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20 Easy, Healthy Snacks to Add to Your Meal Plan

We’ve all experienced those pangs of hunger in between meals, right? Snacks are essential to have on hand so that hunger doesn’t spiral out of control. When it comes to meal planning healthy snacks, we are firm believers in keeping it simple! So today we are rounding up 20 super easy and healthy... Read more

Jaclyn Irwin Jan 14, 2019

Signs Your Blood Sugar is Out of Whack and 12 Ways to Balance it Naturally

Raise your hand if any of these sound familiar: You take the term hangry to an all new level. If you miss a meal, you are super irritable and say things you later regret. You feel like a brand new person after you eat. You find it super difficult to lose weight. You constantly crave... Read more

Courtney Laurie Oct 04, 2017

How Reorganizing My Fridge Helped Me Save Time and Money

We were doing it wrong. Groceries were often tossed wherever there was space in the fridge. Leftovers eventually got pushed to the back and wouldn't be eaten in time. I'd make a recipe and forget to use an ingredient because I didn't see it. Veggies I didn't prep right away were often out of sight,... Read more

Abigail Hopkins Jul 27, 2017

Ask a Nutritionist: What Should I Eat to Improve PMS and Have Better Periods?

Hell hath no fury like a woman with imbalanced hormones. Believe it or not, periods really shouldn’t be awful! A healthy cycle does come with some ups and downs, but you shouldn’t feel like the Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Understanding your body is one of the most important aspects... Read more

Ashley Sauvé Jul 16, 2017

4 Steps to Build Effective Intake Forms for Your Nutrition Practice

Intake forms are usually the first professional exchange between a nutritionist and a new client. They not only serve to collect information, but also give the client a first impression of what they can expect from their practitioner. Having poorly designed intake forms can leave you feeling less confident, and your clients will notice that.... Read more

Ashley Sauvé May 15, 2017

6 Excuse-Proof Breakfast Ideas for Busy Mornings

As a nutritionist, there is one phrase that I hear and dread more than any other: “I don’t have time for breakfast.” Too many people believe that they don’t have time to make themselves a healthy breakfast. What they don't realize is that skipping breakfast is setting yourself up for a hormonal disaster.... Read more

Ashley Sauvé Apr 30, 2017

10 Foods To Help You Survive Postpartum

By this point you probably expect life with a new baby, at the very least, to look like this: Feed, feed, feed, burp, rock, diaper, watch baby sleep, feed, feed, feed, burp, diaper, eat?, feed, feed, feed, shower?, diaper, feed, burp, sleep??? Attending to your own basic needs (like eating food) in addition to caring... Read more

Abigail Hopkins Apr 17, 2017

How to Grow Your Own Sprouts in 5 Simple Steps

A little while ago, I shared my top 5 cheap foods that are actually good for you and sprouts were at the very top of that list. Learning to grow sprouts at home is an amazing way to increase your nutrient status without having to drop a ton of cash. Sprouts contain all of the... Read more

Ashley Sauvé Apr 10, 2017

5 Cheap Foods That Are Actually Healthy

I’ll never forget the first Kale Chicken Caesar salad I made. I was in school, studying nutrition, and wasting time looking at recipes on Pinterest instead of finishing my latest assignment. I found the recipe, wrote down the ingredients and ran to the store to pick them up. It was so exciting to hunt... Read more

Ashley Sauvé Mar 27, 2017

I'm a Nutritionist and These are My Go-To Meals

When I meet new people and they ask what I do, the conversation usually goes something like this… “You’re a nutritionist? Oh, you would hate how I eat.” or “What do you think of my [low-carb/paleo/vegan/low-fat/low calorie] diet?” and always… “So, what do you eat?” Now, I totally do not... Read more

Ashley Sauvé Mar 06, 2017