Joyfull for Good

• dad's garden has healing powers. 🍓🌼☁️🌿✨️

Masters of Science in Nutrition + 6 Dietetic Interships complete ✔️ ✨️🎓🩺🥼🍊
I will be sharing more soon, but for now, I am focusing on being present and continuing to have quality time with my family and friends before I begin studying for my RD exam. Cheers to the Class of 2024! We did it! 🙌

📸 My friend Michelle in May '23

•life in april lately as a grad student ~

hours on the patio with my laptop and ☁️
enjoying long walks to and from class ⛲️
lots of comfort food ft. pasta this week 🍜
late nights 😪
helping hubby pick out new glassware for work & getting inspired! 🍶
tulips popping up everywhere! 🌱

• reframing diet culture 🌻🍴✨️

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• 1 month from today, I am adding MS to my name! ✨️
I have no words. So I will simply say thank you to my community for their endless support these last 6.5 years! 🫶

• a quick and nutrient dense comfort bowl doesn't exis-

this earthy bowl is full of:

steam in a bag 🥦
vegan is believin' spirals ✨️
(made w: butter always 🧈)
pumpkin seed based alternative 🌱
(sautéed w: avacado oil 🥑)
yuzu furikake, freshground black pepper + salt🧂

30 g plant protein
10 min max

• signing off for the rest of the week! ☀️✨️
I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! 🌼

• A moment for this 🥝✨️as national nutrition month is wrapping up.

kiwifruit are full of:

dietary fiber, prebiotics, vitamin c, e, & k, copper, potassium, folate, and aids in gut motility, supports immune function, heart health, and can support mental well-being due to the fair amount of serotonin based on a few studies. Kiwi also contains an enzyme called actinidin, which can aid in the digestion of protein!

• What are my 2024 goals?

Loading MS & RDN, LDN 🫒🩺🥼🎓✨️

• Happy National Nutrition Month!

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lunch: cavatappi, e.v. olive oil, mushrooms, onion, butter, and nooch 🫒🍝🍄‍🟫🧅👌✨️

a few things I am grateful for today! a few candid shots ft: good friends 😘 good food on the patio at + touring to find where all my classes will be before my very first fall semester as a junior! 👐 someone pinch me. Is this real? ☁️ I've been waiting for this day for 2+ years and now it's here!

Let's talk microplastics 🪣 Did you know that 190,000 tonnes of micropplastic waste entering the oceans each year due to fashion! these microplastics are causing reproductive issues and non-human animals are consuming these microplastics and getting sick or dying off. 🐟 Many materials used in our clothing purchases contain plastic. And, humans and non-human animals are exploited to produce these fashion items that are so often discarded. 🧤 So what can we do? ✨ Choose materials like cotton, linen, bamboo, tencel, or h**p when possible. ✨ Limit or stop purchasing items that contain polyester, synthetic textiles, wool, leather, silk, fur, and down. ✨ Buy pre-loved clothes instead of new items. ✨ Watch documentaries like the "True Cost" or "Ghosts in our Machine" ✨ Look at the tags of the items you already own and educate yourself so that you are ready to make an educated purchase next time. Lastly, don't be hard on yourself as you process this new information. Progress over perfection will always take you farther in your journey! 🤍

~ Never have I ever bought myself some "just because" flowers at the farmers market. 🌼 So, after driving with my husband to work I stopped by and took a much needed walk through Lincoln Park and supported a few of my favorite local vendors. There is something about farmers markets that make me so authentically happy. Stopped by my fav for 🍓 + for that good good local tofu! Will be sharing what I make with them later in my stories! Starting to feel a little more at home in our new place! 🤍 ~ Feeling grateful today. ☁️ Happy Saturday friends!

patio grilling portabello burgers last night was a move! 🍔 buttered + toasted gluten free buns, melty Chao cheese, carmelized onions, grilled bell pepper and 🥬 and corn on the cob! 🌽