FOODTRAINERS’ BLOG
RAW (what we read, ate, watched), 2/18/19
We're mid-long-weekend, and here is what we're up to. (celery margarita at the Slaytons) Lauren: Read: The NY Times article on plastics - important and also tough to do / hello 10 plastic containers from family sushi delivery. I also read the 40-ish book, On Being...
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Libido Boosting Smoothie
This morning we sent our Valentine's day Monthly Morsels newsletter. We discussed a bunch of ways to show yourself some love. If you aren't signed up for our newsletter (what?), you can do so at Foodtrainers.com. We also included the recipe for our LL Smoothie. Here's...
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RAW (what we read, ate, watched), nacho edition
It’s February and we couldn’t be happier. January is our marathon of a month at Foodtrainers. This was the first weekend in a while we weren’t working. And as much as we love what we do, it was sooooo nice. OK, what we read, ate and watched this Super Bowl weekend....
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What to eat after antibiotics
My husband takes Advil like candy (and I’ll let you guess how much he listens to my warnings). I, on the other hand, don’t like to take any medicine. I was one of those ear infection kids, I don’t remember ever leaving the pediatrician without a script for bubble...
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This week only, register for Squeeze and SAVE!
Three times a year we run our Squeeze program. In case you've heard us yapping about it but don't know what the heck it is... Our Squeeze is offered in January (started yesterday), May (pre-summer) and September. Participants get our Squeeze rulebook & recipes,...
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RAW (what we read, ate, watched) week of 1/14 and announcement
Before we get to our weekend wrap up or “RAW”, there’s some newness to fill you in on. We have launched Foodtrainers’ first private label supplements. We also have a new tea and loose tea travel mug. You can read all about these in our newsletter and be sure you’re...
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What’s for dinner? TBD is not the best answer.
One of the tenets of Foodtraining is that planning eclipses willpower (can’t use the word trump anymore, for obvious reasons). Oftentimes in sessions, in order to gauge a client’s planning, I’ll ask “what’s for dinner tonight?” It is the first week back, for many...
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Do you know why you’re taking supplements? You should
I was in with a longtime client yesterday. As we were outlining her plan, she asked, “I’ve been coming here for years, do I need to know why I eat/take things- can’t I just trust you?” The truth is, if you are seeing a doctor, nutritionist, acupuncturist etc., you...
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New Year’s Challenge and RAW (week of 1/1/19)
Happy New Year! Many of you are heading back to work after the holidays. We launched our green-a-day challenge, in today's newsletter. If you aren't getting our newsletter, please sign up to receive our updates and improve your health for the new year. In terms of RAW...
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What we read, watched, ate (this weekend 12/15/18)
Another weekend, another RWA! Here's what we've been up to heading into the holidays. Cooked/ate: Lauren: trying to decorate matcha, even though Carolyn initially made fun of me (and then wanted to get a Foodtrainers’ stencil) Carolyn: A fridge-tata, using all the...
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The secret to weight loss (or one of them)
Earlier in the year, my older son came home complaining his bio teacher’s tests were difficult. Whether you’re a parent or not, you likely know what I said to him. “Meet with your teacher, figure out how to approach the tests, just keep working hard.” Another...
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What we read, watched, ate (this weekend 12/8/18)
Good Morning! Hopefully, you received our Foodtrainers’ Gift Guide. If you didn’t, you really should check it out. We’ve got CBD gumdrops, gorgeous healthy “Reeses” like chocolate and the tastiest tea. Sure, you can snag gifts for others but don’t forget to gift...
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What we read, watched, cooked (this weekend 11/23/18)
So, the “we” this week is an “I”, lucky Carolyn is in Australia. She’s asleep right now (16-hour time difference), no need to bug her. Hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving. What I read I read Conversations with Friends and really enjoyed it. On the surface, it seems...
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It’s a holiday, eat whatever you want? Nope.
Thanksgiving Eve. Like many of you (and sorry if you’re not), I’m off today. Yesterday, Grace was busy sending out Shop Foodtrainers packages, I had two jam-packed client days. It always seems frenetic pre-holiday. Last night, I was relaxing, finishing up my first...
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What we read, watched, cooked (this weekend, 11/16/18)
As I write this, Carolyn is somewhere over the Pacific Ocean, en route to Australia (insert jealousy emoji). Needless to say, she was busy prepping for her trip and we’re always busy, pre-holiday, with clients. What we read I read Michelle Obama’s book, Becoming,...
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What we read, cooked and watched, 11/9/18
Hopefully, you received our Thanksgiving newsletter today. We mentioned a post about I.F. (intermittent fasting) and we'll be posting that tomorrow. It's week 3 of our what we read/cooked/watched, so we didn't want to lose our Monday momentum. Lauren I read a memoir...
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5 ingredients to make salad exciting
In most cases, when people say they don't like a certain food, it's because they haven't had a good version of that food. This is definitely the case with salad. If, in your mind, salad means a pile of ho-hum lettuce with bottled dressing, you haven't had...
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What we cooked/watched/read (this weekend, Nov 2)
We’re back again with our weekend round up! As Lauren said last week, we love comparing notes on what we did over the weekend – although if we’re being honest, we’re usually in touch fri through sun too. So here is this weekend’s experimentation. What we Cooked:...
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Portions on food labels, can we discuss?
We receive a ton of food product samples. As we suggest to clients, we first look at the ingredients. If there are artificial dyes or artificial sweeteners, soy, too much sugar or other shady things listed, we’re giving it to the doormen (is this mean to give them our...
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What we read, watched, cooked (this weekend)
You may have noticed we’ve blogged more frequently lately. By “lately”, we mean the last week, that counts- right? We’re excited to put more energy into the Foodtrainers’ blog. With that, we have a new feature. For a while, we’ve toyed with doing some sort of a weekly...
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Some suggestions for this scary time
I have a new feature for Mondays, on the blog, but I’m going to save that for tomorrow. I know this is a nutrition blog but our focus, at Foodtrainers, is on wellness. And it’s hard to feel well with what’s going on. On Saturday, hibernating from the nor’easter that...
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Halloween candy for adults
Halloween is around the corner. And while you definitely want to steer clear of the standard "fun size" junk, it's natural to want a little something sweet. We didn't realize how popular our Natural Calm gummies were, until they tragically went out of stock. If you...
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Solutions for Stress Eating
I had a session yesterday, with a client in the midst of a very busy stretch at work. For this post, I’ll call her “Busy”. Busy described being overscheduled, under rested and working around the clock. “At the end of the day, I feel I deserve a treat.” This is what...
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Why “small frequent meals” is bullshit
A lot of nutrition advice involves a kernel of truth and a lot of exaggeration. Let’s take “eat small, frequent meals.” The reasoning goes something like this, each time you eat, your metabolism is stoked. The scientific term is the thermic effect of food. The problem...
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Red Table Talk & Body Image
If you ask me what I did this weekend, I could say I saw my high school friends, went for a couple of brisk runs (brisk meaning chilly not fast) and went to the farmer’s market. But what I really did was binge-watch the first season of Red Table Talk. If you’re...
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Coffee Drinkers, check your milk
If you’ve read our blog/social media posts you know that we are decidedly pro coffee and matcha. We can totally geek out with coffee recipes, there’s our Boss coffee, we recently posted our frozen tahini latte and our blender bulletproof matcha is coming your...
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The Squeeze Green Cauli Rice Recipe
This week at Foodtrainers is ALL SQUEEZE EVERYTHING! As Lauren mentioned earlier this week, we are busy cooking, mantra-ing, and hydrating with our official Foodtrainers Flasks. All Squeeze participants receive a package of “secret weapon” ingredients and a rulebook...
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September Squeeze Week
I have such a low threshold for being “selly”. I unfollow people who are constantly pushing their seminars and books and just repeating themselves. I think it has probably hurt my business that I cannot sell, sell, sell. I have even realized that sometimes people...
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Sorry Karin Michels, Coconut Oil Isn’t Poison
The first time I heard about the video claiming “Coconut Oil is Poison”, I dismissed it as attention seeking clickbait. As the video, because of the crazy headline, gained traction we decided to clarify our stance on coconut oil. Oh, and If you click on the...
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Starbucks new plant-based sugar bomb
My inbox was buzzing with Starbucks news. Starbucks, it seems, launched blended plant-based, protein, coffee drinks. I have yet to try these drinks, for reasons enumerated below, but I hear they are a blend of coffee, rice and pea proteins and nut milk. One flavor...
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If dinner is your largest meal, are you screwed?
Our tagline is “we’re not going to make you change your lifestyle to fit our food plans our food plans will fit your lifestyle” It’s on our homepage something I take seriously. After all, I have a lifestyle (travelstyle, cocktailstyle) too. With that being said, we...
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I had the first follow-up session with a client yesterday. In our initial meeting, I learned that this client already exercised, took a nice assortment of supplements and was already going to great lengths, successfully, to be healthy. His problem was he wasn’t losing...
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Fake is real and real is fake
The world is fucked up. I’m not talking politics. Last night, we had dinner at Catch, here in LA. We’re traveling with 2 teens so some of the hip and cool scene-y places we’ve been to are not what Marc and I would choose on our own. Anyway, the entrance to this...
read moreHow to Make the Perfect Smoothie
I have been a smoothie lover for a long time. My smoothie love started with Angel Food Cake at Smoothie King in New Orleans, when I was in college (don’t judge, it was better than froyo). It was a strawberry, banana mixture with a little vanilla. I’m not really sure...
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Does this happen when you go out?
Foodtrainers’ Healthy Austin, TX Guide
Lauren and I hit Austin TX for the PaleoFX conference last month. We have gotten expert-level at exploring new(ish) cities together (or apart - see London, Nashville), and it doesn’t hurt that we both love all things tex-mex. Austin is the coolest – from avocado...
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