Posts by Kylie Ivanir MS, RD

“You shouldn’t eat too many shrimp”… “limit egg yolks”… “eat low fat dairy” ….sound familiar? We’ve heard that high cholesterol levels lead to heart disease, stroke, weight gain  – so it’s no wonder we try to avoid cholesterol-rich foods like the plague. But did you know that cholesterol is critical for our body? And the…

Fall Baking Swap Guide – Healthy Alternatives!   Do you love to bake or have a major sweet tooth? Here are some ways you can keep the baking addiction without breaking your healthy lifestyle habits. There are tons of swaps you can make in recipes to reduce the fat and sugar content or to make…

  You’ve reached a time in your life when you’re ready to hop on the weight loss train. So you think “I’ll start by eating less and exercising more. Because fewer calories in = less accumulated body weight AND more exercise = more calories burned = less body weight.” Right? Not quite – and this…

  Hey Kombucha drinkers! This fizzy drink has been trendy for quite sometime, so let’s take a look at the health benefits.   Kombucha is a fermented tea that contains probiotic bacteria. Due to the hype of probiotics and fermented food in the health world, Kombucha has become very popular and many are willing to…