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When we ask women how their pregnancies are going we typically get one of three answers: Lots of morning sickness, my body hurts, and I'm tired ALL the time. So we decided to write posts that address these common issues. If you would like to learn more about how to decrease symptoms of morning sickness through diet you can find it here! Or if you are looking to help relieve some join/back pain, we recommend checking out our prenatal yoga blog post here! For all others, we ar

Why does Vitamin D intake vary among individuals? Vitamin D is a hot topic, especially in areas of the United States that have low amounts of daily sunshine. As Dietitians, we are often asked about the supplementation of Vitamin D due to its variability of 'intake' depending on the region of which you live in. Vitamin D is found in some foods such as salmon, herring, sardines, egg yolk, milk, and mushrooms. However, it is difficult to receive all of your vitamin D through foo

So what's all this carbohydrate confusion? With all of those low carbohydrate diets out there, its hard to believe that you need carbs...but guess what --- you do! Wait ---so carbs are actually good for you? Yes that's right, you heard it here first! In fact, the recommendation for carbohydrate is 45-65% of your daily caloric intake! Meaning it is the largest macronutrient need IN YOUR DAILY FOOD CONSUMPTION! Aka we should NOT be scared of carbs! What are the benefits of carb