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a nutritionist's view on eating for balance, wellness and happiness

Archive for May, 2010

Uncategorized franziska | 13 May 2010

Load Your Salad with Veggies

First of all, I love salads. I have one almost every single night. I usually have red leaf, green leaf or romaine lettuce sometimes mixed with sliced cabbage and carrots (pre-made coleslaw) or sometimes I add spinach or just have a spinach only salad. I love the satisfying crunch of salads and how much you can eat [...]

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health tips &healthy eating franziska | 12 May 2010

Be Prepared

I have to admit I am a bit cranky today. I woke up to an inch of snow and freezing temps and its May! Last year this same day it was 85  . I am so ready for summer and warmth; if you can tell it’s been a bit of a long winter for us [...]

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expectations franziska | 11 May 2010

D – I – E – T

I have been thinking about the idea of dieting and losing weight. It can be so challenging and can lead us to be very hard on ourselves if we are not meeting our goals – often dictated by the scale. I heard this on the radio today and it stuck with me. DIET can stand [...]

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healthy eating franziska | 10 May 2010

Getting through a busy week

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and Mother’s Day! The workweek has begun and I for one am already swamped with to-dos. When work and life gets really busy healthy eating can drop to the way side. Hopefully yesterday or over the weekend you did a bit of prep work so you have some [...]

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Uncategorized franziska | 07 May 2010

Create an Environment for Healthy Eating

I often think of how lucky I am to be surrounded by an environment that is conducive to living a healthy lifestyle. I have been given many opportunities and blessings in my life to be where I am and I am truly grateful. I have also made my lifestyle a priority – that is I went [...]

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sports nutrition franziska | 06 May 2010

Early Morning Workouts? Eat Before

You have heard me before stress the importance of eating breakfast. Eating breakfast not only fuels your body after an 8+ hour fast (sleeping) and boosts your metabolism for the day but sets you up for smarter eating choices throughout the day. I know a lot of us workout first thing in the morning and [...]

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Uncategorized franziska | 05 May 2010

No excuse to not eat veggies . . .

I am back from my trip and glad to be home! I am a pretty avid outdoors person and love to camp and have been in the ”elements”  a lot.  I knew it was going to be cold and whew it was! The first night was chilly – I believe a low of 21 but we had  great [...]

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