These easy chickpea blondies are packed with protein, and SO delicious. No one will ever notice that they're built on a base of legumes!Did you know that canned chickpeas can be used as a ...
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Lemon & White Chocolate Energy Bites
Lemon-lovers rejoice! These lemon and white chocolate energy bites are the healthy dessert you've been waiting for. Made with oats, almond butter, and fresh lemon juice, these one-bite snacks taste ...
A Foodie’s Guide To Philadelphia
Over the last couple of years, I have flown back and forth to Philly a dozen times, maybe more. Each trip we've explored new coffee shops, cocktail bars and restaurant scattered amongst the ...
CES 2018 Recap: 5 Health & Wellness Companies To Watch
As many of you know, I have a full time gig at Yummly as the Head of Nutrition and Wellness. A couple of weeks ago, I spent 5 days in Vegas at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES). The show is MASSIVE, ...
FNCE 2017 Recap: Favorite New Food Products
Three weeks ago 13K dietitians (including me) descended on Chicago for the annual Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo (FNCE). It was a crazy couple of days, packed with educational sessions, ...
Are Lectins Bad For You?
Lectins have been whirring around health circles for a while now, particularly among paleo enthusiasts. They have been dubbed as inflammatory, toxic and a contributing factor to various diseases. But ...
How Genetic Testing Changed The Way That I Eat
Recently, I took my first nutritional genetics test through Nutrigenomix in Canada. I’d been toying with the idea of getting tested for a while but finally, bit the bullet after taking a 5-week course ...
Food & Fun in Portugal, Part II: Porto & The Algarve
The second and third legs of our Portuguese adventure were spent in Porto at the mouth of the Douro River, and Lagos on The Algarve. Once again, we were spoiled with incredible food, and fascinating ...
I Supplement Vitamin D and I Was Still Low. Maybe You’re Low Too.
I was going to make this post something completely different, but then I got my annual physical results back. Everything was normal except one thing: my vitamin D levels. Admittedly, I am a little ...
Food & Fun in Portugal, Part I: Lisbon
When I told people that I had booked 10 days in Portugal I got a lot of ‘that seems like an odd choice’ looks. However, after exploring three cities I can safely say that Portugal is anything but ...