I am in love with my new lunch recipe and wanted to share it with you.  It’s rich in protein and healthy fats.

1 pouch or can of tuna or salmon

1 tbsp low fat mayo

1 tbsp sunflower seeds

13 whole wheat baked pita chips

Mix first 3 ingredients and eat with pita chips — it’s that easy!!!!! (it’s also good with chopped red onion)

Tags: baby fat diet, healthy eating, healthy fats, healthy recipe, protein, recipe, salmon, sunflower seeds, tuna, weight loss

I had the opportunity to visit a CSA (community supported agriculture) farm yesterday very close to my house because I’ll be teaching some nutrition classes to kids at a camp they are holding at the farm. In the midst of my tour of the site, the people of the community were coming in to pick up their produce as part of the CSA. In case you’re not familiar (and I wasn’t that familiar with how it all worked either) of how a CSA works, families purchase a share in the farm and the food. They pay a fee (somewhere around $35-50 per week for the growing season) and from May to November the families get fresh produce grown on the farm. The members get everything from spinach to radishes to blueberries and more exotic pickins like bok choy, kohl rabi and garlic scapes.  It’s a lot of produce – plenty, plenty for a family. In fact, families can split a share meaning they split the cost and the food that they get each week. The most memorable part was the UNBELIEVABLE smell that eminated from the barn where all the food waited to be picked up by the members. Fresh produce smells incredible, so fragrant and delicious. I can only imagine how it tastes and in a couple of weeks I’ll get to experience it when I come to do the nutrition class. I’ll let you know about my experience, I can’t wait! Bonus: Just imagine how chock full of nutrients this produce is since it was picked moments before being taken home and eaten.  For more info on CSAs www.localharvest.org/csa.

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We know that what we eat during pregnancy matters. Making sure we get enough of the nutrients we need like calcium, vitamin D and healthy fats, and less of those we don’t like saturated and trans fat and sodium, ups your odds of having a healthier baby. It turns out that what you eat not only impacts your baby’s health but long into childhood and potentially even adulthood. A recent study found that what you eat during pregnancy influences the diet choices of your child at the age of ten. And interestingly, your prenatal diet has more of an influence on what your child eats than your diet in the years after you have the baby or the father’s diet. It suggests that your prenatal diet almost programs the baby’s appetite in utero. Bottomline: if you want your baby, toddler, adolescent and beyond to be a healthy eater, make sure your diet during pregnancy is as healthy as can be. It’s not the time to frequent the drive-thru or make donuts a regular habit. Bonus, eating well during pregnancy will keep your weight in check and make it easier to take off the pounds post-pregnancy.

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