanted to share a
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–By Nutritionista By the time you read this, I’ll (hopefully) be relaxing beach/poolside in Florida on one of the few vacations I take each year. I’m incredibly grateful to get paid vacation time and enough extra cash to go somewhere at least slightly warm in the winter. And yes, even though the highs in Miami
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–By Nutritionista Do you drool at the thought of gourmet spices like black truffle salt and smoked paprika? Do you like free things? If you do, you’ll probably love our contest! More info on that at the end of this post. But first, a word about spices. Spices are a surefire way to jazz up
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