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Grocery guide
a video series dedicated to helping you make the most informed and nutritious choices at the grocery store
Eggs: What All Those Label Claims Mean (or don’t mean)
Vegetarian Fed, Free Range, Cage Free, Certified Humane... Egg labels got you confused? Rightfully so - like many other products in the grocery store, egg cartons are now also obnoxiously decorated with label claims. And while some labels are well regulated,...
Snack Bars: Two Simple Tips for Choosing a Nutritious Snack Bar
Don't get caught up in boisterous marketing claims. They are designed to cloud your decision-making process and alter your perception so that you can't resist buying their product. #scary Follow these two tips to choosing a more wholesome snack bar at the grocery...
Yogurt: Three Tips to Help You Make a Healthier Choice
One of the most interesting points here is that full-fat yogurt can be a healthy choice. After years of recommendations to choose the fat-free versions of everything, more recent research shows that saturated fat intake is not related to an increase in heart...
Peanut Butter: How to Choose the Most Nutritious Peanut Butter
Hi Everyone! I'm excited to share my first video of The Grocery Guide, a video series dedicated to helping you make the most nutritious choices at the grocery store. With misleading label claims out the wazoo, it's easy to get confused about which products to buy to...
Non-Dairy Milks: How to Make the Best Choice For You
Like the isle full of eggs, the milk isle is just as daunting. I mean really, how many milks are there!? soy, almond, hemp, coconut, rice, oat Don't get me wrong, I love me some soy milk and and I absolutely adore a homemade nut milk every now...
travel & personal
a peek into my personal life
My Sweet Olivia, You Were Worth It All
In a nutshell, I was wildly unprepared for child birth. But let's start with the good stuff, shall we? I had an amazing pregnancy. No morning sickness, no complications, stable blood pressures, weight gain was textbook healthy, continued rock climbing and practicing...
My Personal Food Journey: From Dieting to Orthorexia to Food Freedom
If you follow my blog or social media accounts then you know how I feel about dieting -- I'm not a fan. Not only does it cause a vicious cycle of weight loss and gain which can damage your health, but it also ruins your relationship with food. Living life within the...
Japan Travels Part 2 + Kyoto Travel Tips
~This is part two (Kyoto) of my favorite travel experiences in Japan. If you're new to The Fresh Beet, be sure to check out Part 1 -- Tokyo. If you really don't care what I have to say and just want to read the travel tips, scroll straight to the bottom.~ The...
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