by Lauren Slayton | Dec 11, 2017 | Foodtrainers' Blog
As an R.D., there are certain words on repeat in my office: carbs, protein, fat, greens, probiotics. Another one on this list is fiber. Most of us in the nutrition field can agree fiber is a good thing. Fiber is beneficial for your heart, it’s also important for...
by Lauren Slayton | Dec 4, 2017 | Foodtrainers' Blog
A close friend of mine is a psychiatrist (I’ll refer to her as M.D.) but she’s too professional to ever discuss her sessions. I do wonder if she’s encountering anything like:M.D: Take me back to where this all startedPatient: Well, l I was in the...
by Lauren Slayton | Nov 20, 2017 | Foodtrainers' Blog
I read Shonda Rimes’ The Year of Yes when it first came out. It made the bookshelf cut, reserved for books that moved me (I say YES to purging, whenever possible). As much as I related to it at the time, I must’ve forgotten the key messages. When Carolyn suggested...
by Lauren Slayton | Nov 14, 2017 | Foodtrainers' Monthly Morsels
Theoretically, Thanksgiving is this beautiful holiday full of feasting and togetherness. Inevitably, it ends up feeling like a little too much of everything. We’ve assembled our Thanksgiving Survival Kit with a “secret weapon” for every issue you will encounter. Plus,...
by Lauren Slayton | Nov 10, 2017 | Foodtrainers' Blog
There’s a bit of a brouhaha over the recent Bad Mom’s Christmas movie. I haven’t seen the movie, though I watched the first one. The issue being debated is this concept of a “wine mom” and the coupling of motherhood and alcohol. Is this an innocuous combination? Or...
