The Nutritionist Reviews

April 15, 2019

Loaded Greek Fries

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of McCain Foods. The opinions and text are all mine.  #MyMcCainPotatoes #CollectiveBias Loaded Greek Fries are ready in 25-minutes and topped with feta cheese, tomato, green pepper, red onion, banana peppers, drizzled in feta dill dressing and sprinkled on Italian spices for an easy appetizer, side dish or snack. I love any Greek-inspired foods and my family is completely obsessed with Loaded Greek Fries! They are easy to make and make an awesome appetizer, side dish or snack. You can customize them based on your preferences and what you have on hand. These Loaded Greek Fries are ready in about 25 minutes and taste so delicious. 

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February 11, 2019

Quick and Easy Vegetarian Meals

Quick and easy vegetarian meals featuring Sweet Earth Foods protein and fiber packed entree bowls and burritos!  Some days, I feel like cooking and enjoy spending time in the kitchen dicing vegetables and standing over the stove. Other days, life is busy or maybe I just don't really feel like cooking and want a quick alternative. We do eat meat but we also eat a lot of vegetarian meals. Today, I want to share these quick and easy vegetarian meals from Sweet Earth that I've been a fan of for years.

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May 24, 2018

Healthy and Quick Meals with Personal Trainer Food

Man, life has been crazy lately! With blogging, work seems to come in waves. There are times where there isn't much and I get worried and then there are times when I have 10 projects going on at once plus taking care of the kids, house projects, social engagements and more. I love being busy actually because it makes life so much fun.

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May 21, 2018

Chocolate Peanut Butter Greek Yogurt Dip + Fifty Shades Freed Date Night

Chocolate Peanut Butter Greek Yogurt Dip is super easy to make with 4 ingredients! Pair with fruit, pretzels and more for a healthier delicious snack. I remember when I first got back into reading as an adult. I was a new dietitian at my first real job and wanted something to do during my lunch break. After hearing many good things about the Fifty Shades series of books, I decided to try them out for myself. My attention was quickly piqued. I read the series of three books so quickly and couldn't stop reading them. I remember one day, I was sitting outside on a beautiful summer day on my lunch break reading when my boss's boss asked me what I was reading. I'll never forget the shade of red that my face turned that day! When I found out that the Fifty Shades series was being turned into movies, I was so thrilled! I knew that a date night was in order and that this Chocolate Peanut Butter Greek Yogurt Dip would be the perfect snack. I've enjoyed watching each of th...

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April 26, 2018

Make Your Own HIPAA Compliant Forms with JotForm

Do you ever have to make online forms for people to fill out? Then this post is for you! Whether you are making a survey, order form, registration form, payment form, etc., JotForm has the template for you. I am personally excited about this form because I have been wanting to make a reader survey for the blog and there are some awesome templates to use so that I'm not starting from square one!

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March 20, 2018

How to Make Your Home Cozy This Winter

Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #GladeFineFragranceMist #CollectiveBias This dog is laying on the heat vent, on a cozy blanket and has not moved for hours. He loves to be cozy! Brrrr, it is still cold here in Michigan! We have had weeks of negative temperatures, then a couple days where it hit over 50 degrees and now it is back to being cold, snowy and icy. Crazy! With two little kids and a couple of sicknesses that have gone through the family, we have embraced staying in more and being cozy in our own home. Sounds pretty obvious but if you know me, you know that I can't stay put- ever! I am always going, going, going and love to be out of the house and doing things. Since I started working from home in April, I am kind of shocked to say that I have actually enjoyed being home more which has surprised me. There is something about being in your cozy home with the people you love that is ...

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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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January 10, 2018

Strawberry Cheesecake Smoothie Bowl

Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #EarnWithBoxTops #CollectiveBias Strawberry Cheesecake Smoothie Bowl is a 5-minute nutritious treat that tastes like your favorite cheesecake and is topped with sliced strawberries and graham crumbs! I love cheesecake and smoothies and combining the two was a delicious idea! I love to think of new smoothie ideas and since I learned this past summer that you guys go crazy for strawberry cheesecake anything, I wanted to make a new strawberry cheesecake recipe and went with a smoothie bowl. These Strawberry Cheesecake Smoothie Bowls can be eaten for breakfast, snack or even dessert.

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December 18, 2017

Cranberry Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast

Cranberry Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast is the perfect make-ahead breakfast that is full of flavor and perfect to serve to a crowd! I love make ahead breakfasts. My favorites involve baked oatmeal, baked egg casseroles or French toast bakes. They are all simple to make and perfect to serve to a crowd. The fact that you can make it the night before when you may have a little extra time so that it is ready to throw into the oven in the morning is so awesome.

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November 15, 2017

Staying Organized While Running an At-Home Business

This post was sponsored by AT-A-GLANCE as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own. Life is busy! Running a business at home and taking care of two little kids while trying to keep the house clean keeps me busy pretty much 24/7. Add in a full social calendar and we have our days filled to the brim. Staying organized can be difficult and I want to share some of my best tips with you on how to stay organized while running a business at home. For me, this is my blog but most of these will pertain to any mom who is trying to run an organized household.

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November 14, 2017

How to Save Money During the Holiday Season

Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #SaveWithHopster #CollectiveBias \ Holiday spending can get out of control pretty quickly! Between buying gifts, holiday decor, doing fun holiday things, and spending money on entertaining, this time of year can be pricey. I like to be able to "do it all" and therefore, have found ways to save money that make it so that we can enjoy the holiday season without spending too much.

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November 03, 2017

How to Get a Great Smile with Tom's of Maine

Thank you Tom’s of Maine for sponsoring this post.  First time at the dentist! I talk about all different angles of nutrition and health but don't often talk about a beautiful smile and teeth. My sister works in the dental field and I have nutrition knowledge and decided to share some information about what to eat and drink for a cavity-free and stain-free smile as well as what products to use (we have been loving Tom's of Maine toothpaste).

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October 27, 2017

Get Your Flu Shot!

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Sam's Club . All opinions are 100% mine. We had our first taste of kid's being sick this summer when Adalyn started vomiting out of nowhere and had a fever of up to 104 degrees. It was horrible! I felt so bad seeing my little girl being sick. We were so lucky though that she had never really been sick until right before her third birthday but it still had us worried. As you know, I am a big supporter of vaccines. I do not get very controversial on the blog about religion or politics or anything but when it comes to vaccines, I feel so strongly about them that you can't change my mind and I feel comfortable sharing about them.

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October 18, 2017

10-Minute Morning Routine for a Busy Mom

Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #TimeWithAveeno #CollectiveBias Life is busy as a mom! I always seem to have minimal time for myself to get ready. There are always more important things to do like change or feed Oliver or help Adalyn change into her 12th "beautiful dress and high heels" for the day. Plus, let's be honest, spending a lot of time getting ready has never been a big priority for me. I would much rather be spending time with family, cooking (and eating), blogging, going on walks, etc. I do like to look nice so that I feel good about myself, so I like doing a super quick routine in the morning with AVEENO ® products from Walmart. Some days, it is fine to stay in workout clothes for a while, but I do like to get dressed sometimes with a bit of makeup. The first photo in this post was a before and after taken after working in our 18 inches of water flooded basement for 15 ...

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October 12, 2017

A Day in the Life

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of INVIA . All opinions are 100% mine. I am so very excited to write this post because in my 7 1/2 years of blogging, never have I written a day-in-the-life post. I have had it on my list of posts to write about for a long time but am just getting around to it. The hard part of writing a day-in-the-life post is that no two days are the same. Blogging tasks vary a ton each day for me and so do household chores and parenting tasks. Some days, we go out and do things and some days, we get things done around the house. I will write this post about what we did yesterday and will try to hop back on really soon to write about our lives to give an example of a different day.

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September 29, 2017

5 Breakfasts in 5 Minutes or Less

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Tyson Foods Inc. All opinions are entirely my own. Now that my husband and daughter are back-to-school, the mornings are busy for us again. Breakfast is so important to start your day off on the right foot, and Adalyn and I always make sure to have a nice breakfast together. Troy often needs to help students before school since he is a teacher so he often has to get out of the house pretty early. He will take his breakfast on the go or eat something quickly that he can heat up in the classroom.

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September 28, 2017

Mixed Berry Smoothie

Mixed Berry Smoothie is just three ingredients, takes 2 minutes to make and is loaded with strawberries, blackberries, blueberries & raspberries for the perfect snack or meal! I'm certainly not complaining because I am thrilled to be staying home with the kids and blogging but doing both of these jobs at the same time is hard work! I get up at 6 with my husband and he goes and gets ready for work right away. I come right downstairs and get to work on my computer and hope to get in an hour of work before the kids wake-up. Most days, I get about 30-45 minutes in before I hear a little voice calling "Mommy!".

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September 27, 2017

Grilled Corn Avocado Toast

Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone.  #VidaAguacate #ToastYourHeritage #HispanicHeritageMonth  #CollectiveBias   Grilled Corn Avocado Toast features mashed Avocados From Mexico with garlic and lime juice on toast with grilled corn, sliced tomatoes, jalapenos and red onion for a delicious meal or snack! Did you know that it is Hispanic Heritage Month? Because I am part of a Hispanic family, my husband, daughter, son and I make sure to celebrate. Troy is of Mexican descent, so we love celebrating heritage in our household and often talk about different nationalities and cultures that make up families like ours. I am mostly Polish and German so we make sure to celebrate those nationalities as well.

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September 26, 2017

5 Fun Things We're Up to This Fall

We have been enjoying the fall so much! I am working from home for the first time ever and love being home during the day on  beautiful days. The weather is still hot here in Michigan and I am loving it. Towards the end of August and beginning of September, we did have some cool weather that had us pulling out sweaters and pants on 40-something degree mornings.  I wanted to share some of the fun things that we have been doing this fall to give you an idea of things to do:

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September 25, 2017

9 After-School Snacks for Kids + Giveaway

This post was sponsored by Nabisco as part of an Integrated Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own. Adalyn is a huge snacker and all day long, says to me, "Mommy, I need more snacks!!". I am quite a snacker too so I make sure to stock our house with lots of snacks for the two of us. Overall, I try to keep our snacks quite nutritious but allow for some treats as well. Sometimes, snacks are as simple as plain carrot sticks or sometimes, it may involve a homemade baked good. It just depends on time, what we have on hand and what we feel like eating. **Keep reading for a Walmart gift card giveaway! When Adalyn comes home from school, she is always hungry! Here are some snack options for kids that are fun and that they will love:

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