Laura LaValle, Nutritionist

Great response to my talk on dietary measures to optimize results when using GLP-1 peptides for weight loss and what to do to maintain the weight loss when you’re weaned off.

This is one of the conditions that can also be heavily impacted by food sensitivities. One of the reasons I constantly post about low allergen foods!

Irritable Bowel Syndrome Irritable bowel syndrome is a disorder that affects the large and small intestines. Though no specific cause is known, several factors may contribute to IBS.

Happy registered dietitian nutritionist day to me and all my fellow dietitians. You do important work!

73% of food supply in the U.S. is . It makes up 60% of calorie intake of people in the U.S.
Scary fact - ultraprocessed foods are addicting due to what is termed hyperpalatability, which just means they taste really good. That's why people love them and they are hard to not eat.
Good news: Once you manage to get away from them, you feel better. After avoiding for a while, for some of the more artificially flavored and colored foods, when you do eat them, you can taste the chemicals, which helps ability to avoid them in the future.
Some delicious whole food photos for inspiration. . .🙂

Let’s talk about . They dramatically increase risk for 32 health conditions including depression and anxiety. If we are interested in feeling better, being healthy and preventing chronic diseases we need to stop eating them. What’s an ultra processed food? Stay tuned . . .

Mine would be celery, green beans and romaine lettuce. What about you?

A couple of goodies we’ve been enjoying this fall. Nutella on a fasting bar for breakfast and pizza. crackers. Not particularly low carb but GF and great tasting.

Half a pizza for 6 g net digestible carb? Thank you ! Yep!! Game day food that doesn’t break the too-many-high-glycemic carbs bank! Love it!

Wow! A yummy low sugar, organic, plant based milk. Kids would love it!

Product Review: does a great job with pre prepared meals. They use really clean ingredients and control carbs and sodium compared to most other prepared foods AND they taste great. This one is no exception! One caution- it has 25 g net carb per cup on the pasta. That’s much better than most but still needs to be worked into a controlled daily carb amount. Add a vegetable and a salad and you have great meal for nights when you don’t have a lot of time for cooking.

Summertime is salad time! Got this recipe from a cookbook my daughter got me for my birthday. Yummy 😋 and so pretty! (one of the few things I’ve ever gotten to look almost exactly like the photo in the book.)

Found a really good gluten free snack! I always look at it like what’s the worst that could happen if I eat the whole bag? See comments for the answer!

Another new bar. . What I like simple ingredients list, soft, good taste AND 11g fiber. This is donut flavor and it did taste somewhat like a maple donut. The other flavors are good too (choc PB and choc cookie dough) Overall this is one of my favorite gluten free dairy free bars now!

Been trying out some new protein bars. A good one can make all the difference in on the run eating, like when you travel. This one has a perfect nutrition profile and tasted good too. Not a super soft gooey bar, but not hard either. Good!

Beautiful healthy delicious . Rainbow veggies a fave, & seasoned brown rice with red and black quinoa. Just one caution. Even though this is brown rice and quinoa, there’s only 2.5 g of fiber. So one cup (half the package) is 45g net carb.

When life is super busy, it sure is nice to have a really tasty option for a healthy quick dinner!

No reason game day foods can’t be “legal” and tasty! A delish Thai peanut salad with Asian green beans watching the Sat games eating out and Turkey chili dogs with homemade cole slaw watching Bengals vs Bills today! 😊👍❤️

This a real plate. Not beautifully styled from a food stylist. A real healthy plate that’s plant forward deliciousness. Carb managed (with the *bean salad) not carb depleted. *Garlic chicken burger with plant based cheese to avoid inflammatory dairy. *Shaved Brussels sprouts and a lot of salad. Yummy and filling. 😋 * these foods all from

My wish for you in 2023. May you surround yourself with the beauty of fresh foods. They nourish our soul before we even eat them. If you can learn to eat lots of fresh produce and control processed carbs your body will thank you with the gift of more muscle, managed weight, better mood and so much more. It saves the hassle of that New Year’s resolution every year to lose weight. This year how about “My resolution is to fall in love with healthy foods.”

Want to enjoy hot chocolate this holiday season without all the sugar? I highly recommend this product. Really good I put it in my coffee for a low sugar Mocha!

Wow. Been teaching on this for years but this is huge.

Massive Study Finds Eating Organic Slashes Cancer Risks Eating organic foods free from pesticides is strongly correlated with a dramatic reduction in the risk of cancer, according to a groundbreaking study published today in an American Medical Association journal.

Warning - these are delicious! First time I’ve found gluten free peanut butter filled pretzels, and it was through my friends at Highly recommend this food delivery service for anyone and for those needing to eat low allergen. You can filter out gluten dairy and even eggs.

First fall pot of chili from a couple of weeks ago. So yummy 😋

Love this Kale Pesto sauce from a food delivery service called ! It’s dairy free and so good! They also have great seasoning packets like the garlic herb blend which is very good on potatoes and I’ve it used in homemade salad dressing as well. More to come on Hungry Root 🤗

So true 😆

This was great recipe. My daughter saw it on TikTok (link in comments) and shared it with me. I served it with GF and non dairy provolone slices. Tip: pound your chicken breasts for the recipe. They’ll cook up more tender. Delish!!