I write and curate the only health and wellness zine created by Latinas, for Latinas. As a registered dietitian and proud first-gen Latina (Mexican-American and Cuban-American to be exact), my mission is to help Latinas feel confident enjoying their favorite cultural foods, while living their healthiest lives. We don't do diet tortillas here, instead, we'll show you the the health benefits of classic corn tortillas! Join us for deep dives into all things nutrition and Latin American food, as well as my favorite Healthy Mexican recipes.
What your dietitian won't tell you about agua fresca
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Nutrition con Sabor - The Food, Culture, and Wellness Zine for Latinas
I write and curate the only health and wellness zine created by Latinas, for Latinas. As a registered dietitian and proud first-gen Latina (Mexican-American and Cuban-American to be exact), my mission is to help Latinas feel confident enjoying their favorite cultural foods, while living their healthiest lives. We don't do diet tortillas here, instead, we'll show you the the health benefits of classic corn tortillas! Join us for deep dives into all things nutrition and Latin American food, as well as my favorite Healthy Mexican recipes.
To my fellow health professionals, As you've probably heard, the new dietary guidelines for Americans were released yesterday and with it, all MyPlate resources from myplate.gov have been removed from the internet. And as a friend and colleague reminded me this morning, the Spanish language Mi Plato resources were already removed several months ago. I'm still processing what this all means and if/how this affects how I'll be counseling my clients on a day to day basis. I've had my critiques...
The Weekly Sabor (Read: What to do with leftover beans: 21 genius ideas) Quick poll: if you grew up hearing "hay comida en casa" from your parents, what food did they mean? If you're like me, the answer was probably beans! There were always leftover black beans, or frijoles de la olla in our house. My favorite way to eat leftover beans is to simply serve them with some rice and eat them for breakfast. BUT, the good thing about beans is that you can repurpose them into dish after dish, so you...
(Read: what dietitians keep missing about agua fresca) I'm saying this with love. We owe it to our clients to take a more holistic, nuanced view of their cultural foods. We need to look beyond the surface level macronutrient content. If your client tells you they drank an agua fresca, is your first instinct to talk about sugar content with them? Or to tell them to just drink plain water instead? If so, I get where you're coming from. But I would really love to be able to dig deeper with them....