Tuesday, March 4, 2014
It is National Nutrition Month!
SO I am going to offer anyone who wants it a free service: Post your favorite recipe from entrees to desserts... I will convert it for you! Tell me how you want it converted (ie general health, gluten or allergen free, lower/ no sugar, higher nutrient density etc.) Ps. If your recipe is a secret one (I wont tell) you can email it to me so the rest of the world wont see it! abbymfoster@gmail.com
Friday, February 14, 2014
It is that time of year!
It is just that time of year when everyone has cabin fever, and is getting ready for the summer! From new years resolutions to getting ready for the beach, many of you are trying to lose those extra winter pounds!
I CAN HELP!
Are you frustrated and confused about which diet or detox to try, what is healthy, what will produce the quickest and healthiest results? Well if you just need help fine tuning your food choices, or need to make some bigger changes because what you are doing is not working, I would love to take your hand and bring you to a new level of healthy when it comes to weight and well being.
I have done many things in my nutrition career but my favorite is helping people achieve a healthy weight. So here is my proposal for you!
Try the Spring Into Action Bundle
It includes:
Food For Everyone - A personal education class catered to your needs
Pantry Shake Down - Take what we learned and health up your kitchen
Personal Grocery Store Tour - Come to your grocery store with me and find out how to make healthy choices, read labels, and more. -see services page for further details
All of this for $175! this is a 25$ discount on my normal prices, but compared to what you would pay elsewhere you are saving hundreds of dollars, for an invaluable service- a giant leap toward health and weight goals!
Please give me a call and set up your Spring Into Action Bundle today!
Abby Foster 320-267-3641
I CAN HELP!
Are you frustrated and confused about which diet or detox to try, what is healthy, what will produce the quickest and healthiest results? Well if you just need help fine tuning your food choices, or need to make some bigger changes because what you are doing is not working, I would love to take your hand and bring you to a new level of healthy when it comes to weight and well being.
I have done many things in my nutrition career but my favorite is helping people achieve a healthy weight. So here is my proposal for you!
Try the Spring Into Action Bundle
It includes:
Food For Everyone - A personal education class catered to your needs
Pantry Shake Down - Take what we learned and health up your kitchen
Personal Grocery Store Tour - Come to your grocery store with me and find out how to make healthy choices, read labels, and more. -see services page for further details
All of this for $175! this is a 25$ discount on my normal prices, but compared to what you would pay elsewhere you are saving hundreds of dollars, for an invaluable service- a giant leap toward health and weight goals!
Please give me a call and set up your Spring Into Action Bundle today!
Abby Foster 320-267-3641
Monday, December 9, 2013
Welcome to the site where food* is for you not against you
"Food is for you not against you" is a saying that we can live by and not die by... you may wonder how this can be, with all these diets and food group fears, and links to obesity and weight gain... how can it be for us? Food as by definition is for us... the substance that brings health and life to our bodies. Notice I said FOOD, and notice that much of the american diet is not food by definition... continue reading the blog pages to find out more about this idea!
So I had my third little boy almost a year ago, and with each pregnancy I have gained 40ish lbs which is a lot on a little 5'4" frame. However with the first pregnancy I lost all of the weight plus about 3lbs the second I lost it all plus about 5 lbs, and the third babe I lost it all plus 10 lbs leaving me the skinniest I have been... well even less then highschool where I ran track and cross country and wasn't overweight to begin with.... All this is not to say this is what should happen, or what anyone should aim for... but just to bring up the topic of foodstyle. I am often asked, why/how do I get rid of my baby weight so well and fast.
Well there are a few things that come to mind...
Attitude: not to say I eat perfectly....
There are many things that I eat on occasion that I know are not optimal... sugar for example.. But I think that this factor plays part because I am ok with it and therefore don't stress about my food intake.... Ya know, stress= weight gain, scientifically proven! SO MANY PEOPLE equate food and food choices with stress and anxiety, it doesn't matter what they eat they will gain weight just by looking at it, and that is not just to coin the phrase! Also my attitude toward vegetables is that I love them and eat them a lot because they taste good and make me feel good... Same goes with exercise, it is a treat for me to go running... If someone came over and said... "go and do whatever you want and I'll watch the boys all day" I would go running, take a shower then go to Dunn Bros and shopping ha! Running has become a treat rather then an every day thing though with 3 young boys... more often I can find time to do a few crunches, squats, and lunges... but that is the extent of my working out purposefully.. and guess what, I choose to not be stressed about that either!
Whole Food:
Another factor is that my family eats allergen friendly foods, so no gluten and minimal dairy, no MSG, yeast, and very little processed food (aside from the processing done in my amazing food processor). Because of this, I cook from scratch, and that eliminates non food items like fake sugars, and high fructose corn syrup, fillers and additives, and all the health food myths like soy, agave, fat free, sugar free foods etc.....
Understanding:
The other thing that helps is I do have my BA in Dietetics (yes the schooling helps) and I can decipher food components, and anatomy, physiology and biology, so I not only can tell what is good/bad for us, but I can not get myself to consume much less feed my loved ones non food items since I at least partially understand the detriment it has on our bodies, and I can spot a diet myth a mile away!
Oh and I do have to note Genetics: My mom is very tiny (but strong) as well and so is my dad. Not everyone on earth is going to be tiny (thank God) and if you are not, that is OK don't try to be, just love your body for how God created it, there are benefits on either ends of the spectrum. Health is our aim here, not super skinny!
NOW you may say "good for you, what about me then" And to that I say, I am so thankful that I have the capability to help you! You don't need to go to school or have the uncanny ability to listen to your body or crave vegetables and running (yet.. these things are the bi-products) you just have to want to try to be healthy, and inquire, think for yourself, do research, ask me for help, and I am at your disposal. Go through the pages of my blog for starters, then email me or call me and I would love LOVE to answer questions and brainstorm with you!
Peace and Love,
Abby
So I had my third little boy almost a year ago, and with each pregnancy I have gained 40ish lbs which is a lot on a little 5'4" frame. However with the first pregnancy I lost all of the weight plus about 3lbs the second I lost it all plus about 5 lbs, and the third babe I lost it all plus 10 lbs leaving me the skinniest I have been... well even less then highschool where I ran track and cross country and wasn't overweight to begin with.... All this is not to say this is what should happen, or what anyone should aim for... but just to bring up the topic of foodstyle. I am often asked, why/how do I get rid of my baby weight so well and fast.
Well there are a few things that come to mind...
Attitude: not to say I eat perfectly....
There are many things that I eat on occasion that I know are not optimal... sugar for example.. But I think that this factor plays part because I am ok with it and therefore don't stress about my food intake.... Ya know, stress= weight gain, scientifically proven! SO MANY PEOPLE equate food and food choices with stress and anxiety, it doesn't matter what they eat they will gain weight just by looking at it, and that is not just to coin the phrase! Also my attitude toward vegetables is that I love them and eat them a lot because they taste good and make me feel good... Same goes with exercise, it is a treat for me to go running... If someone came over and said... "go and do whatever you want and I'll watch the boys all day" I would go running, take a shower then go to Dunn Bros and shopping ha! Running has become a treat rather then an every day thing though with 3 young boys... more often I can find time to do a few crunches, squats, and lunges... but that is the extent of my working out purposefully.. and guess what, I choose to not be stressed about that either!
Whole Food:
Another factor is that my family eats allergen friendly foods, so no gluten and minimal dairy, no MSG, yeast, and very little processed food (aside from the processing done in my amazing food processor). Because of this, I cook from scratch, and that eliminates non food items like fake sugars, and high fructose corn syrup, fillers and additives, and all the health food myths like soy, agave, fat free, sugar free foods etc.....
Understanding:
The other thing that helps is I do have my BA in Dietetics (yes the schooling helps) and I can decipher food components, and anatomy, physiology and biology, so I not only can tell what is good/bad for us, but I can not get myself to consume much less feed my loved ones non food items since I at least partially understand the detriment it has on our bodies, and I can spot a diet myth a mile away!
Oh and I do have to note Genetics: My mom is very tiny (but strong) as well and so is my dad. Not everyone on earth is going to be tiny (thank God) and if you are not, that is OK don't try to be, just love your body for how God created it, there are benefits on either ends of the spectrum. Health is our aim here, not super skinny!
NOW you may say "good for you, what about me then" And to that I say, I am so thankful that I have the capability to help you! You don't need to go to school or have the uncanny ability to listen to your body or crave vegetables and running (yet.. these things are the bi-products) you just have to want to try to be healthy, and inquire, think for yourself, do research, ask me for help, and I am at your disposal. Go through the pages of my blog for starters, then email me or call me and I would love LOVE to answer questions and brainstorm with you!
Peace and Love,
Abby
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Sunday, June 23, 2013
Eating Healthy on a Budget
Our Grocery Store tour at Walmart is coming up quick!
We will be meeting at Walmart in Sartell.
Our Tour will begin Wednesday June 26th at 6pm in the Subway that is in front of the store.
This is our first tour, but my aim is to complete the actual tour in one hour. In order to do so I will give everyone a map and some other informational handouts in the beginning. Also we are only going to focus on the GOOD food I don't think we will have time to cover the non edibles, So we will have to rely on the handouts to tell you a little about why we may avoid certain foods. For example, why we won't be visiting the soda aisle!
Anyone is welcome to come, just RSVP by Tuesday!
Hope to see you there!
We will be meeting at Walmart in Sartell.
Our Tour will begin Wednesday June 26th at 6pm in the Subway that is in front of the store.
This is our first tour, but my aim is to complete the actual tour in one hour. In order to do so I will give everyone a map and some other informational handouts in the beginning. Also we are only going to focus on the GOOD food I don't think we will have time to cover the non edibles, So we will have to rely on the handouts to tell you a little about why we may avoid certain foods. For example, why we won't be visiting the soda aisle!
Anyone is welcome to come, just RSVP by Tuesday!
Hope to see you there!
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Exciting news! We are underway on grocery store tours! We are able to do tours in Coborns Pinecone and Walmart now. First tour will be the last week of June, I will update you as soon as I have the details ironed out! It has taken a bit for logistics but we are excited to move forward now! Comment and let me know which you would prefer first: How to shop healthy on a budget - Walmart or How to shop for whole body health- Coborns
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Updates!
Happy Saturday Everyone!
Sure is snowy for mid April! But nonetheless me and my husband, his sister and many more will be running in the 5k for Prevent Childabuse MN, come join us in Rice MN! Run any time from 12-7 if you want to be timed with chip timing the shotgun sounds at 12:30!
ANYWAYS This morning I was able to update a few things on our blog. Check it out... I think there is something under every tab now! Yay progress! Please leave feedback! I love that!
Sure is snowy for mid April! But nonetheless me and my husband, his sister and many more will be running in the 5k for Prevent Childabuse MN, come join us in Rice MN! Run any time from 12-7 if you want to be timed with chip timing the shotgun sounds at 12:30!
ANYWAYS This morning I was able to update a few things on our blog. Check it out... I think there is something under every tab now! Yay progress! Please leave feedback! I love that!
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