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🍦🥖🧀🥓🍟🌮🍫 (not fruit and vegetables! 😂)

Caprese with burrata and local tomatoes (from @heronpondfarm CSA) and basil from my own porch garden (💁🏼&zwj;♀️) is one of my favorite things to eat in the summer. On repeat.🍅
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What’s your favorite summer meal??

...nutrition is only one piece of the puzzle.
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All of these aspects (among many others not listed) can play a vital role in your body’s ability to conceive.
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From how you manage your stress to the quality of sleep you get each night

Happy Father’s Day to:

The one who is always up for playing games.
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The one who taught him how to “dunk”.
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The one who shares food with him.
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The one who cheers him on.
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The one who makes him laugh.
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Strawberries need to hire a new PR person. 😂
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I don’t know if you’ve seen the videos on TikTok of soaking strawberries in salt water and seeing bugs emerge but they exist and I gotta say, it didn’t bother me. 🤷🏼&zwj;♀️
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There are several new faces here and I thought I should reintroduce myself! (And yes, salads do make me this happy. As do food puns. And fruits and vegetables on clothes. And fruit and vegetable shaped Christmas ornaments…)
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So, anyway&h

Sticking to the theme of o v e r a l l diet and lifestyle habits, what types of protein do you typically eat?
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Animal proteins are great sources of a variety of nutrients (B12, iron, zinc, niacin, vitamin B6…) but research has shown th

I get asked all of the time: “what food(s) should I avoid? what food(s) should I include?” when women are TTC.
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Our bodies are more complex when it comes to our reproductive health than focusing on one food to include or avoid.
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A big, hearty salad made from leftovers is a staple in our house.
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Using leftovers keeps the salad interesting but also filling. It also uses ingredients in a refreshing way so you don’t feel like you’re eating the same meal twice (

Sending love to all kinds of mamas out there. Happy Mother’s Day 💕

I now have a one year old! 😳
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One feels HUGE to me. I looked back on the pictures of the day he was born (because I needed another reason to cry today 😭) and am so shocked by how much he’s changed in so little time. He doesn’t fee

Have you ever made a Dutch baby pancake?!
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It’s a baked pancake that’s fluffy in the middle and crispy on the edges, sweetened with fruit and a light dusting of powdered sugar.
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It’s healthy, delicious, and EASY (which i

***GIVEAWAY***
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This one is for all of the mamas-to-be (or soon-to-be mamas-to-be) out there!
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@eatingforpregnancy has become one of my favorite recommendations for prenatal clients. This book provides a month-by-month look at the develop

If you don’t have any tortillas, make this taco bowl instead 🌮
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This meal is in our regular rotation (by regular, I mean weekly) because it’s easy and delicious! And until I can teach my almost one year old to put back everything t

Grabbing a bouquet of flowers, browsing the aisles, eating multiple samples...

This week is National Infertility Awareness Week. A week dedicated to changing the conversation around an incredibly heartbreaking topic.
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1 in 8 people struggle with infertility (defined as actively trying to conceive for over a year that does

Things may feel out of your control right now when it comes to family planning.
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Maybe you’re still moving forward with TTC or maybe you’ve decided to wait for things to calm down or maybe you weren’t given a choice. To the wo

I’m dreaming of warmer days and visits to the Portsmouth Farmers’ Market. It normally would start in a few weeks so hoping they’ll get at least part of a season if not the full season!
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In the meantime, I’m still making

From TTC,
to currently being pregnant,
to recently giving birth,
to attempting to homeschool,
to juggling working from home,
to trying to find normalcy in this not-so-normal situation…
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wherever you are in your journey, know that you&rsq

Easter is a little weirder this year than other years...
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But if you’re celebrating as traditionally as you can, there are several foods you’ll probably consume that provide nutrients to help you grow and support a baby!
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