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Category Archives: Weight Management
Vegetarian Quesadillas: delicious + easy + loaded with fiber
Dietary fiber — found mainly in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and legumes — is probably best known for its ability to prevent or relieve constipation. However, foods containing fiber can provide other health benefits such as lowering your risk of … Continue reading
Stop stress eating with these 3 tips (+ stress busting foods)
Stress is one of the most common causes of overeating and weight gain. Can you relate? Your day gets busy, life feels overwhelming, and you find yourself (without much thought) inhaling some junk food because you think it’s going to … Continue reading
Juicing – pros and cons + recipe
I get asked this question all the time. What do you think of juicing? The short answer – it can play a beneficial role in any healthy eating plan if used properly. Drinking a nutritious juice every once in a … Continue reading
Tex-Mex Bean and Chicken Burrito
February is for love and heart health! It’s American Heart Month. Did you know that heart disease is the number one killer of Americans? Each year, more than two million heart attacks and strokes take place resulting in 800,000 deaths. … Continue reading
A Healthy Gut is Essential to a Healthy Weight
Okay, I’m about to throw you a curve ball. Ready? It’s possible that the reason you are having such a hard time losing weight is because the bacteria living inside your gut are out of balance. Until recently, it was … Continue reading
Posted in Digestive Wellness, Eating for the Health of it, Weight Management
Tagged calories, diabetes, Fat, fermented foods, fiber, gut bacteria, Lorraine Matthews-Antosiewicz, losing weight, microbiome, NJ Nutritionist, NJ Nutritionist 10-Day Sugar Free Challenge, Obesity, prebiotics, probiotics, Registered Dietitian, sugar, weight, weight loss
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How to make your resolution stick this year
There’s something about the New Year that evokes a renewed optimism when it comes to improved health and weight loss. It doesn’t seem to matter that we abandoned last year’s resolution a few weeks in; we feel that it’s worth … Continue reading
Could lack of sleep be the reason you’re gaining?
Sleep is important for many aspects of health, including your weight. Studies show that people who don’t get enough sleep tend to gain more weight including unhealthy belly fat. Sleep deprivation causes changes to hormones that regulate hunger and appetite. … Continue reading
Thanksgiving Greeting
“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a … Continue reading
Enjoy your favorite Halloween candy without the guilt
Are you going Trick-or-Treating with your kids today or staying home to hand out candy to the neighborhood ghosts and goblins? Either way, candy will likely be in your face. If you are trying to eat healthier and lose some … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Mindful Eating, Weight Management
Tagged healthiest Halloween treats, mindful eating
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Savory Spaghetti Squash Recipe
With Halloween coming up and Thanksgiving right around the corner, pumpkins are everywhere. Jack-o-Lanterns and pumpkin pie are a big part of the traditions during this time of year. But did you know that pumpkins are actually a type of … Continue reading