Easy Summertime Recipes + Nutrition Tips You won’t even feel like you are eating “healthy” with these 3 recipes from Proximal5o’s Registered Dietitian, Vanessa Lennick. POTATO SALAD Everyone goes for the usual side dishes like macaroni salad and potato salad. But they can be heavy and spoil quickly. Serving guacamole and hummus as side dishes […]

My slow cooker, Virginia: I grew up in small town North Dakota, and some of the best memories I have are in the kitchen. There was constant chatter, fun… but my favorite? The aroma of our meal filling the house. Do you ever smell fresh baked cookies and think of your Grandmother? Or smell the […]

National food days are the best. Our Registered Dietitian comes up with or shares delicious recipes, and everyone else gets to celebrate! (Note: It doesn’t have to BE the national day in order to celebrate. 😉 These dip recipes will be perfect alllll year long!)   We wanted to mix up your usual “dip” and […]

Changing up your breakfast routine on the weekends can help you get needed variety, and let’s you have some fun while your at it! If you aren’t a waffle person and prefer pancakes – check out this post instead. In our Oats and Quinoa Waffle Recipe, made by our Registered Dietitian, you are adding jam […]

Meals Ideas from a Registered Dietitian   There are so many recipes floatin’ around, and we probably even have some amazing family recipes, the problem? We either don’t remember where  they are – or we aren’t planning for them! Coming up with meals ideas is generally the hardest part of “meal time” battles. We had […]

  Mulled Wine Recipe The weather might be warming up, but March 3rd just happens to be mulled wine day – and that’s a day we want to celebrate! Callie Stein, P50’s Registered Nurse, is here to give you a delicious recipe AND the health benefits. Cheers! Ingredients 1 750mL-bottle of red wine – best […]

Quinoa, White Bean and Kale Soup Ingredients 3/4 cup uncooked quinoa rinsed 1 container Tuscan Chicken Flavor-Infused Broth** 1 can (14.5 ounces) petite diced tomatoes undrained (I like fire-roasted) 2 cans (15.5 ounces EACH) cannellini beans undrained 3 teaspoons minced garlic 1/2 cup yellow onion chopped 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning 3 cups chopped kale Salt […]

Starbucks sure made pumpkin flavor famous with its infamous PSL. But did you know that pumpkins (like actual pumpkin, not the flavor 😉 ) has quite a bit of nutritional benefit.  It’s an antioxidant – which reduces inflammation in the body It contains polyunsaturated fats (the GOOD fat! A nice crunchy alternative if you don’t […]

A Healthier Holiday Vanessa Lennick, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Licensed & Registered Dietitian A healthier holiday article from a Registered Dietitian and you’re probably expecting a lot of “eat this, not that” advice. Or “here’s how to make your favorites healthier” type recipes… am I right?! Here’s the reality, Thanksgiving and Christmas are only a few […]

Healthy Grain Bowl = Grain + Green + Protein + Produce + Enhancement