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What I Learned as a Diabetic Educator From My Glucose Test
Hi everyone – Christie here! It is the week of my due date, and before I head out on maternity leave I thought I would share my 2nd trimester update with y’all. (Get my 1st trimester update here!) There are so many milestones and markers that come along with a…
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5 Reasons Dieting is Hurting Your Health
It seems like everywhere we turned in January, we were seeing information about another diet. This influx of diet spam caused everyone in our office to do a big 🤦Now, as South Carolina starts to ease COVID19 restrictions, unfortunately you can expect to see a resurgence of of diets talking…
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5 Homemade Salad Dressing Recipes
Store-bought salad dressings are not only expensive, they often have a long laundry list of ingredients. We’ve written 5 easy salad dressing recipes that you can make in the comfort of your own kitchen with just a few simple ingredients! How to Store your Salad Dressings Store your salad dressings in…
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Foods to Boost Immunity
With the COVID-19 and flu rates rising in South Carolina, we are getting a lot of questions on how to boost your immune system naturally. Here Are 5 Ways To Boost Your Immune System Through Your Diet. 1. Make half your plate fruits and vegetables at each meal! The key…
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Nutrition Tips for the First Trimester From a Registered Dietitian
Hi everyone 👋 Christie here, and I’ve got some exciting news to share with you…I’m pregnant! Staring down at the pregnancy test, and realizing what it meant, was such an exciting and also overwhelming moment for me. I had experienced an ectopic pregnancy earlier in the year that required emergency surgery,…
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When Less Isn’t More: Avoid Starvation Mode and Meet Your Goals!
Diet culture tells us: “if you eat less food than your body burns, you will lose weight.” However, our bodies are not computers and do not work like calculators. What most people don’t understand is that the human metabolism is actually much more complicated than calories in vs. calories out.…
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5 reasons Intermittent Fasting is a Fad Diet and Not a Lifestyle Change
You may already know that the dietitians at the Brittany Jones Nutrition Group take an all foods fit approach, but now we are adding all times fit as well! As dietitians, it is very common to be asked about the newest diet trend (it makes for 50% of our cocktail…
