The Nutritionist Reviews

February 28, 2018

Salt and Vinegar Smashed Potatoes

Salt and Vinegar Smashed Potatoes feature crispy roasted red skinned potatoes, red wine vinegar and big flakes of salt for that salt 'n vinegar flavor you love and the perfect side dish with just 4 ingredients! I know that my readers (and people on Pinterest) are a fan of salt and vinegar flavored foods because you guys helped make my Salt and Vinegar Roasted Chickpeas  one of the most popular recipes on this blog. Well, I'm totally with you and love all things salt and vinegar too. Roasted almonds, chips, vinegar on salads, etc. I love smashed potatoes because they are soft on the inside and crispy on the outside and decided to bring my favorite flavor to these smashed potatoes. I think that you're going to love them!

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February 27, 2018

Castaway Bay Water Park: Tips for Your Stay + A Giveaway

We recently had the chance to stay at Castaway Bay Waterpark and Hotel and had a great time! We went on a Sunday-Monday which was a so much calmer than our experience going on a Saturday night. If you have the opportunity to travel to Castaway Bay on a Sunday, I highly recommend it. The park is less busy and the restaurant had no wait which was super helpful with young kids. **Keep reading for a giveaway for 4 Castaway Bay day passes!

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February 26, 2018

Baked Chicken Taquitos

Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. This content is intended for readers who are 21 and over. #MiCervezaPremium Baked Chicken Taquitos are filled with shredded chipotle chicken and melted cheese and are perfectly crispy. Topped with tomatoes, jalapeno, lettuce, sour cream, cheese and green onion for a delicious appetizer or meal! I love trying to make every Mexican dish that I know of and make it lighter. I have been wanting to make baked taquitos for quite awhile and got the opportunity to do so one day when I had a huge batch of chipotle shredded chicken on hand. They turned out amazing! My husband's family is Mexican and makes all kinds of delicious dishes and my whole family enjoys eating them.

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February 23, 2018

The Best Products of 2018 Part 4 + Giveaway

1. Senita Athletics I am a sucker for cute workout clothes and love the options that Senita Athletics has to offer. My favorite item is the Zara Crop Top which is the most comfortable and supportive sports bra. There is nice padding it in and it fits well without smashing your chest. I have basically been living in this for two weeks and it is comfortable enough to wear all day long. Highly recommend! **Keep reading for a Beanitos giveaway!

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February 22, 2018

10 Delicious and Nutritious Yogurt Toppings

This post is sponsored by FAGE; however, all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own. The first thing that my daughter does each morning when she wakes up is asks me for breakfast. Well, good morning to you too Adalyn! After we get ourselves together, go to the bathroom, get dressed and get the baby up and fed, it is time to head downstairs to make breakfast. At three years old, Adalyn knows exactly what she wants and almost everyday asks for yogurt. Of course not without her beloved chia seeds and granola!

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February 21, 2018

Easy Apple Pie Bars

Easy Apple Pie Bars feature a layered whole-grain flavorful crust with soft and gooey apples for the perfect simple dessert! I love apple pie when the apples are soft, sweet and buttery. I made these Easy Apple Pie Bars after my mother-in-law created delicious apple pie bars for an event and I fell in love with them upon first bite. They can be eaten cold or warm- I eat them both ways and cannot decide which way is better. 

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February 20, 2018

Hasselback Fajita Chicken

Hasselback Fajita Chicken features bell pepper and onion stuffed chicken breasts with fajita seasonings and melted cheese along with roasted peppers and onions all cooked on one pan for an easy and flavorful meal! Lately, my husband, kids and I cannot get enough Mexican food. A few nights ago, he made black bean fajitas for us. The next night, we went to my brother's house and him and his wife made us ground beef tacos with guacamole. You would think that we would have been sick of it after having similar meals two nights in a row. Nope! The third night we made sheet pan black bean nachos . I just sautéed up some zucchini and bell peppers in Mazola ® Corn Oil, added in black beans and seasonings and threw it all on top of some chips with cheese and broiled it. So good! A clinical study showed Mazola Corn Oil reduces cholesterol 2x more than extra virgin olive oil. To learn more about this claim, see Mazola.com .

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February 19, 2018

French Onion Chicken and Zoodles

French Onion Chicken and Zoodles takes just 30 minutes to make and features caramelized onions, melted Swiss cheese along with sauteed garlic zucchini noodles. This post was sponsored by Green Giant as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own. For New Year's Eve, I made an awesome dip which included caramelized onions. I had never caramelized onions before and couldn't believe how delicious they were! It is quite easy to do and gives the onions so much flavor along with making them taste sweeter instead of having a bite to them. I have been wanting to make those caramelized onions again and came up with the idea for French Onion Chicken, just like the well known French Onion Soup. Oh my goodness, this chicken turned out SO good that it may be my favorite chicken dish currently! My whole family loved it as well.

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February 17, 2018

Roasted Tomato Soup

Roasted Tomato Soup is just 5 ingredients, creamy despite having no dairy and is loaded with flavorful roasted tomatoes, onions, garlic, basil and grilled cheese croutons! Looking through my archives over the last 8 years, I cannot believe that I haven't shared a tomato soup recipe! That's crazy! I make tomato soup all the time, especially in the summer. We grow our own tomatoes, and some years, there are a ton. One way that we enjoy using our tomatoes up is to make a big pot of tomato soup or tomato bisque.

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February 15, 2018

The Best Products of 2018 Part 3 + Giveaway

1. Snack Nation Snack Nation is a company that sends all kinds of snacks to offices and for home delivery as well. You can take a quiz to see which snacks are best for you interests including sorting by protein, sugar, allergens, etc. I am all about snacks so I was excited to try out this service.  **Keep reading for a Snack Nation giveaway!

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February 14, 2018

Healthier Sardine Stroganoff

Healthier Sardine Stroganoff features sauteed mushroom, onions and garlic with a Greek yogurt based balsamic-wine sauce and omega-3 rich sardines served over egg noodles! I am Catholic and therefore, celebrate Lent. We do not eat meat every day so it shouldn't be a big deal skipping meat on a Friday during Lent but for some reason, sometimes, it seems tough. Friday is often a time that we go out to eat which it can be difficult to eat vegetarian at. I love playing around with different vegetarian ideas that are still rich in protein so that we have lots of meal ideas for Fridays during Lent.

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February 13, 2018

5 Easy Ways to Save Money on Health and Wellness

Something that you may only know a bit about me is that I really love to save money. I am a self-proclaimed deal queen and I feel amazing when I find a great deal that saves my family money. Though I often write about food and parenting, I know that most people like to save money where they can and when I see one of these posts, I always read it for new tips. All of these tips are things that I use personally to save money for my family on health and wellness type purchases. I know that sometimes, it seems like it is difficult to be healthy because it can be expensive. I totally get it! I have found ways to live healthily affordably. Keep reading for how to save on prescriptions and doctors visits with  SingleCare  and how to save money on healthy foods. Hope you learn something new!

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February 12, 2018

Chocolate Avocado Truffles

Chocolate Avocado Truffles contain just 4-ingredients and make the perfect snack or dessert. You won't even notice that these rich and creamy truffles are healthier!  Disclosure: This post is sponsored by iHerb. All opinions are my own. For Christmas this year, my mother-in-law gave me a Mason jar full of the most amazing dark chocolate truffles. I tried one later that day and instantly fell in love. They were super rich, creamy and full of dark chocolate flavor. I loved the chewy texture and everything about them. That jar of truffles disappeared so quickly. I have no idea what happened to them ; ). You know that I love to try to find a way to make every indulgent treat a little bit healthier so I started experimenting in the kitchen and am thrilled with the results.

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February 09, 2018

The Best Products of 2018 Part 2 + Giveaway

1. Biena Chickpea Snacks You know that I love roasting my own chickpeas and have 5 different recipes on the blog with roasted chickpeas. While I do prefer to make my own, they don't travel or store super well so I like to buy roasted chickpeas to be able to take out and about with me and for traveling. Biena has lots of different flavors of roasted chickpeas. I am snacking on the dark chocolate covered roasted chickpeas right now and they are very tasty.  **Keep reading for a Biena Chickpea Snacks giveaway!

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February 08, 2018

Oliver Richard 10 Month Update

Oliver is 10 months old! He is so much fun and has gotten better at making his needs known (by shrieking haha!). Here is what is new this month:

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February 07, 2018

Sheet Pan Greek Chicken and Vegetables

Sheet Pan Greek Chicken and Vegetables is a delicious one-pan meal with roasted potatoes, onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, zucchini, artichokes and feta cheese with dill, lemon and garlic. This is a sponsored post  on behalf of Henry Ford Health System . All opinions are my own. Who here loves washing the dishes? Me neither! That's why I made this one-pan meal of Sheet Pan Greek Chicken and Vegetables. It is so tasty and doesn't require too much work aside from chopping some vegetables. The garlic, lemon, oregano and dill gives this dish so much flavor. If you like Mediterranean food, you will love this!

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February 06, 2018

Nutrition Tips for Dogs

Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #CheckYourPetFood #CollectiveBias We have two mini dachshunds: Ava and Jaxen.  We love them so much and they are such a source of happiness (let's be honest, and laughter) for us. They are best friends. They sit on the top of the couch together looking out the window all day viciously barking at anyone walking by and are obviously "protecting the house" haha. 

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February 05, 2018

Easy Overnight Oats- 4 Ways!

Easy Overnight Oats made 4 different ways! All indulgent sounding flavors but they are quite nutritious- Peanut Butter Banana, Blueberry Cheesecake, Cinnamon Roll and Carrot Cake Overnight Oats. I am a huge fan of overnight oats and so are my kids making it a great breakfast option for my family! After dinner, I just throw the ingredients together in a jar, put them in the fridge overnight and in the morning when we wake up, they are ready to go! I've made lots of different flavors of overnight oats already on the blog including: Strawberry Cheesecake Overnight Oats , Tropical Overnight Oats , Banana Split Overnight Oats , Peaches and Cream Overnight Oats  and Peanut Butter and Jelly Overnight Oats . For this post, I was going to make one kind of overnight oats recipe to share with you but I couldn't decide on just one so I chose to make 4 flavors! I hope you enjoy. The four flavors that I went with are Peanut Butter Banana, Blueberry Cheesecake, Cinnamon Roll and Car

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February 04, 2018

No Baby Unhugged: Detroit Diaper Bank Event

Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #HuggiesHelps #Hugs4Huggies #DiaperNeed #CollectiveBias I've written about it before that we love using Huggies diapers for our kids! They are often on sale and get the job done. What more do you need from a diaper? My daughter Adalyn wore Huggies when she was a baby and my son Oliver wears them now. Heck, even Adalyn's teddy bear Lucy gets to wear Huggies diapers when she is playing Mama and puts one on her! We like any of the varieties including HUGGIES® Little Snugglers, HUGGIES® Little Movers Diapers and HUGGIES® Snug and Dry Diapers.

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February 02, 2018

The Best Products of 2018 Part 1

It's a new year meaning that it is time for a new series of reviews. As a lot of bloggers have stopped reviewing products, I reevaluated to see if this is still something that I want to do and honestly, I love trying new products. That is how The Nutritionist Reviews got started a whole EIGHT years ago and I am going to keep trying new things and sharing my experiences with all of you! Considering that these continue to be quite popular posts, I think that you guys are loving seeing product reviews as well. Here is to new product reviews for 2018!! 1. Degustabox -Degustabox had another box of fun new-to-me goodies that my whole family loved trying!  -I already love Angie's Boom Chicka Pop popcorn- my favorite is the slightly sweet but the sea salt is good too. 

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February 01, 2018

The Perfect Date Night at Home

Since Troy and I had kids, it is a lot harder for us to get out on date nights together. We really value our time together and therefore, make it a priority to have frequent date nights together at home. We love spending time together and our marriage is important to us so we make sure to plan date nights in. We are really lucky that our kids go to bed by 7:30 PM each night so that leaves the rest of the evening open!

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