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National Fruits & Veggies Meal Plan with 5 Blueberry Inspired Meals and Snacks

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National Fruits & Veggies Meal Plan with 5 Blueberry Inspired Meals and Snacks

National Fruits & Veggies Month (NFVM) is one of my favorite ways to kick off fall, because it’s an annual celebration of everyone’s favorite and flavorful plants – fruits and veggies! As a private practice dietitian and the author of Eat Your Vitamins, one of the things I prioritize the most when helping my clients reach their health goals is emphasizing the power of nutrients from whole food sources. This is why, for National Fruits & Veggies Month, we are highlighting one of my favorite nutrient dense fruits: blueberries.

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5 Dieting Tips To Ignore

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5 Dieting Tips To Ignore

As a dietitian, I can't help but see how bewildering the world of nutrition advice can be! It's like a never-ending parade of conflicting messages from every corner of the media, all proclaiming to have the ultimate "secret" to a healthier diet. But fear not! In this post, I'm dishing out the real truth on nutrition and shedding light on the common online nutrition "tips" you should actually not pay any attention to.

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January Self Care

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January Self Care

As we enter a fresh new month and year, what are you going to bring with you and what are you going to leave behind?

Instead of setting lofty goals that feel overwhelming, another kind of intention can be focused on gentle self care and wellness, by focusing on simple additions and small changes that will keep you in a positive state of mind - which will inherently propel you towards your goals, no matter what they are.

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A Meal From the Edge of the World

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When I was in Africa, I was able to experience many foods that I'd never heard of or seen before. This is one of my favorite things about traveling - the discovery of new flavors, and along with them, new cultures. Recently, I found myself on assignment in South Sudan. This is a nation normally associated with civil strife - a quick search only brings up awful headlines about the fighting that is still ongoing in this beautiful country. Dealing with this humanitarian crisis was the main reason for my being there, yet when I'm on assignment, I still always make an effort to dive into local culture as much as I can.