*Disclaimer, this is the #1 missing nutrient I find when working with my clients and health professional.

If I were to tell you more than half of Americans do not meet 50% of this requirement for this nutrient, what nutrient do you think it is?

This nutrient is a categorized as a carbohydrate.

This nutrient can help prevent certain cancers.

This nutrient can help lower cholesterol.

This nutrient can help lower blood sugar and prevent the onset of diabetes.

This nutrient can benefit your gut microbiota which are the millions of bacteria that live in your digestive system.

This nutrient can help you lose weight.

This next clue might give it away – this nutrient can help you poop.

What is your guess? 

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Let's talk about the effects of dieting.  

What happens to the body after restrictive eating?  What happens to the mind after restrictive eating?

We always hear about the success of diets: how much weight they lost, what foods they cut out, and how they stopped eating that so-called "bad" food. 

But what happens weeks, months, or even years after that diet?  Did they keep the weight off? How is their relationship with food? 

In this episode, I will discuss the success rates of diets, how it affects mental, and more!  Join us for this solo conversation! 

If you are on social media, you have seen everything about gut health, leaky gut, protocols - including every program and supplement under sun to help heal your gut troubles. 

Today's guest, registered dietitian, Katie Lovitt, RDN also knowns as @the_healthygut_dietitian on Instagram answers all the questions about the proper steps to heal YOUR gut.  It is not a one-size-fits-all type of program, gut healthy needs to be personalized and Katie dives into the nitty gritty about you and your gut. 

More about our guest:

Thank you for joining us this week for our final episode in our meal planning series with guest registered dietitian Keisha Banks-Thornton. Keisha has been on the podcast before in Episode 70. Delish! Cookies & Secrets to Simplifying your Diet with guest, registered dietitian, Keisha Banks-Thornton, MPH, RD Keisha shares are all her secrets to making fast meals on those busy nights - she understands the craziness of dinners with three young boys in activities. Let me just say, Keisha knows how to cook. She knows how to add those simple seasonings to make that meal pop! Plus, you might be surprised at how simple her favorite go-meal is with very low-cost ingredients.  I can't wait to try this out for my family!  Join us for this conversation. Connect with Keisha on Instagram Check out her cookies and blog on her site.  *Promo QuickFresh:  Try out the meals with a 20% off discount : Code: dailydietitian

Work smarter, not harder is something I am trying to improve in my work habits each week.  This saying also goes for how I shop, mini prep, and plan for weekly meals. 

Do not be alarmed by the word "meal prepping", these 5 simple tips will take less than 20 minutes for the entire week to help make lunches, snacks, and dinner run smoother and stress less about what to eat. 

I will explain how F.A.S.T is more than meaning amount of time, I have named this method for the must-haves for making a balanced meal. 

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**Here's the link for talked about vegetable tray! 

Our feature guest does amazing work in her passion to teach kids more ways to learn about new foods through her products, resources and educational guides on her site Kid Food Explores. We talk with registered Dani also known as Kids Nutrition 🥦 Food & STEM Activities for Kids (@kid.food.explorers) • Instagram photos and videos.   

Dani has been on the podcast way back on episode 26. Kid Food Explores: Discover, Nourish, Grow!  where she talks about her platform and mission. In today’s episode she will tell you, meal planning is not her thing, but she shares her best tips for go-to products, pantry staples, pantry set-up, and easy tips to whip up a balanced meal in 10-minutes – join us for this conversation. 

Connect with Dani on her site: Home - Kid Food Explorers Check out her Let’s Pack! My Lunchbox Roadmap

In this meal planning series, we have been focusing mainly on dinner ideas, but I wanted to squeeze in this series and share simple lunch ideas. My most popular posts on social media have been sharing Lunch Snack plate pictures and the mini charts for you pick to make your own snack/lunch plate within the selected categories.

This is one method to make lunch super-duper easy and extremely filling as you pick your favorites from each category.  Step out of boring lunch ideas and find food that satisfies each taste craving: something sweet, crunchy, savory, creamy and more!  When each taste craving is satisfied, it makes the meal more enjoyable.  

I have a new freebie for you, it is a 2-page pdf guide with many ideas from the selected categories: protein, fiber, colors, fats, sweets and even crunchy. I have come up with 10 to 15 from each category. The second page includes product pictures for you to know what to buy.

I love to provide new ideas to keep good-for-you foods fun and simple, enjoy! 

Get your own guide at Daily Dietitian.

Today we talk with registered dietitian, Karina and she has been on the podcast previously way back on episode 17. Fasting, Carbs, Detoxing, Oh My!

I love where this conversation went as we were talking about easy meal ingredients. 

Karina simplifies what products to buy. 

~And she also explains her three food groups she recommends for making balanced plates and her favorite go-to products to put a meal together in 10-minutes or less! Join us for this conversation!

Connect with Karina @dietitian_karina

Work with Karina here!