Cyclical Nutrition
We need to stop trusting science and start questioning it. The other day, I was doing some research to put together a simple guide on reading labels for beef. I knew this would be a little bit more complicated than the one I did for […]
We are all well aware that the planet is getting sicker, and so are the people on this planet (a 2018 study showed that only 12% of Americans are metabolically healthy). This is no coincidence. The things that hurt our planet hurt us. Good news […]
As an engineer a mentor taught me something that still sticks with me today, the KISS principle. Many of the best engineering designs and solutions come from this principle: Keep It Simple, Stupid. Since starting my career as a nutritionist, I’ve taught from a place […]
It has become really confusing to know how to eat healthy and make planet-friendly choices. It’s hard to know who to trust and what to believe. It can even feel like healthy, planet-friendly living is inaccessible through lack of time, money, resources, energy, life circumstances, […]
Eating healthily & sustainably is too expensive… <In part 1 of this blog series, I touched on one of root causes of this problem read it here> First, we gotta vote with our dollars. Next, we need to rethink our food budget. I want you […]
Eating healthily & sustainably is too expensive… There are so many ways to look at this statement. One, if you look at the true cost of the food – how cheap, processed food is really costing us our health and the health of our planet […]
If you listen to the news or read the latest articles on climate change, you probably have come across quite a bit of information blaming the food industry – specifically beef and dairy (funny how I don’t hear much mention of the ‘beverages, sweets, and […]
<read part 1 here> After going back to school to become a certified nutritionist and having another baby, I was still working at my engineering job – now in a part of my company that made plastics (yuck). I didn’t feel great about what my […]
How and WHY does a chemical engineer leave her job in the single-use plastics business to instead inspire families to live more planet-friendly…? Where should we begin? How about high-schooler-Michelle being told by her physics teacher, “Michelle, you need to be an engineer – too […]
Many moms and practitioners swear that food journaling is the best (and maybe even only) way to truly pinpoint baby’s food sensitivities and find some relief. Also? Many moms and practitioners think it’s best to stay away from food journaling. The reasons to keep a […]