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High-Protein Foods at Aldi: The Best Easy and Affordable Finds
Aldi is packed with hidden high-protein gems. From ready-to-eat meals to protein-packed snacks and wraps, here’s your cheat sheet for easy, affordable, and macro-friendly shopping.
Metabolism 101: Everything You Need to Know About How Your Body Burns Calories
Think your metabolism is “slow”? Coach Kenny explains what metabolism really is, how your body burns calories, and which habits make the biggest impact. Learn the four parts of calorie burn—BMR, NEAT, TEF, and exercise—and discover practical, science-backed ways to support a healthier, more efficient metabolism without gimmicks.
How to Read a Nutrition Label Without Overthinking It
Nutrition labels don’t have to feel confusing or stressful. Coach Zach breaks down how to read calories, macros, fiber, and serving sizes without overthinking, so you can make confident choices that support energy, fat loss, and food peace—whether you’re at home, traveling, or training.
High-Protein Street Corn Pasta Salad: Macro-Friendly Mexican Food
This creamy, tangy, high-protein street corn pasta salad puts a macro-friendly twist on Mexican esquites. Packed with fiber and protein, it’s quick to make, perfect for meal prep, and family-approved (even toddler-approved!). Try this easy, flavourful recipe with flexible spices and toppings for a balanced dish that keeps you full and energised.
8 ChatGPT Prompts to Make Macro Tracking Easier (and Less Stressful)
Macro tracking doesn’t have to feel like a second job. These 8 ChatGPT prompts help you plan meals, prep smarter, and stay consistent with your AI nutrition coach and sidekick.
What It Really Takes to Get Lean (and Stay Lean!)
Want to get lean and stay lean? Coach Zach shares the real trade-offs of fat loss—from calorie tracking to social sacrifices—and why extreme leanness isn’t always sustainable. Learn what realistic fat loss looks like, and how to choose a balanced approach that boosts confidence, energy, and health for the long term.
GLP-1 Medications Beyond Weight Loss: Habits, Health, and Mindset
GLP-1s reduce food noise and support weight loss, but lifestyle still matters. Learn how to protect your health, build habits, and navigate the mental side while using them.
Nutrition Tips For Teachers: Back-To-School Meal Ideas
If you're a teacher running on caffeine, granola bars, and sheer willpower, you’re not alone. Between lesson planning, grading, classroom chaos, and trying to sneak in a bathroom break, your own nutrition is falls low on your list. But here’s the thing: your energy, focus, and even your mood are directly impacted by what (and when) you eat. And, as busy as you are, you do still have to eat!
What to Eat for Hyrox Training: A Complete Nutrition Guide
Training for Hyrox is intense. This guide shows you how to fuel properly with calories and macros so you can recover, adapt, and perform your best.
The Complicated Truth About GLP-1 Medications: Benefits, Risks, and Everything In Between
GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro can improve blood sugar, reduce cardiovascular risk, and help with weight loss—but they’re not without side effects. From nausea and under-fueling to cultural stigma and equity concerns, the truth about GLP-1s is complicated. Here’s what you need to know about their benefits, risks, and why nuance matters.
Overeating Vs. Binge Eating: How To Know The Difference
It’s another Friday night, you head out with the girls, down a few Margaritas and tacos before returning home frustrated from your continued “lack of willpower” in maintaining a “healthy” lifestyle. Before you know it, you’ve grabbed the family-size bag of Doritos from the cabinet and polished off every last crumb while watching repeat episodes of Gilmore Girls…despite not actually feeling that hungry.
9 Proven Fat Loss Strategies That Don’t Involve Tracking Macros
At Kate Lyman Nutrition, we strongly believe in the power of macro tracking because of the education around food composition and insight into one’s nutritional choices and behaviors it can provide. That insight, even if only examined closely through numerical data for a brief period of time, can be a tool that continues to serve someone for their whole lives. In fact, we also strongly believe in moving away from macro tracking regularly once someone feels solid in the foundational habits they initially used tracking to develop and hone!
How Adhd Affects Nutrition (And What To Do About It)
Let’s be real: managing nutrition is hard enough for most people, but if you’re living with ADHD, it can feel like climbing a mountain with no trail map, two granola bars, and a backpack full of bricks. I know this well, because I also have diagnosed ADHD. Between executive dysfunction, sensory overload, emotional regulation struggles, and medication side effects, eating “normally” with ADHD can feel anything but normal. And yet, so many of my clients with ADHD feel shame for not having it all together when it comes to food. So let’s throw that shame in the trash where it belongs and talk about what’s actually going on (and what we can do about it).
Alcohol And Menopause: What No One Tells You (But Should)
Let’s be honest: a crisp glass of Sauvignon Blanc after a long day can feel like a ritual. A margarita at girls’ night? Practically a sacred tradition. But if you’ve hit your 40s or 50s and started noticing that your go-to drink doesn’t go down (or stay down) quite like it used to, you’re not imagining things. As we transition into menopause, shifts in hormones, sleep, and temperature regulation are common -- including how our bodies handle alcohol. So, what gives? Why does that second glass of wine suddenly feel like a train crashing right into our bodies when ten years ago we were able to down two glasses before heading out to the bar for the bigtime fun stuff? Let’s break it down.
Is Collagen Protein Worth It? The Benefits, Research & Effectiveness
Collagen protein is often recommended as a beneficial supplement for joint and skin health, but does supplementing with collagen protein actually work? Or is collagen a waste of money? Let's investigate.
Strategies for Eating Healthy in Cafeterias (For Medical Workers and More)
Trying to maintain your nutrition goals while eating in a cafeteria can feel challenging, but with a good approach, these dining spaces can actually be helpful in providing food choices that are aligned with your goals! Whether you're rushing between hospital rounds, balancing college classes, or managing a classroom of students, cafeterias offer consistent meal options that—when navigated strategically—can support rather than hinder your health, fat loss, and body composition goals.
Why Nutrition Matters for Your Mental Health: Caring For Physical vs. Mental Wellbeing
When you hear the term “self-care”, what immediately comes to mind? Probably something physical (skincare, stretching,etc.) that is done in an effort to improve overall well-being. What we don’t include in that definition are some of the less glamorous things like movement and eating balanced meals that do have demonstrated benefits for mental health.
8 Macro-Friendly Trader Joe’s Foods for Flexible Dieting
Focusing on making healthful nutrition changes does not have to equal making food taste boring: let’s put the idea of needing to eat boiled chicken breast and mushy vegetables in order to successfully pursue health goals to bed once and for all! On the contrary, by ensuring that we’re actually enjoying the health-promoting foods that we’re aiming to make staples in our diets, we’re far more likely to make change sustainable and, in turn, results retainable. Whether you’re looking to liven up your protein prep, make veggies more attractive to reach for or play around with new flavor profiles, here is a list of some of our favorite ways to insert flavor from Trader Joe’s.