Nutrition Blog — meal planning
Building Healthy Habits Together
Julia Barber
Juggling demanding work schedules and daily responsibilities, it becomes all too common to overlook the significance of prioritizing our well-being. However, involving your family in your pursuit of a healthy lifestyle can make the journey more enjoyable, sustainable, and meaningful.
The Power of Planning Ahead with The Winning Week
Julia Barber
Imagine your week as a blank canvas, waiting for you to paint it with vibrant and nutritious meals. Planning ahead isn't just about knowing what you'll eat; it's about ensuring that your body receives the right nutrients at the right time. By planning your meals, you gain control over your diet, making it easier to make healthier choices.
Fueling for Success
Julia Barber
In today's fast-paced world, where the demands of school, work, and daily life seem never-ending, it's easy to overlook the importance of nourishing our bodies with healthy, balanced meals. Yet, the food we consume plays a pivotal role in our energy levels, concentration, mood, and overall well-being. Whether you're a parent ensuring your kids thrive at school or an individual striving to excel at work and manage the demands of life, understanding and prioritizing balanced meals is key to achieving success. Imagine your body as a machine, and food as its fuel. Just as a car needs the right type...
Mindful Eating
Julia Barber
Mindful eating is a practice that involves paying attention to the food you're eating, the way it tastes, and how it makes you feel. It's about being present and fully engaged in the experience of eating, rather than rushing through your meals or eating while distracted.
Why cooking at home is so important for a healthy lifestyle
Jillian Tedesco
Being able to cook or quickly prepare meals and snacks at home is important in building a long-term healthy lifestyle. Otherwise, you will be consuming processed foods or eating out for all your meals. You might think, "How will I make room for cooking with my schedule"? Or "I have enough money to spend on going out, it’s not that big of a deal."
5 Tips For Eating Healthy On a Budget
Julia Barber
There are plenty of reasons to eat healthy, even if you're on a budget. Eating healthy can help you maintain a healthy weight, feel more energetic, and avoid diseases. Eating healthy on a budget may seem impossible sometimes but it is totally possible and does not have to be hard.
Why Fast Food is Not Convenient
Julia Barber
Many fast food restaurants are focused more on producing a product quickly and less on producing a product with healthy quality ingredients.
Time, Variety, and Knowledge
Jillian Tedesco
There are probably 3 things you crave from your food… Time (to make good food) Variety Knowledge (of what tastes good) Maybe you’ve never thought about it this way, but typically the biggest hurdle keeping you from consistently eating healthy are these three things. Maybe you’re a busy mom like me or maybe cooking intimidates you and you don’t have the desire to learn how to really cook. When I’m creating a new menu for fit-flavors I’m always thinking about these 3 things (and a million others). I want to break them down a bit for you and give you that "behind...
How to Stay on Top of Your Goals
Julia Barber
Happy New Year! New year, new goals! While any moment can be a fresh start, what better time to focus on new goals or refocus on old goals than the new year?
Combat Your Sweet Tooth With These Tips
Julia Barber
The Holiday season is here! Time for trips to the pumpkin patch, scary movies, fun costumes, and sweets, lots and lots of sweets. This time of year it can be hard to curb your sweet tooth when all of your favorite stores display Halloween candy, candy apples, and pumpkin pies front and center.
Fall Menu
Julia Barber
The leaves are starting to change colors, the air is getting crisp, and pumpkin everything is back. Fall is here and we're excited to roll out our new Fall menu! This menu our team was inspired by the fall season and Thanksgiving. This menu features turkey sausage, cranberry sauce, roasted butternut squash, brussels sprouts, and caramelized onions.
5 Tips for Packing a Healthier Lunch
Julia Barber
With the kids going back to school and everyone returning to work in person, packing a lunch everyday is now becoming a regular part of the routine. Packing your own lunch is not only more budget friendly, but it can also be healthier than grabbing food from the cafeteria or local fast food restaurant when lunch time rolls around.
Summer Menu
Julia Barber
Summer is here! Tis the season for sunshine, BBQ’s, pool parties, bright fresh fruits and veggies and a brand new menu. That’s right, our summer menu is here and ready to make its debut!
What 1200 Calories Looks Like
Julia Barber
Calorie counting has become beneficial for many people when it comes to weight loss and living a healthy lifestyle. While it may not be for everyone, tracking the amount of calories you take in daily can help you pinpoint eating patterns that you may need to modify to stay on track with your goals.
Prenatal Nutrition
Julia Barber
Calling all moms to be! It’s no secret that your body goes through a ton of changes during pregnancy. The morning sickness, fatigue, weight gain, backaches, and expanding belly tend to take the attention off the importance of a healthy diet during these next nine months.
What To Eat Before & After Your Workouts
Julia Barber
Not eating enough before working out can hinder your performance and leave you feeling dizzy, lightheaded, nauseous, and tired. Failing to fuel back up after a workout can leave your body unable to properly recover, cause extreme fatigue, and possibly low blood sugar. So what should you eat before and after your workouts?
5 Tips To Get Your Kids To Eat Healthier
Julia Barber
Many parents worry whether or not their kids are getting the proper nutrients and struggle to get their little ones to eat healthy. What we feed our kids is important and has a huge impact on their physical, mental, and emotional health.
Combat Stress With A Healthy Diet
Julia Barber
When we think about ways to relieve stress, most often we think of yoga poses, breathing exercises, intense workouts or maybe meditation. While all of these are great stress relievers, a healthy diet is often overlooked. Eating a healthy diet can reduce the negative effects that stress has on the body. It can combat the impact of stress by strengthening the immune system, lowering blood pressure, stabilizing blood sugars, and managing your weight.
To Cheat Meal or Not To Cheat Meal
Julia Barber
This reward based strategy has always been pretty popular and it is gaining more and more popularity as it makes its way to mainstream diet culture. Some think that allowing yourself occasional periods of indulgence will make you more likely to stick to your diet after getting your “fix”. Others argue that getting off track of your diet for even one meal could ruin your dedication and progress. So, to cheat meal or not to cheat meal?
How & Why To Use Bulk Items
Jillian Tedesco
I used to think bulk items were for people who wanted to gain muscle mass--that was before a busy lifestyle with work and kids. Today, I am a huge consumer of bulk items from fit-flavors for the ease it brings my family, and how it helps our healthy lifestyle.