I was a diet culture diva. Now I’m an anti-diet dietitian.I may usually only be mushy with my meals — but I […]
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I.F. – Intermittent Fasting Or… Something WAY BETTER?
Diet culture loves abbrevs, and IF has come to be recognized as its newest demon darling — intermittent fasting (essentially, legalized disordered […]
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SOY Vey? Is Soy Bad For You?
Soy vey — poor soy got a bad wrap for “causing cancer” and “causing hormones to be disrupted.” Fake news. Soy is: […]
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Why You Need to Eat More Than Just Almond Butter / Peanut Butter
Essence butterflies are a little nuts about nuts + nut/seed butters. We generally recommend at least one consumption per day, and if […]
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Sporting Event Snack Hacks
Whenever we’re at a ballpark/stadium, as a spectator above or specter below (Monica works with major league baseball athletes), we pretty much […]
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2019 Holiday Butterfly #succESSENCE Gift Guide
The official ‘nice’ list for all things nutrition is here! We’ve polled our dietitian team to curate their most festive #succESSENCE favorites […]
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Weight Watchers Got Bored With You — Now It Wants Your Kids
The dietitian community (and beyond) is livid about Weight Watchers, now rebranding itself as “WW” [cute, innocuous new name]’s launch of its […]
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Why Trader Joe’s Can Be Your Best Butterfly Dream — Or Worst Nightmare
We have all the mixed feelz about TJ’s opening on a new location in Miami Beach recently.. But in *essence*….
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Roasted Whole Eggplants
Rinse + cut ends off eggplants. Cut eggplants in half longways. Cut meat of eggplant in a lattice design with knife — […]