Give the Gift of Good Nutrition

HEALTH BITES | DECEMBER 2022

Give the gift of good nutrition to someone you love this holiday season.

Happy Holidays Bethany!

Welcome back! If you missed my first newsletter, click here to check it out.

We are officially in my favorite time of year, especially now with two little kids taking it all in, too. Watching them watch our neighbors’ Christmas lights come on, hearing my son talk about hot chocolate and my daughter saying “wwwowww” when she sees the decorations, cozying up to the fire, enjoying the smells of the holidays, hanging my Christmas stocking that my grandmother made me and the two my mom made my kids, watching holiday classics…I love it all. We have some really fun surprises planned with the kids this month, too, which I am beyond excited for.

I’ve also been working through my holistic nutrition courses and feeling very at peace with my decision to go into this field. I’m currently studying Anatomy & Physiology, which has really just reinforced not only the importance of good nutrition, but my passion for it.

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and I wish you the happiest and healthiest of holidays this season. See you back here in 2023!

Bethany

ON THE BLOG

Sun, Nov 27

Fats: Friend or Foe?

This is a multi-part series on the importance of fats in our diet. Fats have been vilified over the years, but here I discuss why we need them, and later I will share sources, recipes & portions.

Sat, Dec 03

Better Get Crackin’: The Importance of Nuts

I always knew it was the start of the holiday season when I began seeing those bags of nuts in their shell in the grocery store. For some reason I loved when we got them, maybe it was the satisfaction

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I’ve been posting Meal Plan Mondays over on Instagram, where I share our meal plans for the week. They include breakfast, lunch (for the adults & kids’ school lunches), dinner and snacks for the kids.

In a meal planning rut, or don’t know where to begin? Check out my Meal Planning Service! Here’s what Lauren has to say:

“It feels embarrassing to admit, but even with an Italian American family who always seemed to make magic meals, I was never a cook. My 3 kids can attest to the fact that frozen foods were my go to strategy for our dinners and ‘heat it up for 3 minutes’ felt like my personally coined phrase.

I reached out to Bethany because I was tired of fearing my kitchen and wanted to know how I could make meals that my family could enjoy (despite not having a lot of time to make them)! I wanted my kids to have a few memories of mom making them a special meal.

These are memories I wouldn't be having if I hadn't worked with Bethany, and while I wouldn't yet declare myself the next Betty Crocker, this momma is making meals that she's proud of!!!!

If you're like me and are worried about not knowing how to cook or what to do, talk to Bethany!! It may be one of the best things you can do for yourself & your little ones.”

Enjoy those pumpkin seeds year round!

Pumpkin seeds are a powerhouse! They promote/support: heart health, bone health, blood pressure, reproduction, GI, immune system, blood sugar, and even sleep. The list goes on, but you get the point. Don’t feel like carving a pumpkin to get them? You can find pepitas (shelled pumpkin seeds) in the grocery store. I like to lightly toast them and add to salads, or top pureed soups like a butternut squash soup. They’re also great in trail mix or on top of (full fat) Greek yogurt!