Foodtrainers’ Blog
Protein as bad as smoking? Um not so fast.
We give research a lot of credit. “This study said” is going to give what follows it a little more authority. The problem is that scientists want their work to get attention, may have hidden agendas and can twist their “data” in ways not all that different from my...
The Little Book of Thin Chicago
Our adorable snack queen, Joanna Li the head honcho of our store is going to recap our Chicago adventures. I knew I had the perfect travel companion when she whipped out her jump rope as we waited for our plane. Take it away J... Last week, Foodtrainers paid...
The Balance Project
Is this balance? If so I'm super balanced, you? I don't remember my reply when Susie asked to interview me for The Balance Project but it was something to the effect of "get ready for your first mom who knows nothing about the subject". The series of emails showed me...
I don't take a lot of vitamins but always take this
I love a good green juice and enjoy taking healthy “shots” but when it comes to vitamins you may be surprised to know I take relatively few. If I can get a nutrient via food in a reasonable manner, that’s what I prefer. Some nutrients are difficult to get via diet and...
Your partner is putting on weight, should you go there?
Flipping through Fitness magazine an article entitled “Don’t Go There” drew me in. In the piece, the author recounts seeing a nutritionist who made some rather rigid suggestions. The women shares the nutritionist’s recommendations and her concern over sticking...
Parents magazine says processed foods are “best”
Nutrition confusion abounds. I’m often asked “what should I look for on a food package?” Aside from choosing fewer foods that come in packages I usually suggest looking at the ingredient list. It’s also easy to trust a publication or expert and get sucked into “best...
Cleavage and Advice
I am always intrigued by how experts resonate with people. Sometimes it’s warmth, I think of my friend/nutritionist Keri Glassman who has a fantastic smile and interest in people that comes across when she’s on TV or sitting at lunch. At times intellect does it, think...
Forget the Oscars, Introducing the Ch-oscars
Every February our offices turn into a chocolate tasting lab. We try the unusual, we had truffles made with sorrel and matcha salt and chocolate with mushrooms. There were superfood chocolates and drinking chocolates all in the name of finding the best, healthy...
Maybe the Broncos need Golden Milk, do you?
Mug via David's Tea, mess behind this photo my own I’m in a warm drink phase that may be an adult food jag. I love matcha lattes made with almond milk. Then I discovered matcha cacao lattes (details in Thursday's newsletter), I soon jazzed these up with cardamom and...
Team Crunch: Top 10 Healthy, Crunchy Snacks
We usually divide snacks into team salty and team sweet. I don’t know where that leaves my favorite salty-sweet. Regardless of the flavors you prefer, most of us like to crunch. In LBT, I explain that crunchy is stress relieving (provided of course we are crunching on...
I Call it Thin, You Call it Strong, She Calls it Healthy but It's All in the Approach
I was so honored the fantastic site Well and Good named LBT “One of the 6 New Healthy Food Books That Don’t Promote Fad Diets”The write up is great saying, “her tips are relevant, actionable, and easy to implement and she delivers tools to help you use them, like...
Top 5 Healthy Shots with the Daily Shot and a bonus
I had no success with a screen shot, clearly oh well. “I look good, I look good, I look exactly the way you wish you could.” Do you think I’ve lost my mind with this sudden burst of confidence? Sorry, I just can’t get the music from The Daily Shot out of my head and...
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