Five Ways to Give a Gift of Health this Valentine’s Day

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Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to be all about candy conversation hearts and chocolate in heart-shaped boxes.  This year share some healthy gifts with your loved ones.  Here’s some ideas to get you started: 1).  Prepare a Healthy Breakfast….  Cut up a quart of strawberries (they naturally make a heart shape) and arrange on a plate. [...]

Baked Sweet Potato Chips: A Pilates Instructor’s Favorite Snack Food!

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This healthy snack offers a satisfying combination of flavor and crunch. They’re simple to make and easy to pack as a snack. To Make: Slice two large sweet potatoes very thinly using a mandolin or the slicer on a food processor.  Lay slices out on a parchment lined cookie tray that has been sprayed with [...]

Make Your Resolutions a Reality by setting SMART Goals

set fitness and pilates smart goals for 2012

A SMART goal is one that is Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time-conscious. S = Strategic and Specific    The goal should identify a specific action or event that will take place. It should answer  the question: Who and What? M = Measurable  The goal needs to include  the measurements which will be used in determine [...]

6 Things You Can Do Right Now to Stay On Track with Exercise and Eating

Well, it’s December 5 and the holidays are upon us. Parties and shopping and other commitments can cut into your fitness and health routines big time. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Here are six things you can do Right Now to keep you on track for the rest of the year. 1. [...]

Recipe of the Month: Cranberry Walnut Stuffing

Cranberry stuffing from Venice Nutrition

  Here’s a Great Recipe, submitted by Jill Gregory, our Certified Nutritionist.  This stuffing has a great balance of carbohydrates and fat. Add a protein such as turkey, pork or chicken breast for a complete meal.     Whole Wheat Cranberry Walnut Stuffing    10 Servings  ~ 3/4 Cup Nutrition Per Serving Calories:
235 Protein:
< 1 grams [...]

How To Avoid the Halloween Hangover

how to avoid the halloween hangover

Jill Gregory, our local nutritionist, recently shared some great tips to help you stay on track until the Halloween candy is gone. You can read all about it here: http://www.venicenutrition.com/blog/2011/10/31/AvoidTheHalloweenHangover.aspx

Here’s A Great Snack that Tastes Good and is Good For You!

My journey to finding the perfect “Kale Chip” recipe began when I picked up a container of them at the new Whole Foods in East Cobb.  By the time I turned onto Johnson Ferry Road, they were gone!  At $8.00 a pop, I figured I needed to find a way to make Kale Chips at [...]

Will Talking to Eggs Change Your Life?

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This post has nothing to do with Pilates or Fitness or Nutrition, but everything to do with you. You see, about a week ago I received an email from one of my fitness mentors, Sean Greely.  He told me about an experiment that consisted of talking to eggs and how this could dramatically effect their [...]

Recipe of the Month: Cilantro Lime Chicken Skewers with Peanut Dipping Sauce

mary jo falvey of pilates tutor in marietta shares this months recipe

How Eating Before Bedtime Can Boost Your Metabolism

jill gregroy, venice nutrition consultant at pilates tutor in marietta explains you can eat before bedtime to boost your metabolism

Jill and I met last week and one of the topics we discussed was the importance of eating every 3 – 4 hours to stabilize blood sugar. To my surprise, the Venice Nutrition program advocated eating a small meal about an hour before going to bed. When I heard this my skeptical antennas went up! [...]