

What I ate this week
This week I had a lot more fun in the kitchen. It was cold and rainy on Sunday so it left me with a lot of time in the kitchen!! It has been a goal of mine to try 1 or 2 new recipes this week, and I did! For breakfast I made banana bread! This is my husband's favorite breakfast item. He is not a big breakfast eater, so whenever our bananas are too ripe I like to make it for him! I swap out the flour for whole wheat and add some flax seeds to make it a little healthier. I had


What I ate this week..
Just because I am a dietitian does not mean that I eat perfectly. I thought I'd give you a snapshot of what I ate this week. I was extremely busy this week, which made for some interesting meals. On Saturday we had some friends over and had a cookout. Per usual, I had a ton of leftovers. I am not one for throwing out foods. Therefore a lot of our dinners were based around what we had in our fridge. Sunday was a little bit of a mess. I felt a little under the weather after the

Portioning Healthy Proteins
I hope you all had a great first week of National Nutrition Month! Last week we discussed increasing your fruits and vegetables. As a reminder, they are nutrient-rich foods and provide a wide variety of vitamins and minerals. They tend to be lower in calories and higher is fiber, which is why your half of your plate should contain them. Now, what goes on the other half of your plate? You should have 1/4 protein and the other 1/4 a starch. The image to the left is an excellent