What’s the fastest way to learn something new? Try a lot, fail a lot, and get back up to try again. It’s how I’ve been trying to live my life, and a rough estimation for the theory behind Rocket Yoga, which is a sequence of poses based on Ashtanga...
The best place for pasta in Columbia Heights is Maple. They make their own noodles in house and the sauces from scratch. I’m also partial because they source some ingredients from the farmer I work for at the CoHi market on Saturdays…but pretty sure...
Last night I had the opportunity to try one of the newest workout options in DC – ClassPass! It’s like having a membership to tons of yoga, pilates, cycling, boot camp, and barre studios all over the city. We were hosted at SculptDC, which has yoga and...
It’s time again for the RecipeRedux – a monthly link up of dietitians’ blogs, as we all focus in on a chosen food category! This time the theme is dehydrated food. I don’t own a dehydrator, and my oven leaves a lot to be desired, but last...
As summer comes to an end, use the bountiful produce to create some awesome juice and smoothie combos! In January, I taught a class at Williams-Sonoma about juicing using a few of their recipes – later, I wrote this post chronicling a friend’s experiment...
I’ve lived with a lot of teachers over the past decade – mostly by chance (I’ve had over 25 roommates from Craigslist!), but all of them have changed my perspective of what it takes to teach. If I had any idea how hard my teachers were working...
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I’m a Registered Dietitian (RD) with a true love for food – I believe there is no perfect diet: vegetarian/vegan, low carb, low fat, Paleo, Weight Watchers can all work as long as you love what you eat and care enough to take the first step to better health through EATING REAL FOOD.