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thanksgiving thoughts
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and per usual, I am staying in NYC and hosting dinner at my apartment with my sister and Susan. Our menu is going to be fairly traditional: Roasted turkey breast (we’ll...
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thanks, food, some running
Around this time last year, I was nearing the end of the dietetic internship and stressing out big time about when/if/how I would find a job as soon as possible afterwards. It was really hard for me to...
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nutella cookies, broken streak, snow {holidays}
I like the holidays, but they can be stressful too, eh? Besides running and my new-found love of the show Scandal, one of my favorite ways to de-stress is to spend some time in the kitchen. Before I...
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game meat, nutrition, venison chili recipe
One thing my sister and I were greeted with when visiting family in Buffalo, NY this year was a giant freezer full of venison. Our dad is a big hunter, and he managed to “get” two deer this fall, which...
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some misconceptions {nutrition}
There’s a lot of nutrition information out there – the internet, books, even word of mouth – and one of the most challenging things about my job is separating the myths from the facts for my patients....
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back to running, quinoa bowls
One of the good things about an injury is that it forces you to take a step back and look at why it happened (I did that). Another thing it does is make you miss running! I think I did a pretty good...
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smoothie season {green power smoothie}
Last weekend I did something totally crazy – I bought a blender. I know, living on the edge over here, right? But anyone with a small NYC kitchen and (extremely) limited counter and storage space will...
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fueling fumbles {a bit on glycogen depletion}
Not really sure how it’s been more than a month since I last posted, but here we are! This summer (which is now almost over??) has been pretty busy with work and life things, but mostly good so I’m not...
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calories {good vs bad, what 2,000 looks like}
The other day one of my clients asked me a question about foods that have “bad” calories and what they should be eating instead of those foods. I automatically flinched – one of the things I really try...
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slowing down; feel-good, nutrient-packed new-to-me recipes
I can honestly say I haven’t been as sick as I was the past week in a long time – a nice flu/bronchitis combo – and it thoroughly kicked my ass. It’s still kicking my ass, as it’s hard to go outside in...
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on food trends – seeds, pulses, gluten vilification
last week, dietitians across the country gathered to talk all things nutrition and learn the latest and greatest new research findings. I was not among them (because… budget!). Even so, it’s been...
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marathon recovery nutrition (with) kitchen sink granola bars
marathon recovery starts the second you cross the finish line. Yeah, I’ve heard this one before too and still have taken exactly zero ice baths after all of my 26.2s. Typically, recovery isn’t as at...
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snacks and super foods (nutrition and info)
like a lot of RD friends, I love a good super food. But as per most things, there are ongoing debates on what exactly constitutes a “super food” as opposed to a “healthy food” or just a “food.” Like...
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healthy holiday thoughts & truffles
it’s an interesting time of year to be a dietitian – especially if you work in the field of weight management. And even more so if weight management is a crucial component to the prevention of disease...
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