Entries by Nick Peterson

Water Cooler Wellness: 6 Tips to Help Lower your Grocery Costs

I’m going to be completely honest with you guys: I’m the worst grocery store shopper ever. As I stroll down the aisles of the store, I mentally check out. My only concern is finding tasty, healthy food that I can use to create a fulfilling dinner later in the evening. The concern of price somehow […]

9 Tricks to Serving Healthy Foods for Kids

Finding healthy foods for kids can be quite the challenge. Or maybe the challenge arises more in convincing your kids they’ll actually enjoy the taste of healthy foods. That’s why I thought we could talk about some healthy foods for kids that deliver in both nutrition and taste. Here are nine simple tips to help […]

Insider’s Insight: If I Knew Then What I Know Now

How often have you said to yourself, “I wish I would have known _____ when I was _____ .”? People are always willing to give advice (unsolicited or otherwise). That doesn’t mean we always listen. But wouldn’t it be nice if we could stop saying, “if only I’d known…”? If you’re just starting a new endeavor, […]

Fact or Fiction: Protein is Only for Strength Training

Throughout the winter, I was focusing more of my energy on weight training in order to ‘bulk up,’ and I’d like to think a lot of my recent progress in the muscle department has to do with my protein consumption. I watch my fat, carb, and sodium intakes as much as possible so I can up my […]

Water Cooler Wellness: Healthy Party Prep

Here in the United States, we had a huge sporting event last Sunday called the Super Bowl. I preface this blog with that statement, because I know a huge chunk of our readers come from all over the world. If you’re one of them, know this: The Super Bowl is a championship football game that […]

Vitamin D Deficiency: The Truth Revealed

Updated: Feb. 17, 2017 So this one time I wrote a super cool blog post about vitamin D. It was a pretty thorough explanation of this important micronutrient, but looking back, I think it might be more beneficial to talk about those with a vitamin D deficiency. Because I can tell you that it’s simply […]