The Unconventional Dietitian Blog
Personal stories and tips about food, health and wellness.
Real Food Travel Snacks
Memorial Day marks the unofficial beginning of summer, and summertime means travelling. Now that we are able to travel without too much concern it's easier to get to meet up with friends and family, or to take that trip that has been on hold for a few summers. Whether...

Habit Stacking
You have patterns that you do routinely, such as brushing your teeth, locking the door, watching a specific television show, vacuuming, or reading at a particular hour of the day. Try stacking a new behavior with a current habit when starting a new behavior. This is...

How to Have A Social Life and Eat Well
For the past few years your social life has been put on hold. This works in your favor when you are on a wellness journey that involves adjusting your eating habits. When your focus is on grocery shopping and preparing food from home it's easier to highlight the foods...

Exercise Can Help People in Different Aspects of Their Lives
Physical activity has increased across the country in the past couple of years. The rate jumped from 15% to 25% over the course of the pandemic, signaling that there is a need to emphasize the importance of movement in people’s lives. Exercise can pose numerous...

Grilled Steak Salad
The summer is a great time for salads. When the temperature rises outside a meal that is light, yet hearty is perfect for dinner. If it's simple and comes together quickly that's an added bonus! That is exactly what this Grilled Steak Salad has in it's favor. This is...

Making Sense of Your Cravings, Mood, and Menstrual Cycle
Cycle. By definition a cycle is “a complete round of occurrences that is repeated.” Cycles occur all around us. A day is a 24 hour cycle. A week, month, and year all have specific days in the cycle and you can expect certain things to happen throughout each cycle....

Emotional Eating
Emotional eating. We are all familiar with it. Emotional eating is broadly defined as food consumption that occurs due to your emotional state or cues such as boredom, loneliness, or anxiety. It happens in a time of heightened emotions. Sometimes it occurs with...

The Scoop on Protein Powder
In the nutrition industry we focus on three different macronutrients - carbohydrates, fat, and protein. Carbs and fat have gotten a lot of attention with the dieting industry. The push is to limit or eliminate carbohydrates and increase fat, leaving protein as the...