I’m a Registered Dietitian who provides nutrition & health coaching to allow clients to meet diet & wellness goals to enable long, happy lives.
08/07/2025
Have you heard of Fibermaxxing?
Why jump on the fibermaxxing train?
✅ Supports gut health & regularity
✅ Helps with weight management
✅ Lowers cholesterol & blood sugar
✅ Promotes a healthy microbiome
The best part? It’s not about restriction — it’s about adding more fruits, veggies, legumes, and whole grains into your meals.
Just don’t go too fast! Increase fiber slowly + drink lots of water!
Fiber goal:
The USDA's Dietary Guidelines for Americans suggest:
➡️ Women: 25g/day
➡️ Men: 31g/day
(Most people only get ~15g! )
💬 What’s YOUR favorite high-fiber food?
Send a message to learn more
05/02/2025
Though ultra processed foods are an inevitable part of our diet, higher percentages mean higher risk of early death.
04/13/2025
Breakfast quiz! Are these grits whole grain? How can you tell? What are they made of?
04/08/2025
I'm doing some research! Has anyone tried this new creation?
12/23/2024
Did you know that how you eat and live can alter not only your own genes but also your children's? It's something called epigenetics. This study found that mice on a low protein diet had genetic changes that affected 4 generations of their descendants!
A study published in the journal Heliyon reveals that a low-protein diet in mice can negatively impact the health of their descendants over four generations. The research found that offspring had lower birth...
12/19/2024
Movement is good for the body and soul! This study found "people who walked 7,000 steps per day had a 31% lower risk of depression, when compared with those who walked 5,000 steps per day or less, and daily step counts above 7,500 were associated with a 43% lower prevalence of depression."
A review of data from 33 studies found that increasing daily steps may help reduce depression symptoms. Researchers reported in JAMA Network Open that people who walked 7,000 steps per day had a 31% lower r...
12/12/2024
Food can be so confusing! What's the difference between all these oats? Are they all good for you? All gluten free? Okay for diabetes? I'll post my answers after you take a stab at it!
11/05/2024
Though it may not feel like it outside, we are solidly into fall. Consider enjoying these yummy gourds before time runs out!
10/30/2024
It's a proud mom moment when for no reason her teenager requests a special recipe, shops, cooks, and shares pictures of her creation all without any prompting.
10/24/2024
Day 4: some simple frozen dumplings and veggies become a quick and healthy well-rounded dinner.
10/23/2024
Day 3: a delicious, easy and filling breakfast can always be had.
10/22/2024
Day 2: low country boil. Just cook up some veggies to go along with the classic items.
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It started with a dream and a dietitian! Until a couple years ago I worked in a hospital, helping patients get better by providing proper nutrition interventions. However, what if I could get to some of those folks before they got sick? What if I could help them prevent their illnesses- at least some illnesses, at least?
It turns out that the word for that is “wellness”, and it’s what I’m setting out to do for others. I have a goal of helping those in the Auburn/Opelika area stay healthy or get healthy through eating right. My mission is to to help clients set SMART goals, make peace with food and eating, educate them on nutritious eating, teach them needed skills by building healthy lifelong habits, and coach them toward success in achieving their nutrition goals to help ensure happy lives. My vision is a community of citizens who listen to their bodies, are knowledgeable about nutrition, feel at ease with food selection and shopping, and enjoy spending time eating with one another.
I am a Registered Dietitian. I eat all the food groups. I don’t eat “organic” (unless it’s on sale!). I eat sweets in moderate amounts. I eat mostly unprocessed foods from all the food groups. I put real cream in my coffee and eat actual bacon. I get my five (or more) servings a day of fruits and vegetables in a rainbow of colors. I try to get my daily requirement of whole grains, but white pasta is so much more tasty. I listen to my body’s hunger and fullness signals, but I often suffer from being a member of the “clean plate club”. I take supplements sometimes because I don’t always get every nutrient I need (and because my husband works at the company that makes NatureMade). I know that carbs won’t make me fat, and neither will fat. We eat dinner as a family at the dining room table every. single. night. I eat pizza just about weekly (I do have 4 kids, after all). I love cooking on the stove and in my toaster oven. I eat out about once a week. My kids don’t get to opt out of eating anything I make. A healthy diet is 80/20. I don’t count calories, carbs, or anything else. And I’m healthy, with any meaning of the word.
In counseling my clients I use the same guidelines for them that I live by. After all, I can’t demand they “eat as I say, not as I do”, can I? I don’t make meal plans because a healthy diet can look a thousand different ways. I take my client’s current diet and adjust it to their preferences and style of eating so that they aren’t making radical changes but are still improving their diets, choice by choice.
A diet doesn’t work permanently; lifestyle change does.
