Grocery Shopping for Meal Prep – here’s a quick video blog about how our registered sports dietician, Kristen Ziesmer, grocery shops to prepare her meals for upcoming sports and body competitions! Watching this video, you’ll learn how sports dietitians grocery shop and how to shop on a budget. Kristen explains her process for grocery […]
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Competition Prep: Supplements – video blog by Kristen Ziesmer, RD and sports certified dietician Week 2 of Competition Prep Done! This week I will be focusing on supplements because this is such a hot topic. The supplement industry is a multi-billion dollar a year industry and supplement companies will do just about anything and everything
Spring cleaning is here! Spring is the perfect time to not only ditch the dust bunny-ridden clothes sitting in the back of your closet, but also cleanse your body for the inevitably approaching summer season. Though it may sound daunting to think about getting into your tiniest bikini in the next few months, if you
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Metabolism is the body’s process that converts food, water, and oxygen into energy for all of your daily activities, not just exercise. The calories in the food you consume are just units of energy. During metabolism, this energy is converted into a simpler form. The energy created from this process will either be immediately used
The answer is unfortunately, no. I frequently get asked the question: “Is weight loss just simply calories in vs. calories out?” or “What is more important, what you eat or how much you eat?” To answer the first question, weight loss is not only calories in vs. calories out. What you eat and how you
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Have you ever heard the old adage that you can’t out train a bad diet? When it comes to fitness, reaching your goals is about 10% the time you spend in the gym and 90% the time you spend in the kitchen. Falling short or completely missing your original goals is as easy as forgetting
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Fall is here and the state fair is rolling into town. Beginning October 8th through October 19, the space we know so well for tailgating will soon be covered with farm animals, games, rides, concerts and all the fried foods we could ever eat. The South Carolina state fair has become notorious for its food
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Set a Goal: Whether you’re trying to lose weight, start a diet, or just eating a little healthier, it’s important to set goals. Set a few short-term goals and one or two long-term goals to work toward. Envision yourself healthier, lighter, and in better shape- research shows this can actually increase your motivation to get
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Yields 4 servings (2 cups each) INGREDIENTS: 8 Cups lettuce 2 cups steamed beet wedges, or slices 1/2 -1” thick (see tip) 1 T. extra virgin olive oil 1 clove garlic, minced 1 cup thinly sliced red onion 1⁄4 tsp salt 2 plum tomatoes, chopped 1⁄4 tsp freshly ground pepper 2 T. chopped fresh parsley 2 T.
Hello everyone! It’s Sallie here again to chat with you guys on Kristen’s blog. This time around it’s all about trendy health foods. I will be starting a 5 week series on all the foods you’ve heard about on Oprah or Dr. Oz, but haven’t managed to incorporate into your diet quite yet. Every Friday,
