IMG_4604.jpg
 

As seen in...

 
 

featureD on the HIT podcast BY THE BETCHES "DIET STARTS TOMORROW"...

 

 
DST k.jpg
 
IMG_3182.jpg
 
 

What @thehappiestnutritionist is up to...

 
⭐️ TURMERIC AVOCADO TOAST 🥑 boosting my immunity today (NYC is now dipping into the 20’s 🥶) with some turmeric, avocado, blueberries + blackberries this morning. Added some sesame seeds too for a lil crunchy crunch 😊 stay warm today New York City + happy Friday!! 💋#avocadotoast
🎉 🎉 GIVEAWAY TIME 🎉 🎉 TALK ABOUT THIRSTY THURSDAY!! 🍵 • I’ve been loving @soundtea these days for a flavorful, sparkling + refreshing drink with NO SWEETENERS and NO ARTIFICIAL ANYTHING! Want to win some and see for yourself how delish it is? Yeah ya do!!!✨ • To enter: 1️⃣follow @soundtea and @thehappiestnutritionist ✔️ 2️⃣comment tagging a buddy who you’d love to share your SOUND with! 3️⃣ LIKE THIS PHOTO!!! • The winner and their tagged buddy will BOTH each win a case of SOUND! 🥇🙌 * Limit to one entry per person. U.S residents only, 18+. Giveaway ends at 5PM on Sunday 12/9 #soundtea
NUTRITION TALES WITH TRACY...🤔 • A client started our nutrition appointment with, “So...I almost got an IV this weekend...not from partying, but from drinking too much celery juice.” My mouth dropped😵🆘 • I had a client (I got her permission to share her story, btw she’s now feeling FINE!!) who was drinking TONS AND TONS of celery juice A DAY - bc it’s trendy AF - and she heard it was all the rage and the most natural way to lose weight. Ignoring early signs of frequent trips to the bathroom and having diarrhea (sorry if it’s TMI but it’s the TRUTH)she thought she should go to the ER for IV fluids bc she was so weak from her bathroom escapades, lasting ~2 days. She agreed (in hindsight, of course) that she IGNORED her GI symptoms and thought they were normal because NO ONE TALKS ABOUT THE POTENTIAL SIDE EFFECTS OF JUICING ⚠️ SO YES, you can HAVE MAJOR DIARRHEA if you juice (anything) too much!!! ⚠️ • I make it a point to educate my clients about the unpleasant (or in this case, dangerous!) side effects of cleanses or diet programs they may be curious about so they are knowledgeable 💡 whether or not they experience side effects (some do, some don’t) at least they are AWARE 👩‍🏫 💯 • It’s so easy to get wrapped up in the headlines, from what your BFF told you or what’s trending right now in the nutrition world BUT before you try something new it’s so important to TALK THROUGH the pros + cons, risks + benefits with a *registered dietitian*, not an instafame blogger, k??? IT’S OUR JOBS to disseminate it ALL for you and to help you arrive at a safe and healthy decision‼️(it’s also our job to eat lots of snacks 😛 and tell you which ones are the best, such as the ones in the pic⬆️ #notsponsored ) • TO CONCLUDE: If you have an uncomfortable symptom that doesn’t feel right after trying a new eating pattern, diet plan or even food product...PLEASE 🛑 STOP! IS THAT A DEAL??!! ✔️ #realtalk #dietitianpatrol #bebold
It’s NATIONAL C🍪🍪KIE DAY AND my momma’s birthday 🎂 too! What a day to celebrate the sweet things in life 🥰 • Growing up my mom always put 2 Oreo cookies or 2 mallomars in my lunch box - in addition to an assortment of crunchy veggies + fruit 🍎 🥕. My mom always taught me the true balance in eating 🍽 and I have her to thank today for my voracious sweet 🎂 tooth, my affinity towards an all star combo of 🍕 and 🥗 and my love + passion for educating and informing others through the power of food 🙃 I LOVE YOU MOM, my bestie, my food pal 👯‍♀️💕#grateful #happy
The great debate...DOES ANYONE ELSE SLEEP WITH SOCKS??? Last night I was so chilly in bed and my husbands big and warm socks were within reach. I’ve been wearing them all morning and likely won’t be giving them back 🧦😝 • My clients often ask me *how to make healthy foods more interesting + less boring* • Rather than reinventing the wheel and making things more complicated and stressful (NO THANKS!), I recommend adding flavors (herbs 🌱, spices🍃, 🔥 sauces) to the foods you like❗️ • I’ve been loving scallions recently so I’ve decided to use them EVERYWHERE this morning. Scallions (and baby kale 🥬 + white 🧀) sautéed in the eggs, chive almond cream cheese with scallions on TOP! *tip* grapefruit (or 🍊 citrus) helps cut through the lingering onion taste so you won’t smell like onions for eternity☝🏻 • What do you guys use for flavoring on your foods these days??? LMK💛
3 MINUTE, 3 STEP NO SUGAR ADDED DESSERT...STRAWBERRY NUT BUTTER BITES (S.NU.B.S!) 🥜🍫🍓✔️In my world, snowy days ❄️ make me crave ALL THE SWEEEETS so I made this lil guy!!⬆️ (does anyone else see the strawberry face in there?? 👀 +👃🏻?!!) 🤣 • HOW YOU ASK??!! 1️⃣Mixed up your fave nut butter + a sh*t ton of cinnamon 2️⃣Make a hole in the 🍓tops 3️⃣fill 🍓 with mixture + add dark chocolate chips‼️ • My motto these days (and most days)...PLAY WITH YOUR FOOD, IT’S MORE FUN TO EAT 🎉
Camera 🎥 shy? Who me?? Let me tell you more... • I was really really camera shy growing up. I used to get SOOOO red and nervous when my parents put a huge 📹 video camera (similar this the emoji actually!) in my face and ask questions like “tell us what you learned in school today” or “sing us your favorite song.” I would either tell a joke or make a funny noise to drastic them from having to actually answer the question 😯 sometimes it worked. And sometimes it still works...🤪 • Having more and more opportunities to face my fear of public speaking (either on panels or during lectures, on camera *SEE ABOVE!!* or even on the podcast!) has made me more and more comfortable but it is definitely a ✔️WORK IN PROGRESS✔️ • I’ve learned...in order to grow, you have to challenge yourself even in circumstances that make you nervous, scared, uncomfortable, and sweaty!🤣 • Therefore...embrace the red in yo face. It’s your gorgeous natural blush. It makes you beautiful. It makes you human 👤💯 • Who else gets a lil camera shy??? 💁🏼‍♀️ Any useful tips welcomed!!! ♥️
MONDAY FUNDAY #GIVEAWAY! Anyone tired of their nut butter routine too? 💁🏼‍♀️Time to SHAKE IT UP with some SEEEEEDS🤪✔️ • Yes, @88acres is a nut free, seed forward (and adorable) food company that makes allergy free products, from craft seeds bars, to seednola to gooey and yummy spreads‼️#yum • Wait, what’s pumpkin seed butter?? It is simply ground up pumpkin seeds (high in magnesium, vitamin E, zinc and iron!) that’s delicious to spread on EVERYTHING from toast to apples to oatmeal (or just eat it with a 🥄 😜) • PSA: you don’t need to be allergic to nuts to enjoy seeds! Seeds have a variety of good for you nutrients in them too✔️ • I wanted to share this local and adorable company with YOU ALL so let’s do this!! Here are the rules... • To enter: 1️⃣follow @thehappiestnutritionist + @88acres 2️⃣like this post 3️⃣tag 1 fraaand in the comments who would needs to try @88acres ASAP! • We'll choose a lucky winner in 24 hours who will get STOCKED UP....💕
CAULIFLOWER PIZZA 🍕 my excuse to have pizza both on weekdays & weekends💁🏼‍♀️ Live and love your #truth 😜👆🏻#meatlessmonday
CHICKPEA 🥞 PANCAKES!! In honor of National Vegan Day this week, I was inspired to play around in the kitchen with this brekkkkie. A very filling, vegan friendly + grain free breakfast that’s also v. high in protein 👆🏻 Added creamy nut butter + fruit too bc duhhhh • I am a big fan of shaking up your normal breakfast routine on the weekends but FULL DISCLOSURE, they weren’t a complete hit 😖but at least I now know (and you know too!) maybe I’m a pancake snob, but these just didn’t do the trick in my book... • Anyone else ever experiment in the kitchen👩‍🍳 and it just didn’t go as planned??#kitchenfails
LOVE THIS VEGGIE 🍕 PIZZA from the best place @gjelinarestaurant 👆🏻CANT WAIT TO RE-EAT YOU AGAIN IN DECEMBER • Now that I grabbed your attention 😝 next week I’ll (hopefully!!) be able to share what *SURPRISE PROJECT* I’ve been working on‼️💥I’ll give you a hint...it has to deal with FOOOOOOOD!!! 🤪 • And yes, dietitians eat pizza. Like a lot 😍
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! 👻 My proudest + most creative Halloween 🎃 party spread to date... 👆🏻 The dietitian in me had to put out 🍅 🥕 and 🍏 🍊 . And the anti-diet dietitian in me also had to put out massive double stuffed @oreo 🍪(bc duh), 🍫 covered 🥨 and a mint Milano graveyard 👻 • 💭 Remember to support yourself in practicing balance⚖️ during these ‼️ONCE A YEAR‼️fun and festive holidays. If it makes you feel better, I’m here by your side👯‍♀️, rooting you on! • 🍭 I’m excited to get some @reeses today...what is everyone’s fave Halloween candy!!?? I know I’m not the only one who loves peanut butter😍 #trickortreat
After attending 10 inspiring + ground breaking lectures in 3 days and meeting so many of you at the @eatbanza booth, these are the thing I’m doing after FNCE this year: 1️⃣eating more veggies (even if they aren’t organic and OMG high in carbs) 🍅 🥕 🍠 🥗 @harvardchansph . 2️⃣drinking more peppermint tea (helpful for digestion, hormone balance + IBS) 🍵 @tamarafreuman . 3️⃣throwing out the scale at my nutrition practice (REALLY leaning in to this non diet dietitian approach thanks to @chr1styharrison @rebeccascritchfield @marcird ) ‼️ . 4️⃣chewing my food more (scientifically proven to reduce bloat)🍴 . 5️⃣listening to tons and tons and tons of nutrition podcasts (and @dietstartstomorrow duh) 🌟 @reganjonesrd @melissajoyrd @i.am.pedird @chr1styharrison . 6️⃣reducing social comparison, you can never win ❌ srsly!! . 7️⃣leaning into being like, a true like, millennial 🙋🏼‍♀️ . 8️⃣getting more sleep, like RN 🛏 . 9️⃣acknowledging my inner critic that’s always chirping 💭 . 🔟 APPRECIATING MY CAREER MORE THAN EVER BECAUSE I HAVE THE CRAZIEST + COOLEST PROFESSION AS AN EVIDENCED-BASED 📖 REGISTERED DIETITIAN-NUTRITIONIST👩‍🎓 💚 • Am I the only registered dietitian that feels uber inspired? 😳👇🏻let me know!! 💋 #banzapartner #fnce
This week I had the incredible opportunity to talk at @hatchgal about the often overlooked 4th trimester with the fabulous @drekupperman 💓 we talked about all things pregnancy, postpartum care, foods to load up on and ways to nourish mommy + baby. It was remarkable to be surrounded by such fearless women!! #fbf🤰🏼 • A few of the ladies were wondering how they could increase the iron in their diets and Banza pasta (made from chickpeas) is a v. EASY way to get an added dose of this essential nutrient. A lot of women are low in iron, especially postpartum, so it’s great there are healthy food brands that help deliver this critical mineral 💛 • Real talk. As far as food products...I always tell my clients to make food easy for themselves (as much as possible) so they can make room for other ❤️ things in their life. And eat the damn pasta...K??? 😛 happy friday!!✨
Shaking up my basic betch eggs and avocado with EGGS AND PESTO!!! • I jazzed up these two eggs with some pesto for a creamy, flavorful and herby meal😝fun fact, did you know that BASIL🌿 can enhance your immunity, combat anxiety and can help detox your body? HOLY BASIL! • Pesto is SUCH an easy (and healthy!) staple to have in your refrigerator and throw into your life. Literally I throw it on everything (pasta, eggs, pizza, sandwiches, dressings, zoodles, potatoes...ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES) • As a lovely #tbt, check out @wellandgoodeats IG for a lil snippet of my farmer’s market video...note taking and laughter is encouraged 🤣 #dietstartstomorrow