The Nutrition Addiction

8 Healthy Travel Bag Must-Haves

I’ve been thinking of you these last couple of weeks as I’ve been visiting friends and family in the midwest.

Travel can be tough when you’re trying to stay on track with your goals. We are creatures of habit, we do not like our routine to be messed with, and we often walk into a travel situation with no plan at all whatsoever just thinking we’re going to make good choices.

Good luck with that.

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“Should I try keto?” Yes. No. Maybe. Probably Not.

If I had a dime!! For every time!! Someone asked if me if they should go keto!!

The ketogenic diet is the hottest, spiciest topic in the diet field right now, so dammit, it’s time to address it.

The good, the bad, the I-haven’t-eaten-a-carb-in-4-days-I’m-homicidal. Let’s discuss.

I think the easiest way to write this blog post is in the form of Q&A. Sort of like a little conversation with myself,…

5 Quick, Healthy Lunch Ideas for the Work Day

It’s time to give you guys some fresh, new, healthy lunch ideas. Cuz here’s where I’m at. I’m so annoyed with food. Especially lunch. Like, I’m in the middle of my day, I’m working hard, and I have to stop and eat so it better be inspiring and FAST and it’s just not lately. I know, it’s weird. I mean, this is my job. I feel like I make a meal plan every single day in one form or another. I…

NA’s ULTIMATE Guide to Supplements

OKKKUUURRRR I’m finally doing this. Finally putting together the ULTIMATE guide to supplements for you guys. I knooowwww you’ve been asking for it for, like, a year. Shoot me. You’ll understand why it took me so long – this thing is long af. Bookmark this baby because not only am I giving you all of my top recommendations, I’ve got some discount codes for you guys, too. And, I’ll be updating it…

I wanna talk about something that’s been VERY beneficial for me lately in regards to one of my least favorite subjects: BLOATING. You may have noticed that despite my poor feelings towards bloating, I do like to talk about. Well, I like to talk about how to get rid of it. I find that I get most bloated when I drink alcohol. Seriously, for the next 2 days, I’ll balloon up 3-5 pounds. Anyone else!?…

5 Reasons You’ve Hit a Weight Loss Plateau- And How to Fix It

  THE WEIGHT LOSS PLATEAU. THE WORST. THE ABSOLUTE WORST. K so it’s February. You started a new #healthkick in January and everything was going great. You were losing a pound or two a week, you were feelin yourself. Then the scale stopped moving. I mean, it LITERALLY has not moved. But you’re doing all the same things……soooooooooo this makes NO SENSE. You start blaming yourself. You start cursing…

Why is it SO COLD? I don’t care where you live, it feels like it’s -10 degrees. 45 in Florida? FREEZING. 25 in Georgia? FREEZING. -15 in Iowa? ACTUALLY FREEZING. So, I guess it’s chili season nationwide. Wait, do you LOVE white chicken chili? I have no idea how I don’t already have a recipe for this or why I rarely make it. IT’S SO MUCH BETTER THAN REGULAR CHILI. I mean, this Spicy Veggie Chili…

The moment! You’ve all! Been waiting for! How have you made it this far into 2017 without my follow-up to You Need To Eat More Fiber, So Let’s Talk About It. lolllllll If you haven’t read about WHY you need to eat more fiber (like………because it’s a massive weight loss tool and it’s super detoxing) then first you need to check out this blog post. Then come back here and get all the goods on my FAV…

So every year I come out with some sort of “anti-detox” post about why you should probably stop doing whatever you decided to do on January 1 (ok let’s be real, January 2) to lose weight or get healthy or WHATEVER because it’s probably doing more harm than good. And for the record, last year’s post, 10 Ways to Anti-Detox Your Life This Year, is still 100% relevant today and one of NA’s most…

You Need to Eat More Fiber, so Let’s Talk About It

  I’m gonna go ahead and guess that if you are reading this, you probably need to eat more fiber. Because holy sh*t only 3% of Americans get the recommended dose of fiber every day!!! THREE!!! PERCENT!!! OK, wait. Let’s back up a sec and give a little background on why fiber is important in the first place. If you’ve been following me for a while, most likely you know all about eating PHFF. I…

I’ve got a cozy little recipe for you. Apple cider vinegar pulled pork. Yes, please. It takes 2 seconds to put together, it’s fall af, AND it’s a slow cooker recipe so you can come home to all the good smells. So it’s a home run. Andy actually told me it was one of the most delicious things I’ve ever made. I think that’s a bold statement, but I’m here for it regardless. So, here’s the deal on…

8 Totally Sketch Ingredients in Your Protein Powder

Let’s talk about the ingredients in your PROTEIN POWDER.   Some of them are….questionable at best. But it’s something even the healthiest of humans put in their bodies every day. And, why? I mean, protein powder isn’t exactly something we crave. But, it’s a multi-billion dollar industry.   BECAUSE WE’RE BUSY. WE’RE SO BUSY. And whipping up a smoothie is a hell of a lot quicker and easier than…

Hack Your Night Out Drinking…And STILL Lose Weight

SCENE: You wake in the morning and remember you have plans for happy hour with your girlfriends – FUN, right? Then, you get this teeny tiny twinge of anxiety – you’ve been SO GOOD this week. Hitting your workouts. Having your morning smoothie. This is just another thing that’s going to screw up your weight loss goals…and it’s not even the weekend yet. So you get in your workout, you make your…

Salt and Vinegar Brussels Chips

Let’s just get straight to the point. I’m a chip-o-holic. I will cut you for a chip. Add a little Ranch Dip? Ok. I’m done. So, yeah. I had to come up with an alternative. A high-fiber, low carb, GREEN alternative. Enter: Brussels Sprouts Chips. And I figured while we’re at it – let’s make them my FAVORITE type of chip: Salt & Vinegar. Yaaasss I die for a salt & vin chip. These are kiiiiind of…

My 15 Favorite Healthy Tailgate Recipes

Tis the season! I’m a lover of all things football, fall, and…..snacks. Gameday snacks. Tailgating is truly one of life’s greatest pleasures. Food. Family and friends. Football. A beautiful excuse to get drunk at noon. All of which makes tailgating American AF. And whether or not you’re a football fan, you can’t deny how much fun it is. Unfortunately, there’s usually nothing healthy about…

Have I mentioned how much I love fall? Probably. Yes. The answer is yes. Aside from Pumpkin Smoothies, I really, really dig football (Packer fanatic, here) season, cooler weather (AKA 75 and sunny every day in the A), and just a feeling of newness. It’s sort of a “let’s get back to health and implement some healthy routines” time of year. Am I the only one? Anyone else feel like this? I’m also…

  When you’re basic and you know it, clap your hands! I’m clapping and bouncing around with a pumpkin smoothie in hand ready to take on fall/the world. As much as I’ve always been a fan of anything pumpkin flavored, I do, in general, stay away from most pumpkin-flavored treats these days 1) because I honestly just don’t have a sweet tooth anymore at all. Blame it on my obsession with keeping my…