Should You Take an Iron Supplement if You're TTC or Pregnant? For a long time, taking iron in pregnancy was an automatic “yes!” There was no question, women should all take a prenatal with iron or take a separate iron supplement. Research shows that about 2.6% of pregnant women have iron deficiency anemia and about 16.3% are iron … Continue reading Should You Take Iron When Trying to Conceive or Pregnant? Here’s What to Know
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Skip the Greens Powder: Do This Instead to Support Hormones, Fertility & Pregnancy
If you're spending a lot of money on greens powders but still struggling to build a nourishing routine, this post is for you. Your kitchen is one of the best places to make easy and impactful changes to support your hormone balance, fertility, and a healthy pregnancy. It’s time to ditch the expensive (and sometimes … Continue reading Skip the Greens Powder: Do This Instead to Support Hormones, Fertility & Pregnancy
5 Ways to Add Variety to your Foods!
Are you a creature of habit? I know that I am!! It is so easy for me to get stuck eating the same foods and the same meals over and over again (like my "go-to" oats pictured below). Because I know I like them, and because I know I will tolerate them. That being said, … Continue reading 5 Ways to Add Variety to your Foods!
New Year, New Food Resolutions
Every year we wake up on New Year’s Day with expectations. Expectations of ourselves, others, and what the year to come should look like. Many of these expectations revolve around food and our bodies; some healthy and some not so much. I am here to tell you that your resolutions don’t need to have anything … Continue reading New Year, New Food Resolutions
Have Your Cake and Eat it Too
In honor of my birthday (and all those cakes out there), I want to talk about the importance of enjoying your food, or more specifically your birthday cake. It is said that birthday cake first started with the Greeks, Romans, and Germans. The Romans would make a cake to celebrate the 50thbirthday of a famous … Continue reading Have Your Cake and Eat it Too
Eggs Eggs Eggs
Are they good? Bad? And what is cholesterol? Recently a new study was posted in the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) that stated that eggs may once again be bad for us. For years we were taught that eggs are terrible and singlehandedly cause heart disease. Then we got the good news (at least … Continue reading Eggs Eggs Eggs
Why Eating Makes You Happy
Why Eating Makes You Happy As my first blog post it seemed fitting to talk about why we eat. Aside from the usual talk about how we need food for our health and strength, we eat because it feels good. It feels good to eat tasty foods; and guess what? It’s supposed to. Food causes … Continue reading Why Eating Makes You Happy
Eats with Erin 