Benefits of Eating Fermented Foods
So you have heard it before….Having a healthy gut keeps disease out! Our grandmothers new this but we seem to have forgotten. Our guts are the gatekeeper that decide what gets in and what stays out. Eating fermented foods is so important to having health gut flora! Here is a quick little reminder of […]
Good Nutrition is a Family Affair!
Nutrition for the whole family is a topic often discussed with most of my clients. I often encourage my clients to take advantage and use the family dinner hour as not only the opportunity to nourish your family but to use it as a time to teach healthy eating habits while improving your children’s cognitive […]
Breaking Bad…Habits.
Incorporating strategies to ensure lifelong healthy nutrition habits is an essential for the long-term success for permanent weight loss, health and well being. Whenever I begin working with a new client, we always start by developing a roadmap to change unhealthy habits and into healthy life long choices. There are tried and true general strategies […]
Changing the Taste of The Taste Bud
Check out Meryl’s article for The Parent Notebook Magazine, Jan/Feb, 2013 Parents may state from time to time… ”My child has a great appetite!” “She’s just a picky eater.” “My kid favors sweet items.” “My son enjoys a glass of chocolate milk any day over a glass of water.” “My daughter does not like vegetables! […]
Vegetable Preparation or Better Taste
Check out Meryl’s article for The Parent Notebook Magazine, Sept/Oct, 2012 There is no question that children need to eat their vegetables. Studies indicate, however, that the majority of children and adolescents are consuming less than half of the daily recommendations of fruits and vegetables. The United States Department of Agriculture (UDSA) recommends that adolescents […]
Whole Foods Shopping Tour
Still confused about what to buy? It’s no wonder! Over 15,000 new food products are introduced per year. Additionally, the media offers an over abundance of conflicting information about what is healthy and what is not. Thus, it is becoming increasingly confusing and difficult to navigate your way through the maze of food and food […]
Whole Foods Shopping Tour
Over 15,000 new food products are introduced per year. Additionally, the media offers an over abundance of conflicting information about what is healthy and what is not. Thus, it is becoming increasingly confusing and difficult to navigate your way through the maze of food and food products in the grocery store. Meryl will lead a […]
How Do Your Health Habits Stack Up?
There is no question that preventing disease is much easier than treating disease. Prevention however is not a priority in our current healthcare system. Studies indicate, that an increasing number of people are learning to advocate for their own health and wellbeing. As individuals begin to take a proactive approach to preserving their health they […]
Join Meryl for her latest Cooking Immersion Class
Do you want to feed you and your family healthier foods and learn how to incorporate them into your daily eating? Do you want to understand more how the food you eat affects your body and mind? Are you a stranger to your kitchen because of time constraints, lack of energy, or feeling intimidated? Meryl provides the latest […]
Taking steps towards better health…One ingredient at a time..
Often times people are not quite certain what to expect when they go to see a nutritionist. They are well aware, however, that there’s a pretty good likelihood that something in their diet will have to change. Believe it or not, it’s for this very reason that people put off coming to see me. Ask […]
