Eating out doesn’t have to be unhealthy. Restaurants are getting better and better about offering foods to fit a variety of dietary choices, whether you have a food allergy or intolerance, are trying to lose weight, or manage a chronic disease. Today, I’ll focus on one of my favorite spots to eat when I need something quick: Cafe Yumm! If you haven’t been, I’d recommend trying it out; they have several locations in Oregon. They have several healthy options (as well as several less healthy options) so I’ll share my top choices with you today!

Salads are the perfect hot weather food. I didn’t start making my own salad dressings until fairly recently, but now that I have I’ll never go back to buying them at the store. Premade salad dressings are packed full of extra (mostly unhealthy) ingredients that homemade varieties are lacking. Today I’ll discuss why I like making my own salad dressings and one of my favorite simple recipes with only 4 ingredients.

Avocado toast is probably one of my favorite things in the world to eat; if you’ve never tried it, you should! Though avocados can be a bit pricey, they pack a solid nutrition punch so I think they are worth the higher price tag. Today I’ll share with you the health benefits of avocado and my 3 favorite ways to eat avocado toast.

Since we’ve been talking so much about carbs, I thought I’d share some of my favorite ways to incorporate carbs into meals and snacks. Keep reading for a few of my favorite recipes!

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is diabetes that occurs in pregnancy. Though it may be scary to hear that you’ve been diagnosed with GDM, it is common and very manageable, often with just diet and exercise. Today I’ll talk about what GDM is and how to manage it so that you can have a healthy pregnancy and prevent the development of type 2 diabetes in the future.

Eating when you have diabetes may seem like a chore; you may feel like there is nothing you can eat, but this isn’t true! Eating your favorite foods is still possible even if you have diabetes. Today I’ll discuss methods for managing diabetes, focusing mainly on making the right food choices.

You may have heard the term “prediabetes” and are wondering exactly what it means. Last week, I discussed what diabetes is and that, unfortunately, you can’t get rid of diabetes once you have it. But, the good news is that you can get rid of prediabetes with lifestyle changes! Today I’ll go into more detail about what prediabetes is and how you can prevent type 2 diabetes.

Over the last two weeks, my posts have focused on the importance of carbs as part of a healthy diet. But can you eat carbs if you have diabetes? YES, you can! I’ll talk more about managing diabetes with a healthy diet in the next few weeks, but today I’m going to discuss what diabetes is, how it’s diagnosed, and complications that can occur in uncontrolled or undiagnosed diabetes.

Welcome back for another post all about carbs! If you haven’t already read last week’s post, be sure to check it out to learn about what carbs are and why they are an important part of a healthy diet. Carbs are in so many different foods, so today I’ll differentiate between which ones are healthy and which ones are less healthy. I’ll also clarify what to look for on nutrition labels and clear up common misconceptions about gluten-free grains.

Carbohydrates, or carbs, are found in a wide variety of foods. Carbs are often thought of as “bad,” but they are an important part of all diets. Over the next few weeks, I’ll share all that I know about carbs and why they are so good for us despite some of the fad diets out there. Today I’ll focus on why we need carbs, why they are important, what to look for on nutrition labels, and what foods to find them in.