Recognizing our hunger cues and the impact our environment can have on those cues is especially important for goals related to our nutrition. Establishing a difference between physical and psychological hunger is the first line of defense against any feelings of guilt, shame, or regret surrounding our food choices.

I once loved cooking, but a shift happened when I found myself unmarried with a toddler. Suddenly the bigger priority came to ensure my toddler was well-fed while I was balancing a lot on my own. Then, cooking turned into something I loathed. Over the past year, I’ve learned some new tools and methods to help manage this shift, while finding some significant overlap with ensuring my toddler has options she likes.

This butternut squash soup recipe is an absolute favorite of mine. Think of the recipe as a simple base for a delicious dish that you can tweak and adjust to your liking. The base below gives you a high-fiber, micronutrient-dense, high-volume recipe to play with (or enjoy solo, because it’s delicious that way too!)

While we want our clients to have specific goals they’re after, as coaches, our goal is to also ensure that clients walk away with tools that ensure their results are sustainable and that they feel confident in navigating their nutrition on their own.  In today’s post, I’m sharing more about some of those tools we aim to develop in our work as online nutrition coaches working one-on-one with clients, no matter what their goals are.

Goal setting can seem cliché, but setting yourself up with the right type of goals can be the difference between getting frustrated and giving up, and actually achieving the big goals you have set for yourself. This post is here to help you along in the process of making new goals that will best serve you in this coming year.

When you think of holiday treats, a cocktail may not be the first thing that comes to mind. But between more dinners with family or friends and other holiday celebrations, chances are you’ll run into a cocktail or two. Whether you’re hosting Christmas brunch or having a cozy snow day at home, here are some of our favorite winter cocktails.

In most general cases, we think of metabolism as the processes that convert food and drink into energy that we can use. It’s a hot topic in today’s nutrition sphere as it so closely correlates to fat loss and dieting, but in a broader sense, our human metabolisms are all of the processes that work in our cells to keep us alive, down to the cellular level.

If you want to reduce your body fat percentage, build muscle mass, reach a goal weight, or improve strength in the gym, tailoring your nutrition to your goals is absolutely essential to achieving those goals.

A big part of diet culture that plagued me for a majority of my life was a fear of liquid calories. There is no need to fear liquid calories, period. For those who love a high calorie latte, mocha, etc., here are a few tips for how you can make a generally calorie-packed drink a little more “macro friendly.”

Eating in social settings can bring some anxiety, but it really should be all about drawing from the habits you have built while tracking your food for a while rather than throwing “rules” out the window and eating whatever you want. So, how do you approach something like a Thanksgiving dinner with some semblance of balance and mindfulness?

Working the night shift has been a notoriously difficult challenge for individuals pursuing changes in their nutrition. But that doesn't mean that progress can't be made with nutrition, even on the longest of nights. Here are six tips to help you as a night shift worker in your food.

With the holidays around the corner, there’s no doubt that our calendars will start to fill up with extra social events these next two months. Whether you’re at a family gathering, a work party, or a gift exchange with friends, there’s a good chance food will be involved. This week’s post pulls together our most tried and true nutrition tips and tricks that we’ve shared with our clients over the years for how to approach the holidays while continuing to work towards your nutrition and fitness goals.

Fall is my favorite season and part of that is making yummy, hearty meals that warm you up and bring together the flavors of the season. This pasta bowl uses seasonal butternut squash and is packed with other veggies (coming in at nearly 20g of fiber!) as well as protein. It’s an easy plant-based recipe that you can prep for the whole week or share with the whole family.

I know that getting adequate protein take can be really challenging. But I also know it can absolutely be done. And it can be done in a way that fits our eating preferences, that doesn’t require us to double our grocery bill, and that helps us build positive long-term habits.

We talk so much about protein that it can feel like a gimmick - something that isn’t actually that important or necessary. But the importance of protein for our overall health as well as any aesthetic or performance goals we may have is so very real.

In today’s post, I’m talking all about the client + coach relationship and how to really get the most out of your work with a coach. Whether you work with one of our coaches or have worked with any sort of coach in the past or are thinking about working with a coach, understanding how you can bring your best to the table can make or break your success in reaching your goals.

Some stress is considered vital for a happy and healthy life. Stress challenges us to adapt and overcome obstacles by learning new things, and stress motivates us to set and progress toward personal goals. On the other hand, too much stress that goes unrelieved can have negative consequences on our health and fitness goals, on top of negatively impacting our emotional health and well-being.

This easy veggie breakfast frittata has become a staple in our house because it’s easy to make ahead of time for simple weekly meal prep. You can make it once and eat it through the full week. It is easy to cook, macro-friendly, reheats well, and can also be a really yummy filling for a breakfast burrito.