The Unconventional Dietitian Blog
Personal stories and tips about food, health and wellness.
Why do we crave sugar?
What brings about sugar cravings? This question is asked a lot, and there is no short and sweet answer. Sugar cravings can happen for many reasons; however, the summary includes the following reasons: blood glucose levels menstrual cycle microbiome psychological...
Fermented foods – nature’s probiotic
If you are one of the millions that deal with stress, drink alcohol, and have a poor diet, then probiotic supplementation is necessary. Probiotics can come from food, or in a pill, powder, or chewable tablet. Fermented foods, or nature’s probiotic, are more easily...
Set Up Your Kitchen for Success
Have you ever wondered why some days seem harder to follow a healthy routine of eating nutritious meals than others? Fortunately, there is a way to set up your kitchen that maintains the integrity of your goal of eating healthy. Here are some tips to set up your...
Your Quick Guide to Fasting
Fasting has been a part of human existence since the beginning of time, the abundance of food in our modern society has made fasting out of necessity a thing of the past. In recent years, however, the concept of fasting has become more common. This is your quick guide...
Eat the Rainbow
As dietitians, we are passionate about colorful fruits and vegetables. In fact, we often run around saying to "eat the rainbow," and we are not referring to Skittles. Most Americans struggle to eat fresh produce; however, switching up the type of fruits and vegetables...
Protein to Carbohydrate Ratio
At this point you have probably heard of the term macronutrients. If not, macronutrients are the nutrients that provide calories in every food you eat. There are only three - protein, fat, and carbohydrates. These nutrients are the ones you eat in large gram amounts...
Good Foods and Bad Foods
It's seductive to think about foods as "good foods" and "bad foods." With good foods being the bucket of foods everyone should always choose and bad foods being the bucket of foods to stay away from. This creates a lot of nutritional confusion, as foods can be...
The Secret to Getting Results
There is a secret to getting the results you are looking for. It doesn't matter if the results you are looking for are to save a certain amount of money, get better sleep at night, decrease inflammation, or lose weight. The secret to getting results is all the same....
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