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When the Okra Fails: A 20-Minute, Panic-Free Dinner That Hit the Spot
Some nights, dinner doesn’t go as planned. Like this week, when Eric lovingly made an okra stew… and the okra turned out to be basically...
Mandy Geyer
Jul 162 min read


The Protein Hype: Let’s Pump the Brakes
You’ve probably heard it, right? Influencers, wellness coaches, even your neighbor’s second cousin: “You need 1.5 grams of protein per...
Mandy Geyer
Jul 162 min read


Practical Healthy Eating Tips - Kitchen Gadget Edition
I’ll start this by saying you do NOT need a ton of kitchen gadgets to eat healthy, and this is not meant to be a huge list of things you need to buy. Rather, these are some tools I have found helpful to have around to make fueling my body with nutritious foods a little easier.
Mandy Geyer
Feb 23, 20244 min read


"This diet worked for me in the past..."
But, our diet is not a short term journey - our diet is how we choose to eat every day. We have to eat to survive, and our food is here to nourish us, so why would we choose to eat in a manner that we can’t continue long term?
Mandy Geyer
Dec 22, 20235 min read


Diet Soda: Yay or Nay?
First and foremost: If we take a moment and ask ourselves, is diet soda healthy? I think the answer is pretty obvious. Just look at the...
Mandy Geyer
Nov 17, 20234 min read


In defense of common sense
Post title inspired by one of the best diet/nutrition/food related books I’ve read, In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan. Definitely...
Mandy Geyer
Nov 9, 20234 min read


Cheat code: non-alcoholic beer
Is NA beer really a cheat code? Probably not, but it is something that I have found very helpful as I’ve worked to clean up my nutrition...
Mandy Geyer
Nov 3, 20233 min read


Is a healthy diet really more expensive?
I’ll preface this by saying up front that the following text is going to be a high-level generalization, but meant to provide an example...
Mandy Geyer
Oct 27, 20234 min read


Challenge: Avoid ultra-processed foods for 30 days
Following up on my last post, I thought I’d provide some insights into how to change your diet to eat more whole foods and fewer...
Mandy Geyer
Oct 20, 20235 min read


Thirty-six kinds of Oreos
Late last year, when I was living in a small town in the Hudson Valley in New York, I was at the grocery store one night and as I was...
Mandy Geyer
Oct 13, 20235 min read


How changing my diet changed my health
Time for something a little personal. I like to think that I’ve always had a healthy diet, but deep down, I know that’s not entirely...
Mandy Geyer
Sep 4, 20236 min read


The Case Against Natural Flavors
Chances are, if you’ve looked at the packaging for a snack you’ve purchased or a flavored water, you’ve seen an ingredient listed called...
Mandy Geyer
Aug 26, 20234 min read


Eat Local Meat
I love pork. As someone who grew up with Puerto Rican grandparents, pork was a mainstay in our house, especially for big family dinners...
Mandy Geyer
Aug 19, 20235 min read


Fiber and Healthcare Costs, Part 4: Where do we go from here?
The following series of posts are from Mandy’s Capstone project for her MPH program, focused on how fiber intake could reduce the number...
Mandy Geyer
Jul 28, 202310 min read


Fiber and Healthcare Costs, Part 3: What's causing this problem?
The following series of posts are from Mandy’s Capstone project for her MPH program, focused on how fiber intake could reduce the number...
Mandy Geyer
Jul 21, 20236 min read


Fiber and Healthcare Costs, Part 2: How big is the problem?
The following series of posts are from Mandy’s Capstone project for her MPH program, focused on how fiber intake could reduce the number...
Mandy Geyer
Jul 14, 20239 min read


Fiber and Healthcare Costs, Part 1: What's the problem?
The following series of posts are from Mandy’s Capstone project for her MPH program, focused on how fiber intake could reduce the number...
Mandy Geyer
Jul 7, 20236 min read
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