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UGH….Get Real Food For Thought

UGH….Get Real

I generally am pretty neutral when a client comes to me with a specific diet that they are interested in trying. Why? Because different people respond well to different styles of eating and I'm not here to judge, I'm here to help. You want to be a vegan? Great, let's figure it out. Want to go gluten-free? Delightful, let's make…
January 11, 2017
A Love Story for Picky Eaters (or for their frustrated parents, who want to pull their hair out) Food For Thought

A Love Story for Picky Eaters (or for their frustrated parents, who want to pull their hair out)

  “Ugh, I have the pickiest eater for a kid—he won’t eat anything.” I can’t tell you how many times I have heard this from parents. Parents who are at the end of their rope with frustration because they are cooking two or three meals a night for a kid who only likes pasta, or French fries or chicken nuggets…
October 19, 2016
Quick & Easy Beef Stir Fry DinnerLunch

Quick & Easy Beef Stir Fry

Let me paint you a picture from my night. My husband was working, so I picked up the kids at afterschool and we were home at 5:30pm. “I’m hunnnnnnnngry,” cried the middle one. Usually on the nights he is gone, (he’s a firefighter so is gone for 24 hours at a time) I try and do a good amount of…
October 13, 2016
Amazing, Delicious Apple Bread! (or what to do with old apples) BreakfastDessertsSnacks

Amazing, Delicious Apple Bread! (or what to do with old apples)

 It's not apple season.  I know that.  But, I have a weird obsession with Honeycrip apples. And Macoun. Soooometimes Fuji, but never Gala or Cortland. And I could write a whole entire blog post on why I don’t actually think Granny Smiths should even be in the apple family. But that’s neither here nor there. The point is, that when I…
June 14, 2016
Dinner Rules? Food For Thought

Dinner Rules?

One of the questions that I get asked over and over again, both as a dietitan and a mom is "how do you deal with dinner at your house?" Meaning, what's my timing like, how many meals do I cook, what do I do with picky eaters, how does dessert work? I have four kids ages seven, five, three and four months…
May 23, 2016
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