Category Archives: Meal Planning

Hubby does Meal Planning

Posted on November 2, 2013 by thisRDeats

This week my husband has decide to stand up to the challenge of weekly meal planning and grocery shopping – tasks that usually fall on my “to-do” list. He was armed with our family Weekly Meal Planner, iPad and coffee … Continue reading →

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Which Apple Should I Use?

Posted on October 21, 2013 by thisRDeats

‘Tis apple season and it seems everywhere you turn, recipes using these crunchy-sweet fruits are dominating. I am often asked which type of apples to use in recipes. The answer to that depends on what you will be making with … Continue reading →

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Weekly Meal Plan for Porktober!

Posted on October 18, 2013 by thisRDeats

October is National Pork Month and a great time to be reminded of all the lean cuts of pork available. Look for any cut of pork with the word “loin” in the name (tenderloin and loin chop are two examples) … Continue reading →

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Try Vegan: To Tofu or not to Tofu

Posted on May 17, 2013 by thisRDeats

I’m going to just lay it out there. Drastically changing our diet has proven to be stressful. Much more stressful than I anticipated. I knew going into this that meal planning and cooking would take a bit more work, but … Continue reading →

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Try Vegan: PBJ Saves the Day!

Posted on May 14, 2013 by thisRDeats

So, we made it through Day 1 of the Try Vegan challenge. See my previous Try Vegan posts: Try Vegan: Day 1, Meal Planning Try Vegan: 5 days in the life of… Breakfast and lunch yesterday both went great. For … Continue reading →

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Try Vegan: Day 1, Meal Planning

Posted on May 13, 2013 by thisRDeats

And so it begins! Today is Day 1 of my Try Vegan challenge to go vegan for 5 days. I will be blogging throughout the week as well as chronicling my week via twitter. Some come and follow me as … Continue reading →

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Try Vegan: 5 days in the life of…

Posted on May 9, 2013 by thisRDeats

As a supermarket dietitian I get questions about all types of foods and diets. Gluten-free, paleo, vegan, low carb, low fat, vegetarian, DASH, high fiber, Mediterranean and the list goes on. People want to know what to eat (or what … Continue reading →

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Beef: A part of a healthy diet.

Posted on February 27, 2013 by thisRDeats

I have welcomed a fellow dietitian and blogger, Jen Haugen, to share her thoughts with you today. You can follow her at http://jenhaugenrd.wordpress.com Hi, I am Jen and I am a registered dietitian, and most importantly a mom to two … Continue reading →

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Freezer Meals and Seafood Recipes

Posted on February 7, 2013 by thisRDeats

I finally got around to publishing my February 2013 nutrition newsletter today. I admit, with my week-long Caribbean cruise last week, I wasn’t really motivated to get it done before I left. (Yes, that is my sneaky way of saying … Continue reading →

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Meal Plan Monday: December 31st – January 6th

Posted on December 31, 2012 by thisRDeats

Well, we survived Christmas. Barely, but we survived. The two kiddos and I each took turns fighting with the flu bug. ICK! But we are now back to our normal selves and even managed to put the Christmas decorations and … Continue reading →

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