Nutrition Awareness Blog

Dietitian Spotlight Series: Niki Strealy, The Diarrhea Dietitian

For this week’s spotlight, I’m featuring Niki Strealy, RDN, LD, an experienced dietitian, author and mom of five who has [...]

Dietitian Spotlight Series: Dina Garcia of Vida Nutrition

This week I would like to introduce you to Dina Garcia, RD, LDN, owner of Vida Nutrition, LLC, a private [...]

Meatless Monday: Spaghetti and Lentil Meatballs

What can you call meatballs when they don’t have any meat? Lentil balls? Balls of lentil? Just doesn’t flow as [...]

Dietitian Spotlight Series: Patty Duffey, My Fit Foods Chicago

This week I get to feature a good friend of mine and fellow dietitian, Patty Duffey RDN, LD. One of [...]

Drinking Caffeine Before a Workout: Is There a Benefit?

Over half of Americans need a little jolt of java or a gulp of red bull to get them going [...]

Dietitian Spotlight Series: Linda Eck Mills, Career and Life Coach, International Speaker and Author

I’m very excited to introduce to you this week’s RDN in the spotlight: Linda S. Eck Mills, MBA, RDN, LDN, [...]

Dietitian Spotlight Series: Krista Ulatowski, Former PR Strategist turned RD

This week the Spotlight is on Krista Ulatowski, MPH, RD, a consultant dietitian with her hands in many fields– from [...]

Simple Summer Orzo Salad + Coconut Mango Mojitos

Two healthy and refreshing recipes just in time for picnic season! To celebrate the end of spring and start of [...]

Healthy Two-Grain Southwest Salad

Confession: I don’t eat traditional salads or sandwiches for lunch. I despise the boring, cold, desk salad with wilted lettuce [...]

One Pot Lentil Lunch

Confession: I am not a sandwich person. I am really not a traditional salad person either. I don’t do fast [...]

Dietitian Spotlight Series: Bonnie R. Giller, Certified Diabetes Educator and Intuitive Eating Counselor

For this week’s Dietitian Spotlight Series, I interviewed a successful entrepreneur/RD with two specialties, diabetes and intuitive eating, who has [...]

The Best Snack Bars 150 Calories or Less

“What are some easy on-the-go snacks that are healthy?” “What are the best snack bars out there?” I hear these [...]