This meal prep crockpot chili recipe is delicious, healthy, and quick to assemble.  If you have a large crockpot, you can double it to make 12 meals and freeze them in batches to have available to pack for lunches or easy heat-and-eat dinners! Ingredients: 1 T olive oil  1 onion, chopped 1.5 pounds lean ground turkey or chicken 1-15 ounce can red kidney beans, drained & rinsed 1-15 ounce can Great Northern beans, drained & rinsed  1-15 ounce can black beans, drained & rinsed 1-15 ounce can no-salt-added tomatoes (do not drain) 1-15 ounce can no-salt-added tomato sau ..read more

This is a quick and easy meatless spinach lasagna recipe which can be thrown together easily and then tossed into the oven to cook while you relax or take care of other things! We often double this when we make it & place the uncooked dish in the freezer for a future super-busy night when there is zero time for meal prep. Enjoy. Ingredients: 4 c. bottled low sodium pasta sauce 8 oz. shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese 2 c. low-fat ricotta cheese 12 oz. uncooked lasagna noodles 1 c. low-fat cottage cheese ¼ c. parmesan cheese 2 T dried parsley 1-10 oz. pkg. frozen spinach, thaw ..read more

Enroll now in Nutrition Pair’s “Take Charge & Make That Change”  Lifestyle Program! Have you found yourself saying, “I don’t want another diet. I want a lifestyle”? Then our program was created just for you! Now is the perfect time to Make That Change. Our “Take Charge” program is a virtual diabetes prevention program that will provide you with tools, information and support to live a healthy life and prevent chronic medical conditions. As health care providers, we have found that now more than ever, people are searching for ways to take charge and improve their health ..read more

Many schemes promise quick ways to get rich, regrow hair, eliminate wrinkles or lose weight.  While we wish we could say it was easy, changing behaviors to get healthier requires time, effort and sacrifice. At Nutrition Pair, we don’t believe in the fad diet approach. We work with you to help you discover your path to wellness. It’s not a one-time thing. Most clients we work with are seen at least on a monthly basis. We have found that this approach works best when clients are trying to change behaviors. There is no failure. If you can learn something new from each experience, you have not fai ..read more

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One this World Diabetes Day, let’s take a look at diabetes from a historical perspective.   We have come a long way with the diagnosis, treatment and tools to aid diabetes management. Frederick Grant Banting (right) and Charles H. Best with Marjorie Aware of the Symptoms but not the Cause…. The earliest known mention of diabetes was in 1552 BC, when Hesy-Ra, an Egyptian physician, documented frequent urination as a symptom of a mysterious disease that caused severe weight loss.  Around 600 BC, Charaka, an Indian physician described the disease as “honey-urine” or “sugar cane urine”. Physicia ..read more

This is the easiest casserole recipe ever! There’s no slicing or chopping required & clean up is minimal. Just toss the ingredients together into a casserole dish and toss it in the oven.  This is really great for busy nights. You can mix the ingredients the night before and place the dish in the oven as soon as you get in the door from work!  It’s also great for the night before Thanksgiving when you are trying to get everything cleaned up, packed (if you’re traveling) & together for the Holiday! Ingredients: 1-10 oz. can Reduced Sodium Cream of Chicken (such as Campbell’s Healthy Req ..read more

This is a fast, easy and delicious way to use up those Thanksgiving turkey leftovers! Ingredients:  2 cups chopped turkey 2 cups salad greens or spinach ½ cup corn (fresh, frozen or canned no-salt added) ½ cup shredded carrots ½ cup Craisins ½ cup cranberry sauce 4 Whole Wheat Flour Tortillas Directions: Combine turkey, salad greens/spinach, corn, carrots and Craisins in a bowl.  Warm tortillas according to package directions or serve as is.  Spread 2 T of cranberry sauce on each tortilla and add 1 cup turkey mixture.  Roll up.  Cut each wrap in half diagonally. Nutrition Facts Per Serving ..read more