Your Forever

During this crazy, uncertain time in the world, I thought I would reach out to all of you and let you know I am going to get back to blogging again! Over the last year, my private practice, Your Forever Nutrition Counseling has grown. I have started accepting insurance and whew..... it has been busy. With Covid-19, I will have time to share more nutrition content with all of you via this medium and I am excited to get back at it! As a WELCOME BACK - I have a gift to share w

It is hard to believe that we are looking at turning the page to 2019 in just a few days. If one of your goals for the upcoming year is to find a way to get quick and healthy meals on the table and streamline meal planning and shopping, you are in luck. Download my new FREE E-book with 3 days of healthy meal plans and simple recipes as my holiday gift to you! These recipes are just a small snapshot of the many new meal plan options that have been added to Your Forever Nu

October is upon us and if your family is like mine, afternoons and evenings are jam packed with meetings, practices, homework and games. The timing of dinner can be all over the place and this makes the afternoon snack OHHHH so important. A balanced snack or as I like to refer to it, POWER SNACK, should contain at least 2 of the 3 major macronutrients: Carbohydrates, Protein and Fat. By combining protein or fat with your carbohydrate you help to both stabilize blood sugar

​​Wow! It certainly has been a long time since my last blog post! Lots of changes have happened at Your Forever Nutrition Counseling, starting with a new and improved website. Take a few minutes to poke around the site: My RECIPES are all in one place and can easily be downloaded, printed out or shared with a friend My NUTRITION PRACTICE CLIENT PACKAGES have been re-designed and payments can now be made online! I partnered up with Healthie, a telehealth platform for nutri

SUMMER IS HERE!!! Memorial Day Weekend is a time for many to kick back relax and dive into summer. A time for BBQs, outdoor parties and above all a time to bring out the chips and dips. A key component in the quest for a healthy diet and lifestyle is to find ways to enjoy these situations without overdoing it with extra calories and unhealthy fats. Enter - SALSA! Salsa can be a yummy, low-calorie and high nutrient addition/substitution for many higher calorie condiments an

With all the hype surrounding low carbohydrate diets lately, I felt it may be helpful to share some information regarding the health benefits of one of my favorite foods OATMEAL The fiber in oats also has many health benefits. Eating just a half cup of oatmeal a day is enough to reap the following health benefits: Oatmeal contains insoluble fiber which stays in the stomach longer and helps you feel fuller, longer. This can prevent overeating later in the day, which will help

Week-nights tend to be very busy in our household and getting a balanced dinner on the table can be a struggle if I don’t do some pre-planning ahead of time. Yesterday was a rare game less Sunday and I took full advantage of planning and grocery shopping. The boys are home this week on vacation and I knew I needed to have a stocked fridge. While assessing the contents of the fridge, I decided to give stuffed peppers a go. My mom always made them when I was a kid and I thou

Good Morning! I was recently asked to write an article for our local paper on diet and cancer. Cancer prevention is very near and dear to my heart as several close relatives have been impacted by this horrible disease. Anything I can do to help educate people on the importance of a healthy diet in relation to cancer prevention is a high priority to me. I thought I would share the info with all of you and of course I had to include my oldie but goodie AMAZING BEAN SALAD RE

Several months ago I was approached by someone I only really knew through sports and friends regarding losing weight and getting fit. She was at her wit’s end with her weight and dieting and wanted to make some permanent changes in her health. She wanted to get off the diet roller coaster. She had a good handle on food and nutrition but was confused how to make it a lifestyle. I asked her to share her story with us as a form of motivation and education. She is living proof

​Are you ready for the long weekend? We are heading to Long Island to visit with son number 1! He is going to show us around his new digs while he is pursuing his Doctorate at Stony Brook University! For many of my long time followers, you probably have picked up on my obsession with chopped salads. It all started with lacrosse. Yup, lacrosse. Subway became our go-to stop during weekend long lacrosse tourneys a few years ago. A quick and easy lunch that the kids could per

​Good morning and happy monday. Things have been very crazy around here lately with sports, work and an upcoming graduation. A rainy sunday yesterday led to cancelled games and allowed me to get some meal preparation done for the week. I have seen many variations of mexican meatloaf on various websites and decided to experiment with a version that my family would like. Having dinner done before the day starts takes a lot of pressure off the 5-8pm time frame in our house and

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday! Having our whole family together is the best and as the boys get older, I appreciate the time we can spend together even more! Here is a great recipe to use up some of that leftover turkey! Creamy Leftover Turkey Enchiladas Modified from The Better Cook Site Ingredients: 2 tbs olive oil 1 medium onion chopped 2 cloves fresh garlic (crushed) 2 cups low sodium chicken broth 3 tbs flour 1/2 tsp cumin 1/2 tsp ground black pepper 1/2 cup l

Happy Tuesday! I hope everyone had a great weekend. Son Number 4 had double-header baseball games in Foxborough Mass and I would be lying if I did not mention how disappointed I was to not bump into The GRONK (Rob Gronkowski) at Dunkin Donuts! Oh well, we have another set of games down there this coming weekend and maybe he will be around. A girl can dream right!! Last week I blogged about the importance of powering up your snack with the correct balance of protein, ca

Although it is 58 degrees and sunny today here in New Hampshire, I know there are several more brutal weeks of cold before REAL SPRING arrives. Plenty of chilly nights where this yummy, fiber-rich soup will fill you up and make your taste buds smile. FIBER is an often overlooked component of a healthy diet. Many times the focus is put on calories, protein and fat and we forget that fiber helps to keep the belly full and has also been linked with decrease risk of many chroni

​Happy Tuesday Gang! I hope everyone had a great weekend! Fall baseball is winding down and it certainly was rather “nippy” at the field on Sunday. I was so glad I had all the ingredients on hand to whip together this delicious white chicken chili for our post game dinner while watching the New England Patriots WIN!! I am super excited to share this recipe with you from New York Times bestselling author , Lisa Leake’s newcookbook, I was lucky to receive a copy of her lates