Blog categorized as Open Eating Tips & Tricks

Don't let the labels fool you...

In a world filled with endless food choices, brightly colored packaging, and cleverly phrased labels can make our heads spin. Buzzwords promising ‘natural’, ‘multi-grain’, and ‘made with real fruit’ are EVERYWHERE on supermarket shelves.


The struggle is, "natural" sounds really good until y...

Kristen
08.02.24 05:31 AM - Comment(s)
15 Ways to Improve Your Relationship with Food

Let's face it... food is PACKED with emotions. We FEEL hungry, bored, and snackish. We FEEL guilty for not having control. We FEEL apprehensive about the role of food in our weight and appearance. We FEEL judged, embarrassed, or even numb from having to feel all of this. We tie so much of it to food...

Kristen
17.01.24 03:49 AM - Comment(s)
Freedom of Bringing YOU Back to Your Nutrition

Have you ever felt stuck in a never-ending cycle of diets, calorie counting, and guilt surrounding meals? What if you could simply DECIDE to not be stuck? Think about how liberating that would be!!! What if I gave you permission to ditch the rigid rules and let your body take the lead? Sometimes jus...

Kristen
10.01.24 10:32 AM - Comment(s)
Setting New Year's Goals?

I kind of despise the wave of "New Year Resolutions"? Why can't we just start with goals when we need them? Why wait until the new year? And if we don't meet those goals... we tend to think we failed, but we don't know how to pick up. What if we didn't set the right goal? What if the goal ...

Kristen
03.01.24 10:39 AM - Comment(s)
Nourish Your Winter...

Oh, glorious holidays! The air is filled with laughter, sparkling lights guide our way, and sumptuous feasts await us at every turn. It is the best!


Today I'm sharing some of my favorite winter flavors... packed with joyous experiences, and bringing in all that extra energy! Let’s explore a culinary ...

Kristen
06.12.23 10:19 AM - Comment(s)
Surviving the Holidays...

This holiday season, let's shift our focus from stress to quality time by nourishing our bodies with the principles of open eating and nutrition. Discover how saying no, laughing more, practicing acupressure, nurturing a positive mental attitude, and incorporating healthy eating habits can transform...

Kristen
08.11.23 10:06 AM - Comment(s)
From Farm to Fork: Embracing the Best of Fall's Bounty for Optimal Health

Fall is a season synonymous with hearty meals and vibrant flavors. It's also the perfect time to give your body an abundance of nutrients, vitamins, and minerals before winter settles in. So, get ready to be inspired by these nine fall produce picks that will have you craving healthier meals all sea...

Kristen
20.09.23 12:27 PM - Comment(s)
Times And Seasons... In Nutrition

We are daily surrounded by the many wonders of the world.  We can video chat with someone across the world using a powerful computer we keep in our pockets.  We can hop in a metal tube and cross an ocean in hours.  We can enjoy a delicious bottle of water, shipped to us from Fiji, for...

Kristen
05.04.23 11:42 AM - Comment(s)
Beating The Winter Blues... And Winter Weight!

We’ve all been there… a deeply cold winter afternoon, our feet propped up with a bowl of popcorn, comfy socks, and Netflix on deck. It’s so very easy to be idle when the weather outside is miserable. This kind of behavior is particularly common if you live somewhere with short sunlight hours in the ...

Kristen
08.03.23 12:37 PM - Comment(s)
Happy Thanksgiving!

This Thanksgiving week has me really thinking about the fun I have with Open Eating! When I think of all of the foods that normally spread across Thanksgiving tables throughout our country. I see things like turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes and gravy, rolls, candied yams, green bea...

Kristen
24.11.22 12:27 PM - Comment(s)