How I got sucked in, my day to day struggle and how I overcame anorexia. Many months ago I started writing about my personal struggle with an eating disorder. This is the first time I put it ALL out there on pen and paper (or computer). I had it all planned out- to write about […]

Are you harnessing the power of nutrition for recovery from a sport injury? Fuel your body to recover faster and prevent unwanted weight gain while maintaining muscle mass! Did you know >3.5 million injuries occur each year in teenagers 14 and under? Two million of those sport injuries occur in just high school aged kids […]

Realizing I had a problem, I wasn’t ready to change. “No food tasted as good as being skinny felt.” Last blog I posted about the background history of my personal struggle with an eating disorder. Today I want to share with you the downward spiral of my eating disorder. For many of you who have […]

The early days of how my childhood brewed an eating disorder for my teenage years. This is my personal story about my struggle with anorexia and disordered eating. It’s a long one so I will break it up into a couple blog posts. I have never written this story down on paper (only pieces of […]

Nutrient and flavor packed ingredients make for a satisfying, balanced and complete lunch or dinner! Who doesn’t love a good soup especially when it’s cold and rainy outside? Perfect for this nasty weather we’ve been having over the past few months. My nutrient-packed creamy potato cauliflower soup is the picture-perfect combination of a satisfying comfort […]

Spoiler: The best diet is not what you think! If you’re an athlete or an active person, losing weight may not be as easy as one might think. You have to balance eating for energy with eating to elicit a weight loss. But I’ll be honest…I’m tired! I’m tired of hearing about the latest and […]

Salmon with veggies over cheesy grits is one of my family’s go-to meals. It’s quick, simple and a delicious twist on the not-so-healthy shrimp and grits (my favorite). Since weeknights are already hard trying to get dinner on the table after a full day of work, there’s no need to complicate things with a time-consuming […]

Learn to pick the right cereals to give you the proper nutrients and energy you need as an athlete. Mornings are hard, especially when you’re not a morning person. Getting in a nutritious breakfast is even harder when you’re rushing around. But we all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, […]

This recipe is almost like an “everything but the kitchen sink” type recipe, but has the added benefit of fitting into a healthy Mediterranean Diet. You can easily throw everything in your crockpot in the morning before leaving for work so you can walk into a wonderful smelling house and have dinner waiting for you! […]

Being a parent is hard work! I’ve officially made it two years as a parent and I’ve had to really shift priorities during these two years. I, just as I’m sure you do, want my family to be a healthy family and that begins with the parents. Over the past two years I’ve worked on […]