Daily Dietitian Podcast

I will start my diet on Monday, or I will start my diet tomorrow to make up for all the bad eating I did over the holiday? Do you ever say this to yourself? To have the mentality that you failed AGAIN?!  Today we talk with registered dietitian Shannon @chefshannonnutrition on Instagram. Shannon helps us make those mindset shifts to get us out of this on and off cycle that makes us feel awful...

How do you overcome those negative thoughts about our body?  Just when we think we are moving in the right direction toward mindful eating, movement and body acceptance something happen, we hit a bump in the road, we start to compare ourselves to others.  Today’s guest registered dietitian, Tara will help us navigate those hiccups and share tips and tricks for bad body image days.  ...

Kids absorb so much from adults, even if you think they don’t notice, they do! They see how their parents eat, how they talk about food, what they eat and more. Our guest is registered dietitian, Hayley Walker an expert in helping parents in feeding kids and how to talk to them about food, especially when they are picky eaters.  Yes, this series focuses on detoxing diet ways, but how do our d...

Welcome to our first episode in our summer series talking all about "diet detox".    In this 8-week series, we want to help you ditch the summer diets and start making peace with your CURRENT beach body! We want to be in your ears this summer to delete those dieting restrictive ways, become educated on the effects of diets and learn how to make those mindset shifts to build a health...

Welcome to our first episode in our summer series talking all about "diet detox".    In this 8-week series, we want to help you ditch the summer diets and start making peace with your CURRENT beach body! We want to be in your ears this summer to delete those dieting restrictive ways, become educated on the effects of diets and learn how to make those mindset shifts to build a health...

Does this title speak to you?  This may be a good intro for the summer as we get caught up in those dieting thoughts that we talked about last week, when we start thinking about swimsuit/summer clothes. This is an important topic and I think it is becoming a bit trendy, hot in marketing to get you pulled into certain diets. Marketing a diet to be solution to help you with these cravings and s...

When you live in the Midwest and seasons changes, clothing changes. For me, there is something about that first time I put on shorts, I have so many feelings connected with it and usually not too excited.  My kids will tell me, “Gosh, Mom your legs are really white.”  I will be honest, for me in the past, my legs have always been my trouble area, I have always kid them, tried to cover th...

Have you ever heard the saying "exercise is the best medicine?" We hear it from personal trainer Kayde as she shares her personal story about her own struggles from an autoimmune disease that came about in her 20’s and found movement to help cure the cause. From there she fell even more in love with exercise and became an ACE group fitness instructor and onto getting her personal training certific...

In the path to making peace with food, sometimes our old eating habits/thoughts return, and you may blame yourself for "falling off track, again!"  You feel discouraged and tell yourself, I have no will power to eat better or stick to a diet, I am such a failure! You become frustrated and the cycle continues, upset you can’t lose weight, mad at yourself for screwing up AGAIN, disappointed in...

Today we have an inspiring guest that has her own line of cookies (healthy and delicious) and works full-time as a registered dietitian and health coach.  Keisha Banks-Thornton, MPH, RD, owner of Delish! Cookies, mom of 3 boys, and understand the challenges when it comes to living a healthy lifestyle. With a little planning, she believes healthy living is in everyone’s reach. She shares her s...

Today we have guest registered dietitian Andrea Grange, RD, a non-diet dietitian who helps women stop dieting for good and find food freedom You can find Andrea on social media as @DietitianAndie. Andie shares her personal story about struggling with an eating disorder and after many years of tackling food and body issues, she has found her sweet spot in building her own healthy relationship with...

Today's guest is registered dietitian, Jess Schroeder, business owner of Expedition Wellness , an online and in-person nutrition consulting business.  Jess share stories about her clients from helping them make better relationships with their body and food to sports nutrition, and much more. The topic of today, highlights the scale. When the numbers go up on the scale, how do you feel? Those...

Today’s episode is a montage from our personal trainers on the podcast! One thing about coaches or personal trainers, yes, they have to have the knowledge of building a proper workout routine, but they also have to have the personality to connect with people. The personality to be motivating and guide their client from the beginning. We hear about proper movements for workouts but in this episode,...

Getting away for a little vacation is great way to reboot the mood!  And when I think of vacation, I think of sleeping in, family time, and of course, splurging on some awesome food!  In this episode I reflect on my eating habits during our mini little get-away and talk about my intentions before, during and after spring break.  Thinking about food, whether that be . . . what to eat, when to eat,...

In the episode we hear from the rest of the dietitians from the year!  We talk about prediabetes, balancing blood sugar, easy meal planning tips, dairy in your diet, fueling foods, and taking picky eaters to intuitive eaters.  Each full episode is linked below, join us! 34. Are You at Risk for Prediabetes? Navigating the diet to balance your blood sugar with guest, Dione Milauskas, MS, R...

Welcome, thank you for joining us this week for the best diet advice from registered dietitian nutritionist part 1. Today we are celebrating National Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day !  The month of March is National Nutrition Month and today you will hear from previous guests from the year with the best sound bites from each episode. Join us for part 2 next week!  Below are links t...

Thank you for joining me this week for a quick solo episode. Today I want to talk about self-care. How do you define self-care? We see it on social media #selfcare with a variety of posts from selfies, beauty products, workouts, trips, Botox, skin care products, purchases, and many others.  We talk about nurturing versus numbing self-care habits as the #selfcare may get a little muddled. Self...

Today we are talking about eating habits for kids. We have covered the topic of intuitive eating for adults, but how do you teach your child intuitive eating, especially when they are picky eaters? Picky eating can be extremely difficult and cause stress for parents and the entire family.  How do you stop tantrums at the dinner table when new foods are served? How do you comfort your child wh...

First off disclaimer, I am not saying a dietitian can take the place of your therapist. Therapists are necessary for eating disorders and different degrees of disordered eating patterns to help you in your relationship with food. In fact, I was lucky enough to have a licensed therapist on the show in episode: #15 Food Therapy & Body Acceptance , be sure check out licensed therapist, Cheri @foo...

Today we have an inspiring guest that will take your through the highs and lows of emotions in her health journey. Katie Allen shares her story about dealing with emotional eating, low self-esteem, and hitting her highest weight. Katie took it upon herself to make a change in her health. A huge change, a dramatic change that did not come in a matter of weeks or months, but more than a year. Katie...

Today’s episode is a part of a montage of episodes on the topic of intuitive eating. I have talked with some phenomenal guests here on the podcast, and there are six episodes where this topic of intuitive eating is the title of the episode.  In this episode, I have included snippets of the some of the best advice in one episode. I hand-picked my favorites from each dietitian. I love sharing a...

New diets, new programs, new ways to lose weight are goals still on the mind with the new year. We have been talking a lot about this topic here on the podcast.  Some people have already given up up on their new year's resolutions, whereas some people are still thinking about their goals and waiting till about February to figure out goals for the new year.  So, if you are still in limbo...

Today’s guest is committed to helping her clients find food freedom. She is passionate about ditching diet culture rules, and promoting positive self-talk through her programs, social media, and even has her own mantra cards, very cool! Today we talk with registered dietitian, Kristen Lorenz, RD @thelastdietitian on Instagram.  Not only does Kristen provide great talking points to get off the...

Without a why, you lose your way . . . your why may be your guiding light toward feeling best in your health goals. It may be the motivation to keep you going. It may be the reason why you stay consistent in your healthy habits. So, in this episode I want to take a deep look, and help you find your why (if you don’t have one already), but with new year's resolutions and goals our why may not be cl...

Welcome to 2022!  Do you set a New Year's resolutions?  Do you focus on goals this month, or do you skip this frenzy? In this episode, I talk about the do's and don'ts for setting up new goals and how to make new habits stick for long term.  I give some silly examples on the thought process but stay with me on this process there is a method to madness.  I hope to bring some "ah...