Hosting Thanksgiving? Read these tips.

Post by Paula Jahn, Co-Owner of Nourish Northwest, Registered Dietitian             I learned an important kitchen lesson last week: I took on too much while entertaining and failed to thoroughly read a recipe and its reviews. We had an Autumn…

Relaxation

Guest Post by Natalie Clements, TRX, Tabata and Pilates Instructor at Nourish Northwest           There are a lot of things I miss about childhood, things that give me nostalgia this time of year.   I miss thinking the rain was…

Artificial Sweetener’s Bag of Tricks

Post by Paula Jahn, Co-Owner of Nourish Northwest, Registered Dietitian             It’s November—the month that starts the steady flow of sweet treats until the New Year. Whether it’s your kid’s leftover Halloween candy, the plastic cornucopia stuffed with snack…

Sweet Potato Gnocchi and Sausage with Brown Butter and Sage Sauce…. Is this really recommended by a dietitian????

Post by Olivia Martino, Registered Dietitian and Co-Owner, Nourish Northwest           As a dietitian, I often find people watching what I am eating with leery eyes.  I am quite familiar with a friend’s shocked expression when I order something fried…

Apples to Apples

Post by Paula Jahn, Dietitian and Co-Owner           New Seasons had heirloom apple tasting last Saturday. I grew up with an apple tree in my front yard. It was actually two different apple trees twisted together that produced Gravenstiens and…

TR-what?!

Guest post by Natalie Clements- TRX, Tabata and Pilates Instructor at Nourish Northwest                 In the world of group fitness, there are so many types of formats and names for different classes that as an instructor, I’m…

Destination Fermentation- A Dietitian’s Journey

By Paula Jahn, Co-Owner and Registered Dietitian at Nourish Northwest             When I was in school to become a registered dietitian, the focus was on the tangible, measurable and researchable aspects of nutrition. Modern “evidence-based nutrition” reigned king while traditional wisdom was…

Childhood Obesity: A Dietitian’s Perspective

By Olivia Martino, Co-Owner & Registered Dietitian at Nourish Northwest           This month has been deemed National Childhood Obesity Awareness month by President Barack Obama.  This is a topic that is near and dear to my heart, as I have…

Yoga: Just Stupid Human Tricks

Guest post by Jamie Dresselhaus, Yoga Instructor at Nourish Northwest           People are always asking me: “How many calories do you think I burn during yoga classes?”  And I often censor my response and dumb it down by saying, “Well,…

A Last Taste of Summer

We went peach picking on Sauvie Island last weekend, and signs of summer were everywhere: kids being towed in wagons through the orchard, families picnicking under shaded tables, abundant ripe produce from local farms, and most of all, the sunshine. As we walked the…

Back to School Lunchbox Basics

By Olivia Martino, Co-owner and Registered Dietitian at Nourish Northwest It’s that time of year again already and somehow it always seems to come too soon. Time to buy your Trapper Keeper, set your alarm clock and start planning out your first day of school…

A Recipe for Summer’s Bounty

The Pacific Northwest has been blessed with a run of sunny, warm days. Evidence of this glorious weather is everywhere we look: sunburned shoulders, river floats, street fairs, apparent quadrupling of Portland’s population, and the reminder that Mount Hood stands quite close to the…

New Fitness Trend: Tabata!

Guest post by Natalie Clements–Tabata, Pilates & TRX Instructor at Nourish Northwest The summer is always a difficult time for me to stick with my fitness routine. You would think it would be the opposite- that the extra Vitamin D, warm weather, and need…

Welcome to Nourish Northwest!

Welcome to Nourish Northwest’s blog. Olivia and I met about six years ago while working in a nutrition research kitchen at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. Our primary task was weighing jellybeans, broccoli sprouts, and pumpernickel bread to the gram for…