FOODTRAINERS’ BLOG
Do I ignore the alcohol research?
Friday night, the sun was streaming in our windows. We just moved and this whole light-filled space thing is new for us. I asked Marc if he wanted me to make him a drink. “Sure” he said, as he always does. In the book I just finished, it talks about one partner...
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Your Healthy-ish Nashville Guide
A few weeks ago I went to Nashville for a friends birthday and was blown away by the good food, music (of course) and weather. I actually have a crush on Nash and have to share my hits with you. Of course, with only 2 days there, I cannot personally vouch for all of...
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Bobbi Brown just launched a new website called Just Bobbi. Here is a post I wrote for the site on my top 5 supplements to take. Can you guess the 5? Click link to find out why I'm anti multi vitamins as well. The site is great....
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What’s the deal with Oat Milk? And all our fave milks
Milk has become confusing. A few years ago, you'd be hard pressed to find anything besides soy for a nondairy milk option. Now, it's safe to say you will have choices to make, in the plant-based milk department, at any coffee shop. We are fielding a lot of questions...
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Is your mattress killing you and do you care
As we prepare to move (hard to even type those words, denial is real), I am trying to take the opportunity to upgrade household items to ecofriendly alternatives. For example, we need a new mattress. I have strong feelings on many topics but mattresses aren’t one of...
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Why I will not be trying the “best new workouts”
I love a “best of” list, after all I love lists and curation, so I had to take a look at Bazaar’s best workout classes in NYC. I have been off group fitness after a 20-year stretch starting with step aerobics, meandering through Powerstrike, a stint at Exhale, a...
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Three tips to make Spring break healthier
Our March, Monthly Morsels newsletter highlighted healthy travel options (we have a pretty new design happening too). The week before a trip, at least in my house, can be crazy making. The teacher's cram in tests and papers , I try to see as many clients as I can, to...
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I don’t always “love my body”
Last night, while I was watching the Bachelor ATFR, scrolling through Instagram and eating my Natural Calm Gummies, just to assure you my life is riveting, something caught my attention. It wasn't Arie, proposing to bachelorette #2 minutes after admitting he rushed...
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I’m sorry, if my post offended you
I used to blog regularly. It's such a rewarding way to interact with readers. Some posts were lighthearted and others more "weighty". I had a good handle when a topic was one that could push buttons and I've never shied away from button-pushing. I don't post as often...
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Friday Food News (boring title, oh well)
I am not one of those people who posts sick selfies and photos from medical appointments. It’s not that I’m above that. It’s more that a) when I’m sick I don’t have energy to curate my illness and b) I try to carry on with normal life as much as possible. Anyway, I...
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I binge-watched Khloe Kardashian’s Revenge Body
When I was a grad student at NYU, Joy Bauer came to give a talk about nutrition counseling. One thing she discussed stuck with me. She said, “read everything from scientific journals to the tabloids.” Her point was to familiarize yourself with everything your future...
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Foodtrainers’ Non-Religious Lent, take… 7!
Fun fact, Lauren and I met over Twitter! Non-religious Lent (don’t worry, I’ll explain) is technically our “anniversary”. I dug out our first interaction. I neglected to mention I missed the yoga class. By the time I went back down and back up again, I was too...
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“Dark” is not enough, your chocolate cheat sheet
I’ve tried to be an 80% girl, I’m not there yet. With chocolate, the higher the percentage listed on the package, the lower the sugar. However, at the point where dark chocolate has zero sweetness (80% for me), I am zero percent excited. While I think most people can...
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Healthy Hot Chocolate (non-dairy)
As you may know, our Foodtrainers’ taste testing knows no bounds. While clients and sessions make our office world go round, seeking out product newness and sampling is our favorite distraction. Today we sent our February Newsletter out. If you’re not signed up, do so...
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Critical information every kombucha drinker needs to know
Kombucha might be the ultimate oldie but goodie - it’s been around since 200 BC, it came on the food scene in the 2000’s and Lauren wrote about it and it’s questionable alcohol content in 2014. Now, it appears alcohol is not the only thing we should have been...
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The Healthiest, Tastiest Cauliflower Crust (and discount code)
We receive a lot of emails asking if we want to sample, and then promote, various products. Half the time, it’s unclear they know we’re nutritionists, the items are so sketchy. Other times, we have follow up questions. Are there sweeteners? Is it gluten free? Can we...
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Super Bowl strategy, snacks and a super dip too
For some, the Super Bowl means football. For us, it means snacks. Use our playbook to get you through tonight sans deep-fried chicken wings, giant sandwiches, BBQ potato chips, pizza, beer, we could go on… Tip #1: Play drinking games! Before you eat anything or drink...
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When it comes to wellness, can we all lighten up?
As you might have gathered, from yesterday’s TV post, I’m not that deep. I should clarify, I’m not outwardly deep or woo woo. Most inspirational quotes, not all, get an inner or actual eye roll from me. My preferred method of communication is humor. I have learned,...
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Minimalism via Bravo’s “Stripped”
I have lowbrow TV taste. I eat quality food, drink tippy top-shelf spirits and read good books, not War and Peace but still. However, TV is my junk food. I watch the Bachelor, Housewives and Dateline. And as of this weekend, I have a new show I’m into, Stripped....
read moreNo Megan Kelly, nobody needs to be fat-shamed ever.
Where to begin with this one? Megyn Kelly was interviewing Maria Kang. Remember Maria? A few years back, she was in the bikini with her babies and the “what’s your excuse” caption that made every mom/woman in America hate her?Megyn, in a discussion about fat shaming...
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January 2018
With last week’s insane weather, this week seems to be the first official (overpacked, stressful) week of the year. For us, this week kicked off our New Year’s Squeeze program. Our 50 Squeeze participants received a rulebook, recipes & secret weapon product bundle to...
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Foodtrainers’ Healthy London Guide
For winter break, my family and I were in Manchester and London. For my sons and husband (my 3 “boys”) the focus was football. As for me, I’m always looking ways to up the healthy ante while away. I haven’t been to London in a few years and the wellness scene really...
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New Year, New Blog, New Wellness “truth” to question
Saturday night, I waited up for my son to come home (do other parents do this, please advise) and then couldn’t get myself back to sleep. I’m sure the remnants of jet lag didn’t help matters. My body has no idea what time it is. I did what every sleep expert would...
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We spoke to Domino about dry January
I spoke with Domino about doing a dry January aka "dry-uary". A little insight on how our Squeezers feel sans alcohol and what to do when a Cabernet craving hits. Any of you bypassing the booze this month? Or, have you in the past? What works when you want a cocktail...
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Don’t Let Your Food Turn Into A ‘Bomb Cyclone’: Silky Zucchini Soup Recipe
Happy new year! And if you’re an east coaster, happy “bomb cyclone” snow day! But please don’t let your food turn into a bomb, or a cyclone, and especially not a bomb cyclone. Every time there is any sort of weather emergency, Lauren and I get lots of email requests...
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The Wellness Gifts You’ve Been Waiting For
The holiday season, parties and stressors are officially here. Your Foodtrainers’ elves have been hard at work tasting and testing the latest and greatest (and not so greatest) wellness goodies. Whether you need a hostess, Hanukah or Secret Santa something, whoever...
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Don’t believe the “whole grain”, high fiber cereal hype
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...
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I’m so happy I was pregnant and had young children before Instagram
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 womb.M.D. And you...
read moreI’m the opposite of Shonda Rimes.
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...
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Your Thanksgiving Survival Kit
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,...
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Bad moms and wine moms
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...
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We hate to be the Pill police, but…
You know us, we love to keep it light. We’d much rather be writing about matcha or mushrooms, but today we have to get the word out about the Pill. Even if you’re not taking the birth control pill, chances are your partner, daughter, sister, or several people close to...
read moreWhy you may want to reconsider the birth control pill
We pride ourselves on working around client's schedules, food preferences and obstacles. After all, our business cards say "nutrition troubleshooters" and our tag line is "you don't have to changes your lifestyle to fit our food plans." So, for the most part we stay...
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OUR ELITE TREATS
Clients are already sharing scary accounts of being ensnared in Halloween candy’s web. Perhaps you’d expect our advice to be “NO CANDY”. But that’s not how we roll. It’s more like “don’t waste your treat on candy that’s crappy, inflammation causing or carcinogenic”......
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Foodtrainers’ Favorites from the Bulletproof Conference
We’ve been busy. Yesterday, we launched our pretty, newonline shop. Unexpectedly, our curated products have become popular and so we needed to give them a spiffed-up home. There were no major tech issues and orders surpassed our predictions, phew. And, over the...
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YOU’VE BEEN UPGRADED
You asked, we've answered. Our brand new, super pretty (if we do say so ourselves) Foodtrainers' store now makes it easier than ever to get nutritionist curated snacks sent straight to your door or desk. Have your pick of our healthy products in pretty packaging (it...
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