Recently, something has been happening with my health that has brought back that spark for why I started this blog in the first place, to educate college students like myself on the importance of healthy habits and good nutrition. Well if only I had taken my own advice. This semester has been one for theContinue reading “Hustle, Bustle and Vitamin B12”
Author Archives: Allison Cook
The Importance
Hello everyone! Long time no blog 🙂 It has been well over a year since my last posting and I owe all of my subscribers and casual readers an explanation. The COVID-19 Pandemic has affected everyone on earth in different ways this past year and taken millions of lives. The pandemic has challenged me andContinue reading “The Importance”
Snacks Ideas to Fuel Your Finals Week
(some are even 2 Ingredients or less!) Y’all already know what time it is…FINALS WEEK. Although this finals week looks different than any other I have ever experienced, it’s still has me feeling stressed: maybe even more so. I don’t know about you, but online tests absolutely make me FREAK out. As I’ve said before,Continue reading “Snacks Ideas to Fuel Your Finals Week”
“What’s the Point?”
Why It’s Still Important to Eat Healthy During Quarantine Listen, before you click away, I am not here to guilt you into eating a vegetable. I’m not here to tell you to put down the sour candy, gummy bears, sour gummy bears, etc. I’m not. I’m going to tell you to stay healthy: whatever thatContinue reading ““What’s the Point?””
Health and Fitness Favorites for Working Out at Home
It was a dark, dark day for the world of gym shark guys and girls when all the gyms of the world seemed to announce their closing simultaneously in March. I remember texting every exercise science major I had in my phone to check on them. My college gives us access to a fully equiptContinue reading “Health and Fitness Favorites for Working Out at Home”
Quarantine Kitchen: Healthy Breakfasts
Okay so I haven’t decide if the title of this blog post is tasteless or quite catchy. I guess we shall see in the coming weeks of social isolation! I am extremely extroverted and feed off of social interaction so needless to say I am having a difficult time. The one thing that has beenContinue reading “Quarantine Kitchen: Healthy Breakfasts”
How to Live Sustainably in College
I know what your thinking, “So…how does this relate to health and wellness?” It does and it doesn’t. Personally, I take a holistic approach to health (maybe that’s my Anthropological side coming out). In my opinion, your environment can have an impact on your overall well-being, so you need to do what you can toContinue reading “How to Live Sustainably in College”
What I Eat In A Day As A Nutrition And Dietetics Student
Spoiler Alert: It’s Not Salad Believe me, I know what you’re thinking, “She’s a nutrition and dietetics major, of course she’s gonna have an amazing, healthy diet consisting of nothing but a single lettuce leaf and a glass of water.” Obviously I am only eating 1/2 of a lettuce leaf because of the carbs. I’mContinue reading “What I Eat In A Day As A Nutrition And Dietetics Student”
5 Healthy Study Snacks that are 5 Ingredients or Less
How can you not love this time of year? It’s the beginning of a brand new semester! I find the beginning of a new semester quite refreshing. New people, new classes, and a change in GPA! I can see it now. It’s my first big exam of the semester and it’s in Organic Chemistry. I’mContinue reading “5 Healthy Study Snacks that are 5 Ingredients or Less”
How to read a Nutrition Facts Label
Time to actually learn what you’ve pretended to know while staring at labels in the grocery store I get it. It doesn’t really make sense to me either. The terminology, the percentages, and the conversions involved in trying to read a Nutrition facts label makes me never want to turn over another box of cereal.Continue reading “How to read a Nutrition Facts Label”
Dorm Room Dietetics 