As of January 2020, large companies have been required to update their nutrition facts labels. By January 2021, smaller companies will have to do the same thing. There are some exceptions but by July 2021 all labels should reflect these changes.
I’ll explain those changes here and review how to use a nutrition label to your advantage.
We’re a week into 2020, do you have your resolutions in place? Don’t worry, me either. I won’t lie, I was thinking about how I have things I would like to accomplish in 2020 and started to panic that I haven’t had the chance to get these things written down...
The latest food and nutrition-related documentary on Netflix, The Game Changers, is one promoting a plant-based diet for athletes. Pardon me being late to the party on this one. I wasn’t going to watch this film. Then I started seeing the uproar that was the social media attention the film...
The first thing that probably comes to mind when you think about asking someone for help related to nutrition is weight loss. That is true, I can definitely help if you need to shed some extra pounds, however, my skill set expands much further than that. On the other end of the spectrum, there are those that wish to GAIN weight and have trouble doing so. I’m going to assume that when it comes to weight gain, most of us would like to gain muscle over anything, and there are specific strategies to do just that.
The most obvious way to promote weight gain is to simply eat continuously. Unfortunately, that has the potential to make us feel incredibly uncomfortable and probably leads to more fat than muscle gain. We should be shooting for at least 500 calories more than we’re burning each day. This can provide a modest calorie increase without making us feel too miserable.
One of the most common ways to make money when it comes to being a figure in the health and wellness space is through paid advertising or becoming an affiliate and receiving a kickback for purchases. I made the decision within the last year that I would not be doing any of this, even though it could be a huge source of revenue…
Did you know that one of the most important things you can do to help your body recover from exercise is to eat the right foods? With proper post-workout nutrition, you can replenish the energy you’ve used as well as promote muscle building.
Chronic diseases are among the most preventable of disease, yet account for 70% of deaths among Americans each year. The cost of chronic disease far exceeds normal health costs, so why are we not prioritizing our health?
Do you blame your plateaus and lack of further weight loss on your slow metabolism?
That has to be it, right? Maybe you just aren’t gifted with the fast metabolism that others have…
So the new tagline for the website and my brand is “Fueling every level of athlete.” So who is an athlete?
Over the course of the next month, Abs So Fruitly will be transitioning to Hannah RDN. A new name, new branding, and shifting focus to work on what I’m passionate about, sports and wellness nutrition.