It's that time of year where the comfort foods come back into rotation and the warmth of a saucy dish is perfect for a cool fall day.  I love this recipe, not only because you can add a ton of veggies, but also for the satisfying flavor. Yum! Let's get started!

Thai Meatballs with Red Curry

Meatballs:

2 lbs. ground turkey

1 medium zucchini grated and squeezed

1 T minced garlic

1 T minced ginger

1/4 cup chopped green onions and/or cilantro

1 tsp fish sauce

1-2 tsp Sriracha, chili paste or red curry paste (optional)

Salt/Pepper to taste

Red Curry Sauce:

1-2 tsp red curry paste (more if you like it spicy)

1 1/2 cups coconut milk

1 tsp fish sauce

3 T tomato paste

Squeeze of lime juice (optional)

Cauliflower Rice Medley:

Saute frozen cauliflower rice with onion, carrots, celery, or whatever veggies you have in your frig, also great with peppers and snap peas.

Combine turkey meatball ingredients and make into golf ball size meatballs.  Add to a hot pan, brownin...

Every Thursday night I host a Nutrition Happy Hour to connect live with clients and talk through nutrition struggles.  It's a great time to work on specific issues, talk through solutions, and encourage everyone that this is completely normal, yet changeable if you want it to be. This is just one of the many benefits of being a part of my groups, and it's a huge benefit to be able to talk specifically about the concerns/struggles you're having in order to change them.  Nutrition isn't one size fits all, come join us to see what it's all about!

Tonight's topic is Stress/Emotional Eating, it's a big one for so many people! It can feel like you can never conquer stress/emotional eating, but when you take it in small steps, give yourself grace, and keep working toward the goal - change will come.  Part of changing this habit is first realizing when it happens. You'll be looking for the emotion or situation that leads you to want to overeat, binge, comfort yourself, so that you can identif...

Yeah, I do too!  I wish I could say that cravings no longer exist after you start eating better and exercising, but we all know that's not happening! It does get better, and you crave more quality foods, but you also learn better tools to deal with cravings.  Let's get started with the basics, check out the three ways you can handle you cravings in today's video! Spoiler Alert - the answer is not always no!

Overeating is definitely a general term that can encompass so many different actions, so where do you start? How do you figure out the first step in not overeating?

Check out today's video, and then comment below to let me know more about your overeating.

It's summer, which means hot weather and no desire to cook! But it also means delicious, farm fresh veggies! This salad is the BEST of both, it comes together fast and is so tasty you may make it a few times this week.

Mediterranean Salad

Squeeze of Lemon Juice

Olive Oil

1/2 cup sliced cucumber

1/2 cup halved grape tomatoes, or medium tomato sliced

1/4 bell pepper thin sliced (red, orange or yellow)

1 tsp fresh oregano chopped

1/4 cup crumbled feta

sliced red onion (optional)

Slice up all your veggies, add to a bowl. Squeeze part of a half of lemon to taste, a quick squirt or pour of olive oil (1 tsp or so), oregano, salt/pepper to taste. Mix, determine if it needs more lemon juice. Top with feta. Serves 1.

Today you get to bring out your inner toddler and ask yourself WHY? a million times! Sounds fun right?! Here's the thing, if you observe why you are making choices, it's a lot easier to change the habit and make a different choice than if you aren't noticing when you are making these choices. Maybe you noticed I used the word "observe", that's because I want to you think of yourself as a bystander, no judgement on whether your actions are good or bad, just simply observing what you are doing. It's important to see the action, note why you're doing it, and then make a choice of whether to continue or change it.  More details in the video!

So....pull up your big girl pants, and let's ask the question!  

Mango Salsa

3 mangos, diced
1/2 red pepper diced
2 cloves garlic minced
1/2 red onion, diced and soaked in cold water
1 bunch cilantro chopped
2 Tsp. Olive oil
1 tsp. Cumin seeds
Juice of 1-2 limes to taste
Salt/pepper
Jalapeño diced (optional)

Assemble. Enjoy! Great with grilled pork, chicken, or fish.

Have you soaked your red onion in cold water before? It's is great for taking away that extra oniony bite!