Cheesy Picture

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Kristie Finnan

Me, Jen (FoodLadyRD)and our new friend the Laughing Cow! Fun morning at the FNCE Expo!

Kristie L. Finnan, RD, LDN

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Cheers to the 3 Day Komen Walkers in Philadelphia

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Kristie Finnan

Cheers to the 3 Day Komen Walkers in Philadelphia

Cheers to the 3 Day Komen Walkers in Philadelphia

I was just reminded that October is Breast Cancer Awareness month.

Cheers to these ladies doing the 3 day Komen for the cure walk in Philadelphia.  I ran into these amazing breast cancer supporters in tutus at the Philadelphia Conference Center today while at FNCE.  They also have a room full of pink tents awaiting their arrival to sleep in.

I’ll try to snag a picture of the cute tents tomorrow.  When I first saw them, I thought they were set up for a girl scout convention or something.

I’m on the train home from day #1 of FNCE.  It was a great day.  I attended a pre-FNCE workshop on food allergies and got to hear the Ultimate Marathon Man speak today about all of his adventures.  Interesting fun fact- when he does his long runs, he orders delivery pizza and cheesecake which he eats while running.  I wanted to puke just thinking about it.  Hmmm…. Maybe that’s why they call him a miracle.

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Cheers to the 3 Day Komen Walkers in Philadelphia

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Kristie Finnan

Cheers to the 3 Day Komen Walkers in Philadelphia

Cheers to the 3 Day Komen Walkers in Philadelphia

I was just reminded that October is Breast Cancer Awareness month.

Cheers to these ladies doing the 3 day Komen for the cure walk in Philadelphia.  I ran into these amazing breast cancer supporters in tutus at the Philadelphia Conference Center today while at FNCE.  They also have a room full of pink tents awaiting their arrival to sleep in.

I’ll try to snag a picture of the cute tents tomorrow.  When I first saw them, I thought they were set up for a girl scout convention or something.

I’m on the train home from day #1 of FNCE.  It was a great day.  I attended a pre-FNCE workshop on food allergies and got to hear the Ultimate Marathon Man speak today about all of his adventures.  Interesting fun fact- when he does his long runs, he orders delivery pizza and cheesecake which he eats while running.  I wanted to puke just thinking about it.  Hmmm…. Maybe that’s why they call him a miracle.

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Off to FNCE

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Kristie Finnan

I’m off to FNCE (Food Nutrition Conference & Expo) in Philly. After a crazy morning run around (making breakfast, finding kids soccer shoes and shin guards & gathering my conference stuff) I am at last sitting on the train- peacefully with nothing to do but SIT and blog (love my iPhone 5!) I really don’t think I have sat this still in weeks!

Apologies for being MIA.

I’m happy to report that my friend Jennifer Lynn-Pullman and I have just opened our new Nutrition counseling and education office- Eat Right Bucks- in Doylestown, Pa. (875 N. Easton Rd, Suite 6B zip:18902 phone: 215-230-1900)

And after a couple weeks of painting, putting in new floors and giving our space lots of love- we moved in on Monday- October 1st.

Jennifer and I are both Registered Dietitians/Licensed Nutritionists passionate about wellness and helping others live healthy lives. We both reside in Bucks County with our families and love to eat local and real food!

My areas of interest include: food allergies and intolerances, celiac’s disease, GI and inflammatory diseases, cancer AND working with kids especially picky eaters, weight management and behavioral or neurologic disorders.

Jennifer’s areas of interest include pregnancy, lactation, diabetes, hypertension and adult weight loss. Jennifer also specializes is bariatric surgery-counseling clients pre & post procedure.

And we can also both help with general health & wellness!

We accept most major insurance plans. Note: Blue Cross Keystone & Personal Choice offer six FREE counseling sessions.

Okay- off the train to my conference where I’m excited to be with thousands of other Registered Dietitians to learn a lot more about Food and the Science of Nutrition!

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Off to FNCE

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Kristie Finnan

I’m off to FNCE (Food Nutrition Conference & Expo) in Philly. After a crazy morning run around (making breakfast, finding kids soccer shoes and shin guards & gathering my conference stuff) I am at last sitting on the train- peacefully with nothing to do but SIT and blog (love my iPhone 5!) I really don’t think I have sat this still in weeks!

Apologies for being MIA.

I’m happy to report that my friend Jennifer Lynn-Pullman and I have just opened our new Nutrition counseling and education office- Eat Right Bucks- in Doylestown, Pa. (875 N. Easton Rd, Suite 6B zip:18902 phone: 215-230-1900)

And after a couple weeks of painting, putting in new floors and giving our space lots of love- we moved in on Monday- October 1st.

Jennifer and I are both Registered Dietitians/Licensed Nutritionists passionate about wellness and helping others live healthy lives. We both reside in Bucks County with our families and love to eat local and real food!

My areas of interest include: food allergies and intolerances, celiac’s disease, GI and inflammatory diseases, cancer AND working with kids especially picky eaters, weight management and behavioral or neurologic disorders.

Jennifer’s areas of interest include pregnancy, lactation, diabetes, hypertension and adult weight loss. Jennifer also specializes is bariatric surgery-counseling clients pre & post procedure.

And we can also both help with general health & wellness!

We accept most major insurance plans. Note: Blue Cross Keystone & Personal Choice offer six FREE counseling sessions.

Okay- off the train to my conference where I’m excited to be with thousands of other Registered Dietitians to learn a lot more about Food and the Science of Nutrition!

Sent from my iPhone

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Off to FNCE

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Kristie Finnan

I’m off to FNCE (Food Nutrition Conference & Expo) in Philly. After a crazy morning run around (making breakfast, finding kids soccer shoes and shin guards & gathering my conference stuff) I am at last sitting on the train- peacefully with nothing to do but SIT and blog (love my iPhone 5!) I really don’t think I have sat this still in weeks!

Apologies for being MIA.

I’m happy to report that my friend Jennifer Lynn-Pullman and I have just opened our new Nutrition counseling and education office- Eat Right Bucks- in Doylestown, Pa. (875 N. Easton Rd, Suite 6B zip:18902 phone: 215-230-1900)

And after a couple weeks of painting, putting in new floors and giving our space lots of love- we moved in on Monday- October 1st.

Jennifer and I are both Registered Dietitians/Licensed Nutritionists passionate about wellness and helping others live healthy lives. We both reside in Bucks County with our families and love to eat local and real food!

My areas of interest include: food allergies and intolerances, celiac’s disease, GI and inflammatory diseases, cancer AND working with kids especially picky eaters, weight management and behavioral or neurologic disorders.

Jennifer’s areas of interest include pregnancy, lactation, diabetes, hypertension and adult weight loss. Jennifer also specializes is bariatric surgery-counseling clients pre & post procedure.

And we can also both help with general health & wellness!

We accept most major insurance plans. Note: Blue Cross Keystone & Personal Choice offer six FREE counseling sessions.

Okay- off the train to my conference where I’m excited to be with thousands of other Registered Dietitians to learn a lot more about Food and the Science of Nutrition!

Sent from my iPhone

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Rose Romano’s to the Rescue

Posted on September 29, 2012 by Diva Dietitian

rosa 588x787 Rose Romanos to the Rescue

A while back, when I was swimming in tomatoes and peppers from my garden, I was sent this beautiful and delicious package from Rose Romano’s.

I hesitated to open the gorgeous jars knowing my fresh garden peppers would go bad, but these beauties I could open and enjoy later on. These jarred peppers may look like a typical tomato pasta sauce, but really these gourmet peppers are more of a delicacy and can also be enjoyed like an appetizer, on sandwiches or even in an omelette!

Well, this is how I used them.  I think I have reported my struggle with the vegetable Kale.  I try to love it…I do.  A couple weeks back, I again attempted to make Kale Chips with my CSA Kale.  Again, I failed to love the Kale until…
I thought of my RR peppers on the shelf.  Well, let me tell you that Rose Romano peppers came to the rescue!  I topped my Kale Chips with RR’s sweet red peppers and a little parmesan cheese and it was delicious.  I almost forgot that i was eating Kale (almost!)   Since, I have eaten the rest of the peppers on toasted Udi’s Gluten Free bread like bruschetta!

Delicious Peppers

Interestingly looking a bit like an egg, but very yummy.

rosaromanos2 588x787 Rose Romanos to the Rescue

The sweetness of the peppers helped distract and actually complemented the bitter flavor of the Kale!  Also, note these peppers are 5 calories (yes 5!) and provide 20% of the RDA for vitamin C.  Rose Romano’s also does not add any artificial preservative.

Disclosure:  I was not compensated for this post, but was sent a few jars to taste test.  All opinions are my own.

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Rose Romano’s to the Rescue

Posted on September 29, 2012 by Diva Dietitian

rosa 588x787 Rose Romanos to the Rescue

A while back, when I was swimming in tomatoes and peppers from my garden, I was sent this beautiful and delicious package from Rose Romano’s.

I hesitated to open the gorgeous jars knowing my fresh garden peppers would go bad, but these beauties I could open and enjoy later on. These jarred peppers may look like a typical tomato pasta sauce, but really these gourmet peppers are more of a delicacy and can also be enjoyed like an appetizer, on sandwiches or even in an omelette!

Well, this is how I used them.  I think I have reported my struggle with the vegetable Kale.  I try to love it…I do.  A couple weeks back, I again attempted to make Kale Chips with my CSA Kale.  Again, I failed to love the Kale until…
I thought of my RR peppers on the shelf.  Well, let me tell you that Rose Romano peppers came to the rescue!  I topped my Kale Chips with RR’s sweet red peppers and a little parmesan cheese and it was delicious.  I almost forgot that i was eating Kale (almost!)   Since, I have eaten the rest of the peppers on toasted Udi’s Gluten Free bread like bruschetta!

Delicious Peppers

Interestingly looking a bit like an egg, but very yummy.

rosaromanos2 588x787 Rose Romanos to the Rescue

The sweetness of the peppers helped distract and actually complemented the bitter flavor of the Kale!  Also, note these peppers are 5 calories (yes 5!) and provide 20% of the RDA for vitamin C.  Rose Romano’s also does not add any artificial preservative.

Disclosure:  I was not compensated for this post, but was sent a few jars to taste test.  All opinions are my own.

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Rose Romano’s to the Rescue

Posted on September 29, 2012 by Diva Dietitian

rosa 588x787 Rose Romanos to the Rescue

A while back, when I was swimming in tomatoes and peppers from my garden, I was sent this beautiful and delicious package from Rose Romano’s.

I hesitated to open the gorgeous jars knowing my fresh garden peppers would go bad, but these beauties I could open and enjoy later on. These jarred peppers may look like a typical tomato pasta sauce, but really these gourmet peppers are more of a delicacy and can also be enjoyed like an appetizer, on sandwiches or even in an omelette!

Well, this is how I used them.  I think I have reported my struggle with the vegetable Kale.  I try to love it…I do.  A couple weeks back, I again attempted to make Kale Chips with my CSA Kale.  Again, I failed to love the Kale until…
I thought of my RR peppers on the shelf.  Well, let me tell you that Rose Romano peppers came to the rescue!  I topped my Kale Chips with RR’s sweet red peppers and a little parmesan cheese and it was delicious.  I almost forgot that i was eating Kale (almost!)   Since, I have eaten the rest of the peppers on toasted Udi’s Gluten Free bread like bruschetta!

Delicious Peppers

Interestingly looking a bit like an egg, but very yummy.

rosaromanos2 588x787 Rose Romanos to the Rescue

The sweetness of the peppers helped distract and actually complemented the bitter flavor of the Kale!  Also, note these peppers are 5 calories (yes 5!) and provide 20% of the RDA for vitamin C.  Rose Romano’s also does not add any artificial preservative.

Disclosure:  I was not compensated for this post, but was sent a few jars to taste test.  All opinions are my own.

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Acorn Squash and Kale Soup

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Jennifer

 

For the past few weeks I have received kale and acorn squash from my CSA share.  Both vegetables have baffled me.  Acorn squash I usually use as a Fall decoration and kale, I have no idea what to do with it!  So, I Googled both and found a Martha Stewart recipe for Acorn Squash with Kale Soup.  

You first need to roast the acorn squash and make a squash puree.  The roasting squash smelled great.  My 9 year old asked what I was baking.  When I told him that it was squash he said that it smelled great, but looked terrible!  The squash puree was very yummy!

The next step is to cook 4 strips of bacon, yes bacon!  Once the bacon is cooked it needs to be removed and drained.  Onion is then cooked in the bacon fat, then kale is added.  After this you add the squash puree and water.  Let the soup come to a boil and it is ready to serve.  The cooked bacon is added as a garnish.

 

 

The soup was pretty tasty, but the kale was bit tough.  I think next time I will either put less kale in the soup or eliminate it all together.  Even though kale is a super food, I do not believe in eating anything that I do not love.

 

 

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