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It’s the last month of 2025 already! The days have gotten shorter, sun not out as long and the crops are starting to change. I love how you can noticeably tell the change in winter produce. Winter squash, more hearty and complex carb heavy to help keep us warmer in the colder months. Colorful citrus filled with immune boosting vitamins to help fill us with vitamin D and C to help while the sun is away. Fill your plate with some of these in season foods and limit the added sug

How to meet your weight and health goals during the holiday season. How do we navigate this chaotic season? People find it crazy when I tell people Nutrition professionals have a slow season in private practice. During the holiday seasons October - December client retention can become difficult due to higher social events etc. Once January comes - it picks back up and clients are back on schedule. I encourage clients to not drop off and to gain control through the holiday sea

Let's talk breakfast! What should we eat our first meal of the day? Let me start by saying this is not a piece about when to eat breakfast, that is for a separate post entirely. This is on what to eat when you break your fast - no matter when that may be. Real Nutrition Kitchen is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. What you eat after a fasting period is important - a balanced meal is key. Rich

As a mom of two finding healthy snacks for the WHOLE family can sometimes be challenging, especially when you add in work and activities. I have a threenager at home, and what I’ve learned is even though he loves banana one week the next week he may avoid them. Keeping a variety of balanced snacks to rotate through can help with this and to increase a young child’s taste pallet. I put together a simple list of snack ideas that my family enjoys kids, mom and dad. Beef sticks