The dietitian community (and beyond) is livid about Weight Watchers, now rebranding itself as “WW” [cute, innocuous new name]’s launch of its […]
Category: Essential Living
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*….
To: Diet Culture, UNSUBSCRIBE. Love, Us.
Nowadays we live in a diet culture that has a new ‘trendy’ diet every month promising it will change your life and make you lose weight quickly. But have you ever thought about what would happen if you just stop trying to diet and just eat whatever your body wants?
Better Than A Little Black Book: My Little White Board
Getting back from grocery shopping can be a messy adventure. It’s easy to just stuff everything (still in the grocery bags) into your fridge and hope the refrigerator fairies will have their way with them and magically separate your lemons from your berries.
Eating Green
It’s 2019 and climate change is on most people’s radar, especially us Miamians. By now you’re likely already aware of the role carbon emissions play in our environment.
Intuitive Eating; No Rules, Just Right (Like Outback)
Intuitive Eating, the ten Principles set forth in 1995 (!) by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch, is the guiding Bible/Torah/Qoran for eating. […]
An Ode to Carbs
JOY TO THE WORLDDDD. Here’s an ode to carbs (and therefore, an ode to joy, because carbs = JOY, for us!) Carbohydrates […]
Food Trend Roundup
Essence dietitians love fashion; and we love exploring FOOD FASHION / trends as well. Here’s a roundup of some vogue munches we […]
The Secret to ‘Fighting’ Hunger
BEAT YOUR HUNGER. FIGHT CRAVINGS. DEFEAT YOUR APPETITE. STAY FULL ALL DAY. Why do we treat hunger as a dragon to be […]