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Improve your well-being through nutrition

Available in person, online, by phone or email Registered dietitians

Experienced dietitians work with you to find nutritional strategies that meet your needs.

Meetings held online Free EatWell membership

Learn about nutrition basics, sustainable changes and a supportive mindset.

A non-diet, evidence-based approach to eating Intuitive eating

Intuitive Eating helps you learn to trust your body’s internal signals to make food choices that work for you, without self-judgement or the external signals of diet culture and food rules.

Fresh food from local farms CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Voucher

Employees and retirees on a health plan choose either $100 or $200 vouchers toward the cost of a CSA share from one of our partner farms.

Lose weight, sleep better and more WondrHealth

Wondr is a weight loss program that is clinically proven to help you lose weight. We’ll teach you simple skills based on behavioral science, so you can enjoy your favorite foods and feel better than ever— at no cost to you. Employees, spouses, pre-65 retirees and their spouses enrolled in University of Kentucky health insurance are eligible to apply.

Lazy Dietitian: How to Embrace Healthy-ish Eating!

Karen Bryla McNees, our Lazy Dietitian, reveals her tips for creating simple, healthy-ish and tasty meals with minimal time and effort.

Check out the Lazy Dietitian full play list of demand videos here.

Topics include:

How to Spend Less Time and Money on Grocery Shopping
How to Make Your Kitchen Lazy Friendly
And more!

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News

February 08, 2021

Lazy Dietitian - Potato Sausage Hash

As a dietitian, I value food that is both nutrient-dense and delicious. But like many of you, I usually want to get in and out of the kitchen as quickly as possible. To that end, I am always on the lookout for what I call “healthy-ish convenience foods.” These are foods that won’t make big sacrifices on nutrition or flavor, but they will save time and effort in the kitchen. And while I have dubbed myself the “Lazy Dietitian,” I like to think of it as efficiency, not laziness!

January 26, 2021

The Lazy Dietitian

As a dietitian, I value food that is both nutrient-dense and delicious. But like many of you, I usually want to get in and out of the kitchen as quickly as possible. To that end, I am always on the lookout for what I call “healthy-ish convenience foods.” These are foods that won’t make big sacrifices on nutrition or flavor, but they will save time and effort in the kitchen. And while I have dubbed myself the “Lazy Dietitian,” I like to think of it as efficiency, not laziness!

January 08, 2021

"I'm addicted to Chex Mix!"

Hey guys, it's Karen here. I am not addicted to Chex Mix, but someone else in my family thinks they are! After a recent camping trip, we had some leftover Chex Mix hanging out in the pantry. My 9-year old son found it during his lunch break from online school. I heard him downstairs with a rustling bag (why do they make those bags so dang noisy?!?!) and figured he found it. Anyways, I didn't think much of it, but after a few minutes he shouted "Mom, I'm addicted to Chex Mix!" Whatever I may think of his self-awareness (or lack thereof), I have to give him credit in this instance.

January 08, 2021

"Wait, you use real butter and chocolate?"

Vanessa here. Karen and I both like to bake. Sometimes we're asked for our "favorite" ingredient substitutes for things like butter, sugar, chocolate, and flour. We are often met with some funny looks when we say that we like to use the real things. We do this because we think it tastes good, sure. But we also choose to cook this way because we have learned that doing otherwise can instill a false dichotomy of "allowed" and "not allowed" foods. If you've gotten trapped in this way of thinking, we urge you to reconsider. Here's why: