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Greek Yogurt Ice Cream Bars

Greek Yogurt Ice Cream Bars

June 11, 2025 by kristynthedietitian Leave a Comment

It’s summer time, so let’s make Greek yogurt ice cream bars! In this post I show you how to make homemade cookies and cream frozen Greek yogurt bars using 5 simple ingredients.

Filed Under: Dessert Tagged With: cookies and cream, dessert, dietitian, dietitian recipe, frozen yogurt, healthy dessert, healthy recipes, ice cream, nutrition, popsicles, yasso, yasso bars

Is Chocolate Healthy for You?

February 3, 2025 by kristynthedietitian Leave a Comment

Let’s look at the nutrient benefits of eating chocolate, what makes chocolate unhealthy, and how to include chocolate in our diets in a healthy way.

Filed Under: Dessert, Nutrition Tagged With: cacao, chocolate, chocolate recipes, dark chocolate, dietician, dietitian, healthy chocolate, healthy eating, is chocolate healthy for you?, is dark chocolate healthy?, milk chocolate, nutrition, Valentine's Day

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How to Make Strawberry Muffins

June 20, 2024 by kristynthedietitian Leave a Comment

In this post I share how to make strawberry muffins. Strawberries are in season and are at their best flavor! If you grab some from the store or if you have an abundance of strawberries from going strawberry picking, try this recipe out. These muffins are packed with great nutrition and a lovely strawberry flavor.

Filed Under: Snacks Tagged With: dietitian, dietitian recipe, healthy muffin recipe, how to make strawberry muffins, muffin recipe, muffins, nutrition, strawberry muffins

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The Plate Method

May 21, 2024 by kristynthedietitian Leave a Comment

The plate method is a tool we can use to plan balanced meals. Let’s take a close look at the plate method and how to use it. I also show you examples of what balanced meals look like.

Filed Under: Nutrition Tagged With: dairy, fruit, healthy food, healthy meals, nutrition, plate method, protein, vegetable

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Are Eggs Healthy for You?

May 2, 2024 by kristynthedietitian Leave a Comment

If you are health conscious and like to eat eggs you may be wondering if chicken eggs are healthy for you. In this post I discuss this common question and also talk about whether eggs raise blood cholesterol or not. Lastly, I provide ideas on how to incorporate eggs into your diet in a healthy way.

Filed Under: Backyard Chickens, Breakfast, Heart Health, Nutrition, Vegetarian Tagged With: are eggs healthy for you?, backyard chickens, Eggs, eggs with spinach, healthy eating, heart healthy, nutrition, omelet, scrambled eggs

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Chicken Vegetable Soup and “Our Little Kitchen”

April 18, 2024 by kristynthedietitian Leave a Comment

Join me as I cook chicken vegetable soup and discuss the book Our Little Kitchen. The author Jillian Tamaki includes an open ended recipe in the book that inspired me to cook my own soup at home. I also include a challenge for you in this post, continue reading to find out what the challenge is!

Filed Under: Book Inspired Food Tagged With: book food, chicken vegetable soup, healthy soup, nutrition, soup, soup recipe

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Our Trip to St Louis + Tips on Eating Healthy While Traveling

July 21, 2023 by kristynthedietitian 1 Comment

Traveling can bring about some unique challenges to eating healthy. In this post I provide tips on eating healthy while traveling, and I share bits of our trip to St. Louis Missouri!

Filed Under: Nutrition Tagged With: healthy eating while traveling, nutrition, traveling, vacation

Summer fruit & yogurt smoothie next to strawberries

Summer Fruit & Yogurt Smoothie

July 3, 2023 by kristynthedietitian Leave a Comment

Make this summer fruit & yogurt smoothie for a refreshing snack or have it alongside your breakfast or lunch. You can also opt to freeze it in popsicle molds for a frozen summer treat!

Filed Under: Recipes, Snacks Tagged With: fruit smoothie, nutrition, popsicle, smoothie, yogurt popsicle, yogurt smoothie

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5 Tips for Reading Nutrition Facts Labels

May 1, 2023 by kristynthedietitian Leave a Comment

We can use nutrition facts labels in a way that supports our healthy eating goals. I go over 5 tips for reading nutrition facts labels.

Filed Under: Nutrition Tagged With: ingredients, label reading, nutrition, nutrition facts, nutrition facts label

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What is a Dietitian?

December 7, 2022 By kristynthedietitian Leave a Comment

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Greek Yogurt Ice Cream Bars

Greek Yogurt Ice Cream Bars

June 11, 2025 By kristynthedietitian Leave a Comment

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