The holidays are quickly approaching and we can already feel the excitement in the air—people are bustling to buy gifts and busy preparing for holiday parties and family gatherings. As much as we love the holiday time, it can be downright exhausting. And if you choose sugary snacks or those that lack fiber and protein …
By now you know from reading our blog that although we’re registered dietitians and personal trainers who love our veggies, we also have a nasty sweet tooth that we work hard to keep in check! We’ve experimented to learn all of the secrets and what we know what works for us and our clients. So …
We’re always amused when we think about the way we grew up. We lived in this healthy household with our granola-baking mom and yoga-practicing dad, and our parents were basically hippies, minus the drugs :). And while we grew up eating mostly plant-based meals with lots of beans and lentils and we ate foods that …
We just returned from our annual Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo with Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics in Nashville where we learned that the United Nations has proclaimed 2016 as “International Year of Pulses”. Dry beans, peas, lentils and chickpeas, also known as pulse crops, and are the edible seeds of plants in the …