Food
Healthy In-flight Snacking
7 carry-on friendly alternatives to cookies and pretzels For our family, summertime is travel time. The kids are out of school and the weather is less blizzardy; thus, making it the ideal time to trek across the country to see our far-flung loved ones. With our relatives anywhere from 1100 – 2500 miles away, we find ourselves on several flights every year, just to visit family. Add in work-related trips and the occasional vacation, and I might average a roundtrip flight once a month. If you travel even a few times a year, I’ll bet you’re familiar with the challenges of eating well while traveling. Often, you can’t control where…
4 Ways to Slower, More Mindful Eating
What I’ve learned from having braces (again). I’ve been studying food and nutrition for over 20 years, but the last six months of wearing braces on my teeth has taught me some new things. Braces have also reminded me of some key mindsets for successful and joyful eating. Having adult braces comes with a unique set of challenges (mostly of the self-conscious, embarrassing sort) compared to having braces as a kid or teenager: fear of judgement from others, eating in professional settings, none of your friends are “doing it”, etc. I’ve experienced all of these and more. However, I am surprised at how wearing braces has changed my relationship with…
Just Say No: 5 Foods to Avoid for Better Health
We all live in a world where delicious temptations are everywhere – the coworker who brings pastries to the office every week, a restaurant menu that is 100% melty sandwiches and fries, the grocery store freezer aisle stocked with a hundred flavors of ice cream. Outside of a medical condition, no food is completely off-limits. However, if most of your diet is made up of highly-processed, sugar-laden foods, it will be more difficult to reach your wellness goals, and you’ll be putting yourself at increased risk of conditions like type II diabetes, stroke, cancer, etc. I’ve put together this list of very unhealthy foods, not to disparage certain foods or…