Our Blog: Recipes, Research, and Resources
Our Blog: Recipes, Research, and Resources
Eat to Maintain Muscle Mass
Are you eating right to maintain muscle mass? If you regularly workout, but aren't seeing expected results, maybe you should take a closer look at your diet (or come see one of our sports dietitians!) Our everyday food choices and food patterns can hinder or help how...
Are You Tracker Lackin’? Find the Best Wellness App for Your Tendency
Could matching the right weight loss app to your tendency support your wellness goals? If you are curious about your personal "tendency," check our recent post about Gretchen Rubin’s Four Tendencies. To recap, Rubin believes that we can all be classified into one of...
Creamy Cilantro Chickpea and Tofu Tacos
Let's just start by stating the obvious: All tacos are good tacos. But can we taco 'bout tofu tacos? Lately, we are especially crazy for these Creamy Cilantro Chickpea and Tofu Tacos - a plant-powered version of our favorite food. Two sources of plant-based protein in...
Instant Pot Berry Cobbler Steel Cut Oats
We at MNT are firm believers that the best kitchen gadgets take the dirty work out of some of our most dreaded kitchen tasks.
Consider steel cut oats. Love the flavor, and love the nutritional profile. Hate standing over a stove for 30 minutes on a busy morning with three crazy kiddos tearing through the kitchen.
We were admittedly a bit late to jump on the Instapot bandwagon, but it’s become one of our favorite and most-used gadgets. It saves time and energy on many of our favorite dishes, and steel cut oats are no exception. It cooks them perfectly, no stirring required!
Lately, we’ve been playing with some different add-ins for our oats, and this is one of our new favorite recipes. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do.
Better, Faster: What are the Health Benefits to Intermittent Fasting?
Because I’m a dietitian, people often ask me, “What is the best diet for weight loss?”
The truth is, there isn’t one answer that works for everyone. Any eating plan that includes fewer calories that your body needs for energy will result in weight loss. As a dietitian, my job is to help each client decide which of those styles of eating fits best within her lifestyle, and then make it as easy as possible for my client to stick with that plan long-term.
If you were to search the internet for diets, you’d likely come up with thousands of results (some of them much, much better than others for overall health). One of the more popular diets in recent years is intermittent fasting.
Special Delivery! Are Meal Delivery Services Worth It?
Home meal delivery services have recently skyrocketed in popularity. Do names like Hello Fresh, Blue Apron, and Sun Basket ring a bell? If not, these are all examples of the various home meal delivery services that are available to the public. These companies, along with many others, ship ingredients and corresponding recipes right to your door. All that’s left for you to do is whip them up!
There are a few perks to using a delivery service:
They eliminate decision fatigue from having to figure out what to make for dinner each night.
They offer opportunities to try new cuisines or techniques.
They may help reduce food waste, because delivery kits include only what you need for each recipe.
Because there are so many options, I did the dirty work for you and researched a few of the most popular companies. Find out what one works best for you and your family:
Nobody’s Perfect! MNT RD’s Share Their Nutrition Goals
With February being National Heart Health month, my goals were to research foods and dietary patterns that influence the health of our hearts. This subject is near and dear to me as my dad had quadruple bypass surgery for a 90% blocked artery nicknamed the “widow...
What’s Your Tendency? And Why It Matters for Habit Change
Each and every client we work with takes the Four Tendencies quiz. You are unique. It's important that the health professionals who guide you in your health and wellness goals take the time to learn about you. Because how you set goals, respond to expectations, and...
The Chocolate Milk Mustache: A New Face of Recovery?
Recovery nutrition: could chocolate milk be the ideal option? Athletes who aim to get stronger with each quality workout know the importance of recovery nutrition. A recovery nutrition plan is particularly critical after a long or intense training workout....
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