As a sports dietitian, I often recommend chocolate milk as a post-workout recovery beverage – so, let’s look at – is the added sugar in chocolate milk bad? This comes up because there is sometimes a person or two (usually adults) that say they don’t...
The Anti-Diet book by Christy Harrison, RD, is a recent book taking a stance against diet culture and exposing all the ways it destroys people’s well-being and offering insight into how to reclaim your body, mind, and life so you can focus on the things that...
March is National Nutrition Month and this year’s theme is promoting the importance of good nutrition. And since I work with a lot of athletes and active individuals, I decided to focus on the many benefits of sports nutrition and how working with a sports...
Let’s talk about carb loading for runners – the why, the how, and practical tips. I recently held my first Nutrition for Runners Workshop and it was a success! I had a great group of runners – from beginners to experienced, from 5k to ultra marathon...
I recently started reading the book Eat What You Love: Love What You Eat and she begins by talking about why and when we eat. She wrote, “if you start eating when you’re not hungry, how do you know when to stop?” Wow. I just love that. In a world...
My name is Jill Merkel and I am an anti-diet, weight-inclusive Registered Dietitian & Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor specializing in body image, chronic dieting, disordered eating, and sports nutrition.
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