FOODTRAINERS’ BLOG
Wedding Guest Nutrition Tips
It’s almost officially summer and that means tis wedding season. Every day at the office, I see a couple/few clients who will be attending weekend weddings. And so, we devise a plan. Here are 5 tips to help avoid wedding weight and leave you feeling great. Make room...
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This CBD has us sleeping better than ever
We initially resisted the CBD surge. While we were intrigued, we hadn’t found the formulation or product that impressed us. And so how could we recommend it? We’d say, the research is there but we’re not sold yet. Well, that was then and now I’m 100% on board...
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Nike plus sized mannequin for the right reasons?
At first, I saw images of Nike’s plus sized mannequins on my social media feed. I didn't know why I was seeing the same image over and over. Wednesday, I was sent a link to the controversy surrounding them. To fill you in, Nike unveiled new mannequins at one of their...
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Gone too Soon
A bunch of years ago, I led a retreat at Blackberry Farm. There was a fitness expert from the Ashram and I gave a series of nutrition talks. One of the participants was a woman, around my age, named Elizabeth. Throughout the weekend, Elizabeth pulled me aside to ask...
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Is Body Commentary Ever OK?
Over the years, I’ve heard the gamut of comments others make about weight and appearance. There’s the judgy and cruel, “you look sooooooo much better”. The perhaps not meant maliciously but stinging, “you look like a different person”. Or, the curious and...
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Tahini Latte Recipe
Our Squeeze week is on, and we sent out a newsletter with all of our Squeeze Secret Weapons and a Brownie Bowl recipe. We're especially loving on this Seed & Mill organic tahini. Our tahini latte & tahini salad dressings are already a huge hit. Here's our...
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The Best & Worst Nutrition Bars
Are you signed up for our Monday Morsels newsletter? If not, click here to get emails like below delivered to your inbox every week. ----------------------------------------------------------------- We’re all for healthy convenience, have you seen our shop? But...
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Introducing Foodtrainers Everything Pills
Our clients don’t leave sessions with a boatload of vitamins. Instead, we pick and choose the supplements that we feel are necessary for that person. This year, we made the leap to private label on some of our Foodtrainers’ faves. There are our Chill Pills (for mood...
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Eggs wont kill you but the headlines might
You might have heard about an egg study going viral. Before we go any further, you can eat eggs. We understand clickbait, certain headlines draw us in and sometimes freak us out. But we also understand studies, how to read them and what conclusions to draw. We’re...
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Nonreligious Lent Take 8
Carolyn and I were brought together by Lent. I noticed that nothing helped clients adhere to a rule like they did during Lent. Truthfully, having not grown up with Lent, or even really knowing what it was, I was jealous of their resolve. And so Foodtrainers'...
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So Celery is a Celebrity? Celery Juice 101
When my book came out, I made the mistake of reading the online comments. I cannot recall t the multiple, positive reviews. Of course, I remember one commenter calling my recommendations elitist, for suggesting wild salmon and pricey kombucha. Well, this person would...
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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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