Plant Based Eating Made Easy | Simple Strategies & Clear Nutrition Guidance to Transform Your Health | Dietitian, Plant-Based Diet

Let’s talk about a common scenario you may find yourself in – dealing with wilting lettuce or other leafy greens. No one wants to put that in a salad. So, if you open your fridge door and see a limp bunch of greens sitting in your produce drawer, what should you do? Just toss it away…along with your hard-earned money?   I hope you won’t! There are actually quite a few hacks you can use to revive t...

Do you want to improve your health and blood sugars, but worry about eating more carbs if you move to a plant-based diet? You know eating plant-based would mean more fruit, whole grains and beans…which are all foods you may have severely limited or avoided before. So wouldn’t eating this way make your blood sugars go haywire and worsen your diabetes or prediabetes?   Let’s find out. In this episod...

Plant-based eating can feel like such a LONELY thing, especially if no one else in your family or social circle is making a similar change. In fact, this may be what’s stopping you from even wanting to start this new lifestyle– because of peer pressure or of having no one else doing the same thing in moving to a plant-based diet. A lack of support is one of the key challenges I see many face in th...

Are you transitioning to a plant-based diet but wish you didn’t feel SO alone? Your friends and family around you don’t seem to understand what you’re going through and you don’t know where to go for help. Or maybe you’re wanting to start a plant-based diet, but you’re already dreading the thought of having to go through it yourself, and of having no one to share transition struggles with.   If th...

Would you love to drop some pounds but don’t want to diet? If so, have you considered how plant-based eating might help you BETTER reach your weight goals with less frustration and MORE success? Yes, a plant-based diet can be really effective in helping you lose weight and keep it off, but it’s more of a lifestyle than a ‘diet’, and it’s a specific kind of plant-based diet.   But how will eating p...

There’s a lot of talk about soy nowadays, and the camps seem divided. On one hand, some say soy is bad and can increase cancer, especially breast cancer. On the other hand, there seem to be certain health benefits from eating soy. So, which is it? What exactly is soy and should you really eat it?     If you want to know the truth about soy, listen in. In this episode, I’ll address the concern that...

Can you imagine ALL that might be possible from just changing one’s way of eating – from meat-heavy dishes and high fat ultra-processed foods to a whole food plant-based diet? Chrystal didn’t. Being severely overweight with multiple health problems AND a new diagnosis of diabetes, Chrystal was facing a lifetime of managing her diabetes with pills.   But she wanted to heal her body a different way,...

Do you struggle with diabetes or currently have pre-diabetes? For Chrystal, getting the dreaded ‘D’ diagnosis was the last thing she wanted, especially in light of her other existing health issues - hypothyroidism, lymphedema and high blood pressure. Over the years, she has also seen multiple family members suffer the effects of poorly controlled diabetes, such as impaired vison, amputations, and...

Do you want to begin plant-based eating to better your health, but know your loved ones aren’t coming along? Your carnivorous spouse and other family members seem happy enough on the Standard American (or SAD) Diet…minus their health issues. So you’re hesitant to start this transition because no one else around you seems to want to do it too. The question is: should you really wait till they’re on...

Transitioning to a new lifestyle like plant-based eating involves not just building a new mindset, but also simple, real practical issues…like lack of freezer space. You want to fill your fridge and cabinets now with more healthful plant-based foods…but there are still meats hogging your freezer space, and you don’t know what to do with them. There just isn’t enough room to store it all!   So what...

Smoothies can be delicious, but how can you be sure they’re jam-packed with nutrition and truly good for you to drink regularly? It’s true that smoothies can be fast to make or easily store-bought, but also just as easy to add in  extra calories, unnecessary fats and excess added sweeteners unknowingly. These can all add up to have a negative hit on your health, especially in the long run.   So, w...

Are you wanting to move away from foods like meat and dairy in your meals, but don’t know how? Maybe you’re wondering, “How DOES one cook without using any animal-based products like butter or chicken broth?” and “Won’t that make the dish bland and tasteless?” Or perhaps you’re clueless and unsure about how to cook without oil.   Well, if you’re feeling lost or stuck behind this transition roadblo...

Have you ever looked back on something that happened, and WISHED you had done it differently? You know that if you had taken other steps or done things another way, things would have turned out very differently. That’s why I want to do this episode. I want to empower you so you can enjoy your diet transition and thrive in a new plant-powered lifestyle…WITHOUT looking back with regrets. I want you...

You’ve heard about the online Plant-Powered Life Transformation Course, but what is it actually like to take it? Get an insider's look today by hearing what one student graduate has to say about the recipes, modules, course outline design, and her experience taking this Course. If you’ve been considering taking this online Course to help you move from a meat-heavy diet to a plant-powered one, then...

Feel you need a complete kitchen overhaul and expensive gadgets in order to properly eat plant-based? Here’s the good news…you don’t! If you want to avoid wasting precious time and energy cooking, here’s what’s actually MORE important. It’s more crucial to ensure you have good plant-based staples, ingredients and seasonings on hand, as well as the RIGHT key utensils and tools. But these kitchen to...

Do you want to begin your plant-based diet transition but don’t know HOW? You look around at those who have been on this plant-based diet journey, and can’t help wondering, “Why are some able to start and stay with a changed lifestyle, while others balance unsteadily, and eventually fall back into their previous lifestyle and habits?” I want to tell you why in this episode. In this first part of t...

Ready to begin plant-based eating, but don’t know where to begin? It’s not that there isn’t any information out there – there’s actually too much of it! There are so many different viewpoints on plant-based diets, Internet search results to sift through to find what's credible, and recipes to review. It all feels super overwhelming and exhausting to process. You feel like giving up on even attempt...

Have you ever started something like a new habit or exercise routine…only to fall back into old ways a few weeks to months later? Then somehow it seems HARDER to get back into that same habit or routine the second time round. Ever had this experience? If you have, you’ll know how super frustrating and defeating this can all be.   Well, if you’re ready to begin a plant-based diet, and want to do it...

Curious to know the SECRET to long-term success on a plant-based diet? How are some able to maintain a lifestyle change like this for months and years, improving their health and dropping pounds along the way, while others are struggling to even get started or to stay plant-based? Maybe you’ve already tried in the past to make changes or to build a new habit…but it didn’t last. So now you’re worri...

It’s the end of the year, and you may be wanting to set some NEW health goals for 2024. But maybe you’re wondering, “How do I prevent this new year from ending up like the past one, with so many unmet resolutions and unfulfilled goals?” If that’s what you’re worried about, I want to help.   In this episode, I’ll give you 3 simple steps to take that’ll help you not only set a better health goal for...

Have you been considering a plant-based diet for a while now…and you’re still sitting on the fence? You know this way of eating can be good for your health, will likely improve your blood sugar and cholesterol levels, and may even help you drop some unwanted pounds. But, you don’t know if you have what it takes to really make this lifestyle shift and to change a way of eating that you’ve known for...

The holiday season is here, and with it the joy - and stress – of social gatherings. If you’re a plant-based newbie or wannabe, this time of year can feel especially intimidating. Maybe you’re the only one eating plant-based in your social circle right now, and you’re afraid of starving at that next family holiday dinner. You’re worried about what you’ll eat and how others will react. Can you rela...

Are you plant-based curious and exploring plant-based eating to improve your health, but wonder what it’s like? All the plant-based meals you see on Instagram, Facebook and elsewhere on social media look either drab OR super fancy and just plain unachievable. Maybe you’re thinking, “If that’s what plant-based eating is like, it definitely doesn’t seem doable for me”. That’s because you’re either a...

Tired of dealing with slimy brown-spotted mushrooms in your refrigerator? And here’s the worst part – these are the ones you’ve recently bought, so you haven’t even had the chance to use them yet! Super frustrating, isn’t it?   Now mushrooms usually aren’t cheap to buy, so you’ll definitely want to keep the ones you buy fresh and usable for as long as possible. So HOW do you prevent store-bought m...

What has your year been like so far? For some it may have been a difficult year, with a sudden unexpected life change or newly diagnosed health condition; for others, it may have been an easier year, with less covid issues or financial hardships. But no matter what this year has been like for you, there is likely still at least ONE thing we can give thanks for – and that’s what I want to be our fo...