Recently I attended my son’s first musical production. It was absolutely wonderful – right up until the part where they all sang about how much they disliked Brussels sprouts! I started wondering how many of them have actually ever had Brussels sprouts and how if they hadn’t, they probably never would now. To be fair, [...]
Love Your Food Day #9: Cravings Aren’t The Enemy
February 28, 2013 by 1 Comment
Welcome to Day #9 of the Love Your Food series! We’ve talked about a lot of great ways to improve your relationship with food this season and are excited to add another to our list – dealing with food cravings! For many, this is a great place to start when it comes to developing a [...]
Love Your Food Day #8: Ending the War Between You and Your Food
February 27, 2013 by 4 Comments
Its day 8 of our Love Your Food Series and we’re excited to welcome nutrition expert Amy Goldsmith, RD, LDN today. As a dietitian, Amy encourages people of all ages to improve the way they eat and motivates them to live the life they were meant to live. Her inspirational post will get you excited [...]
Love Your Food Day #7: Step Off the Scale!
February 25, 2013 by 2 Comments
It’s day 7 of the Love Your Food Series! Can you believe it? Today we have a very special post from Giselle Schroer of My Healthy Happy Home. As a kick-butt stay at home mom, Giselle keeps it real and inspiring every single day. We hope you enjoy her scale tale and are encouraged to [...]
Love Your Food Day #6: Changing the Way You See Food
February 22, 2013 by 1 Comment
Welcome to Day 6 of the Love Your Food Series. We hope you’ve been enjoying it so far, but if you have some catching up to do, please be sure to catch up on Days 1-5 here. Changing the way you see certain foods probably seems like a great idea, but its not always easy [...]
Love Your Food Day #5: A Positive Atmosphere for Positive Eating
February 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
We’re so excited that you’ve decided to join us for our Love Your Food series! If you need to catch up on days 1-4, you can do so here. There is an awesome new Weight Watchers ad in which Jennifer Hudson says something along the lines of, ‘My diet works because it understands that I [...]
Love Your Food Day #4: Showing All Foods Some Love
February 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
It’s day 3 of our Love Your Food series! How are you doing? Are you loving the food you eat today? Be sure to get caught up on Days 1-3 before reading today’s article. Perhaps it was in a quest for organization that foods got divided into ”good” and “bad” categories. Unfortunately, the world of [...]
Love Your Food Day #3: Listen To Your Body
February 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Have you been following along with our Love Your Food Series? Catch up on Day 1 and Day 2 and then come back here to Day 3 to learn how to listen to your body this winter. Love your food, love your body this February with Around the Plate’s Love Your Food series. Fall transitions [...]
Love Your Food Day #2: Choose Your Food Wisely
February 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Welcome to Day #2 of our Love Your Food series! Did you complete yesterday’s homework assignment? If not, there is still time! Today we’re talking about choosing the right foods to love. Obviously, some foods are loved simply because they taste good, and although its okay to have these foods on occasion, if you eat [...]
Love Your Food this Valentine’s Day
February 14, 2013 by 2 Comments
Eating is anything but simple. In fact, its rather complicated. And although at its most basic level we eat to live, many of our customs and rituals incorporate the emotional, physical, and spiritual aspects of food. Throw in dietary restrictions, super-sized portions, cost restraints, marketing schemes, and even well-intentioned nutrition advice and, well, eating becomes [...]