Roasting or baking vegetables on a sheet pan is one of the easiest ways to prepare vegetables. The benefits include: Little to no dishes to clean. Use aluminum foil or parchment paper every time! No fancy seasonings required. A drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkle of salt and pepper is all you need. No […]

When it comes to the prep, keep it simple and remember that you’re just trying to have the fresh ingredients on hand for when you or someone in your house needs comfort food. VEGETABLES – dice and freeze Wash and dice carrots. I prefer to peel mine if they’re not organic. Tip: Small pieces make […]

Don’t forget your fruits! The grill often gets dominated by meat (and hopefully) vegetables. Whether you’re grilling right on the open flame or in a tinfoil pouch, it’s easy to be successful at the grill. Although I’ll admit it’s taken me a few summers to remember that it’s important to think about getting the vegetables […]

Quick, easy and perfect for all family sizes! I have many fast, healthy recipes in my repertoire, but this one stands out for its low effort preparation and the quantity that it yields. For 6 months I am able to grab a small bag of meatballs from the freezer to get me out of a […]

A client of ours who is pescatarian (i.e. doesn’t eat meat but eats fish) mentioned she’s thinking about maybe starting to meal prep for the week! Be still my heart! 😉 I tried to refrain from overloading her with information and ideas about meal prep since she really was just tossing the idea out there. […]

Awesome ideas are always coming into our wheelhouse via clients and other professionals! In an attempt to share these great resources rather than letting them stop with us, you can expect regular blog postings about them. Look for the Resource Share! heading. Feb 24, 2018  – vegetarian meal prep workshop in St. Paul Here are […]

While it’s personal training that gets all the credit for being PERSONAL, nutrition programs that aren’t personalized, are doomed to fail. Now I don’t mean a custom, just-for-you, never to be replicated by anyone kind of nutrition program, but if you haven’t consider how YOU, PERSONALLY will do with a program, you’re not giving yourself […]

Awesome ideas are always coming into our wheelhouse via clients and other health professionals! In an attempt to share these great resources rather than letting them stop with us, you can expect regular blog postings about them. Look for the Resource Share! heading.   Plant Nanny – Water reminder app that grows cute plants Tracking […]

About 6 months after getting my personal training certificate, my initial commitment to really turning my nutrition around was fading.  My good friend and personal training classmate asked me if I wanted to do this nutrition program with her. After looking at the details of Transition Lifestyle Solutions (TLS), it seemed like all of the nutrition […]