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04/21/2026

Even dietitians question food choices sometimes. But when we’re hungry, our body is telling us it needs fuel. And some days we may just be hungrier than others with no explanation. For many of our active clients, we see hunger uptick on rest days because post exercise appetite suppression isn’t impacting their ability to listen to their body’s cues. We strategize how to take advantage of this to help replenish glycogen stores and fill nutrient gaps. [its also why we don’t rx performance plates with portions based on how you train that day]

If you find that you’re hungry an hour after a meal everyday, or experiencing strong cravings every afternoon or evening, that’s when we start to question things and determine what’s missing earlier. It could be protein or fiber for satiety. It could be enough carbs or fat for actual energy. Hydration may play a small role, too.

Want the tools we use with 1-1 clients to self-evaluate how your eating pattern is impacting your cravings, energy levels and fitness? Comment “hunger” and we’ll send you the link to our hunger and performance log.

04/17/2026

Looking ahead to next week? A stir fry with ginger garlic peanut sauce has been on our weekly family menu for what seems like forever. It adds unbeatable flavor to any combo of protein+veg+starch as well as unsaturated fats, fiber and a little more protein. Truly a perfect performance plate!

[AD] Stir fry night got even better when I was introduced to . Single ingredient nut butters are my jam, but you can taste quality with Spread the Love’s flavor and texture. Plus it’s made in the US and the founders, Val and Zach are the absolute greatest. What feels better than having a badass, nutrient dense product made by awesome people as a pantry staple?

Whether you need a stir fry sauce, dressing or dip, grab the recipe at Spreadthelovefoods.com. And while you’re adding the naked PB to your cart, do yourself a favor and make sure the cashew butter is in there too. 😍

04/17/2026

A stir fry with ginger garlic peanut sauce has been on our weekly family menu for what seems like forever. It adds unbeatable flavor to any combo of protein+veg+starch as well as unsaturated fats, fiber and a little more protein. Truly a perfect performance plate!

[AD] Stir fry night got even better when I was introduced to . Single ingredient nut butters are my jam, but you can taste quality with Spread the Love’s flavor and texture. Plus it’s made in the US and the founders, Val and Zach are the absolute greatest. What feels better than having a badass, nutrient dense product made by awesome people as a pantry staple?

Whether you need a stir fry sauce, dressing or dip, comment “sauce” to grab the recipe at Spreadthelovefoods.com. And while you’re adding the naked PB to your cart, do yourself a favor and make sure the cashew butter is in there too. 😍

Races planned for this summer and fall? Or just working out more with this beautiful weather? You want to enter workouts...
04/13/2026

Races planned for this summer and fall? Or just working out more with this beautiful weather? You want to enter workouts well fueled not only to get more out of the precious time you spend training… but also to help with appetite regulation the rest of the day. As sports dietitians, I can’t tell you how often our clients think they’re doing the right thing by training tasted only to be starving and overeat postworkout or to feeling they’re “eating well” most of the day and then having 3 helpings of dinner and craving sweets at night.

Want more on these priorities for preworkout snacks and meals plus examples of what to eat in certain time frames before your workout? Comment PREWORKOUT and we’ll DM you a link to our article that covers pre and post workout snacking.

04/07/2026

Sometimes digging into a root cause makes sense. Sometimes food and exercise are the medicine we need. And sometimes we’re just lucky to live in a time where modern medicine can help us.

I still advocate for having access to a large variety of biomarkers (hence my results shown here) to follow trends on more variables over time. And for integrating holistic care with modern medicine. I’m still frustrated with many GI doctors based on this and experiences of others I know. AND it’s a friendly reminder that being stressed about the “could be” scenarios, diving deep into every rare disease on pub med, and obsessing over ingredients in ultra processed foods you might eat twice a year is NOT making our health better.

Breathe. Simplify. Don’t buy into scare tactics. Get multiple opinions and take it easy along the way.

Did I get you with the red light therapy photo?Here’s the thing. I’m a sports dietitian who loves to try the new bougie ...
04/01/2026

Did I get you with the red light therapy photo?

Here’s the thing. I’m a sports dietitian who loves to try the new bougie stuff (when it’s low risk). I’m super into regular sauna sessions and use my small red light almost every evening. There’s some promising supplements out there and soon(ish) we’ll have a better idea on which of the newer trendy peptides are safe - at what dose - and which aren’t. But without healthy lifestyle habits as a foundation, those won’t get you far.

Creatine and 2g/kg of protein per day won’t help you build and maintain muscle if you aren’t regularly strength training a bit out of your comfort zone.

A fiber bar isn’t going to single handedly transform your microbiome health.

Eating like people claim our ancestors did (hint: they did eat plants… and bugs) isn’t a great argument when their life expectancy was 30ish years.

And stressing over not having access to the fancy new at-home devices, the expensive supplements and the elite therapies is only going to make it worse.

Remember the basics are not only closer to common sense than the trends, but they are based on abundant evidence, too.

Cheers to science backed longevity and performance tactics.

03/28/2026

Still not sure how or why we didn’t renew our Costco membership for 3 years thinking it wasn’t worth the drive. Now I’m there at least every other week and allllways have these items (though admittedly missed the big bag of little potato co and huge brick of Cabot cheddar).

What next from Costco? Lunchbox and after school snacking for kids in sports or go-to convenience items for active adults?

03/18/2026

Mono and disaccharides = simple carbs. The
main dietary monosaccharides are glucose, fructose and galactose. Disaccharides are sucrose, lactose, maltose.
include starches, fibers and oligosaccharides (plus glycogen in our bodies).
Just because low fiber starch sources are quick energy sources on their own does not make them simple carbs.
If you’re getting nutrition advice from people who don’t have this simple foundational concept down, they either didn’t take or didn’t retain what they needed from literal nutrition 101. And you may not want to listen to their opinions on more complicated nutrition science.

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