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Dani Spies is a Certified Health and Nutrition Counselor, Fitness Trainer and Mom who is passionate about finding simple ways to make real, whole, nutrtious foods a part of an everyday kitchen. More about Dani »

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Soy - The Whole Story

The once touted "newest" health food on the planet, soy, seems to be getting more and more negative press these days. 

So what's the deal?...

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Ask Dani Video - Session Two; Eating When Preggo, Kids That Won't Eat Fruit, Calorie Counting

Okay so let's jump right in! Ask Dani: Session Two, here we go...

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Five Ways to "Get Out of Your Head" With Out Using Food

I am a very curious person. 

I am forever looking to learn and grow and if there is anything that I know for sure it's that I have way more questions than I do answers!

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10 Healthy Snacks to Pack When You Fly

Packing healthy snacks for an airplane is not that much different than packing healthy snacks for a car, train, or bus ride, BUT there are definitely a few things you may want to know!

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Ask Dani Video: Protein Powder, Quinoa Serving Sizes, & Grass Fed Beef

No more procrastinating on the "Ask Dani" questions!!  I've decided to answer them in video format... it's faster, easier, and in my opinion - more effecient!

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Busted! Frustrated... so I ate.

So annoying but what can I do? Observe, learn and move forward, right?

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