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Baked Cod and Yogurt Mashed Potatoes
In the blog post "Forming a Family: Food and Fertility", we talked about the importance of iodine in your diet when looking to improve fertility. The list of food items containing high amounts of iodine is short and sweet, and has some pretty weird foods on it (i.e....
Forming a Family: Food and Fertility
As a newlywed, the number one question I have been getting asked is: “So, when are you having babies?” Y’all! Relax! I’ve been married for a total of 12 minutes. I have to figure out how to pay off my student loans before I can figure out how to buy diapers. But,...
7 Foods for Your Breastfeeding Diet
7 Foods for Your Breastfeeding Diet Just to get this off the table, a healthy diet is NOT required to be able to breastfeed, HOWEVER, it is optimal to eat a well-balanced diet, just like it is best to eat healthy at any stage in your life! The better your nutrition is...
5 Reasons to Include Fermented Foods in Your Prenatal Diet
5 Reasons to Include Fermented Foods in Your Prenatal DietI feel like most people either really love or hate fermented foods. If it’s been a while since you’ve tried anything fermented, I highly recommend it! Fermented foods contain natural probiotics which help...
3 Ways to Ace Preconception Nutrition
3 Ways to ACE Preconception Nutrition If you are planning your pregnancy, NOW is the time to optimize your intake to its full potential. Why? It is ideal to reach your very best nutrition prior to actually becoming pregnant because the first trimester comes quick and...
How to Manage Morning Sickness
How to Manage Morning Sickness The key question I want to answer in this blog is, "how is baby getting enough nutrients if I am having so much nausea that I can barely keep any food down, not even one cracker." This is a question that I get quite frequently which is...
Savory Instant Pot Beef Stew
Instant Pot Beef Stew Total time: 45 minutes Servings: ~ 8 (depends on serving size) Ingredients: 1- 1.5 lbs stew meat 1 bag Trader Joe's tiny white potatoes 1 bag of baby carrots ½ Acorn Squash 2 shallots 32 oz. broth (veggie, beef, or chicken) 1 tbsp tomato paste 2...
5 Facts You NEED to Know About Choline
5 Facts You Need to Know About Choline Choline was first established as an essential nutrient by the Institute of Medicine in 1998. It has continually been researched and promoted due to its critical role in our health. While its role is rather complicated, it is...
5 Common Myths During Pregnancy
"I've waited nine months to eat this sushi!" "Ugh, do you have any decaf? I'm pregnant." "Is it pasteurized? I'm not sure if I can drink that." These are all statements I've heard from women who are pregnant. Unfortunately, there are a lot of question marks when it...
What to Look for in Your Prenatal Vitamin
How to choose a prenatal vitamin First, I want to start by saying, it is very hard to make a blanket recommendation when it comes to taking prenatal vitamins because everyone is starting at a different place nutritionally, follow various diets, and may eliminate...
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