Melanie Flinn, MS, RD, Author at Nutritious Eats

My New Favorite Running Accessory- Flip Belt Review & Giveaway

May 16, 2013 by Melanie Flinn, MS, RD48 Comments

Congrats to Brooke W., the winner of the Sunglasses Shop giveaway. An email has been sent to you! Do you workout with an arm band or running belt? As I started to increase my mileage at my running group I realized how much I needed one. It was getting too cumbersome to hold my iphone in hand or deal with trying to stick in between layers of clothing. The nice folks at the Flip Belt offered to send me one of their belts to try and I knew I'd like it. No zippers, no pouches, just a simple slip on belt that stretches to fit your body with a few simple slits in in to store your … [Read more...]

Filed under: Fitness, Product Review Tagged with exercise, fitness, product review, running, running belt, running gear, workout

Pesto Chicken Salad

May 14, 2013 by Melanie Flinn, MS, RD12 Comments

Chicken salad is so personal- everyone makes their own favorite version. I have never loved a heavy-mayo based chicken salad until I had one at a wedding shower a long, long ago- it was made with fresh tarragon, celery and some other basic ingredients. Even though I have come around to mayo-based chicken salads (although I am still super picky about which ones I'll eat) I have been obsessed with this version lately, pesto chicken salad. It's such a nice change from your typical chicken salad and if you are using homemade pesto, it's even better. The great part about chicken salad recipes is … [Read more...]

Filed under: Brunch, Poultry, Salads, Sandwiches Tagged with brunch, chicken salad, dairy, easy, greek yogurt, lunch, make-ahead, pesto

Lemon & Garlic Rainbow Swiss Chard

May 12, 2013 by Melanie Flinn, MS, RD13 Comments

Hope all you mothers had a wonderful relaxing Mother's Day! Mine was perfect- the best gift you can give a mom is sleep so I got to sleep in for a change, then went to mass, followed by a homemade brunch and lots of relaxing down time. Just what I wanted to do! First thing my husband said when he saw this rainbow swiss chard I picked up at Pike's Place market...."did they dye that?". Shocking the the answer is no, right? Rainbow chard is just a mix of the other colored varieties as opposed to being a variety unto itself. Swiss chard is a nutritional superstar with it's … [Read more...]

Filed under: Sides, Vegan, Vegetables Tagged with easy, garlic, greens, side, swiss chard, vegetable

What’s Beautiful? Strength and Determination

May 9, 2013 by Melanie Flinn, MS, RD9 Comments

I have always been a small person, petite, yet muscular. I was into gymnastics, cheerleading and running growing up and I had a muscular build to show for it. I am not going to lie, I always admired the toothpick skinny girls, you know the model types? Not so much anymore. As I started running more as an adult (i.e. races and marathon training) I discovered how powerful it felt to be physically fit. After having kids and overcoming the struggle of the weight changes that come along with pregnancy, I had a new respect for my body. I didn't care if I was skinny. I wanted to be fit and strong- … [Read more...]

Filed under: Campaigns & Product Reviews Tagged with campaign, exercise, fitness, setting goals, Under Armour

Sunglasses Shop Giveaway!

May 8, 2013 by Melanie Flinn, MS, RD61 Comments

Hi friends! I am taking a short break from food posts this week, but wanted to pop in for a visit. It's mid-week and I have a little something to share with you! Remember these Oakley Radar Edge sunglasses I picked out from the Sunglasses Shop? Well I am loving them. I use them for all my outdoor activities from running to hiking and walking. The Sunglasses shop carry many popular brands in addition to Oakley sunglasses. I was so pleased with my experience and even more excited when they offered to give away a pair of sunglasses to one lucky reader of Nutritious Eats (your … [Read more...]

Filed under: Giveaway Tagged with fun, giveaway, sunglasses, sunglasses shop

Corn and Tomato Salad & Meal Planning

May 5, 2013 by Melanie Flinn, MS, RD30 Comments

Corn and Tomato Salad | www.nutritiouseats.com

I am sort of addicted to this salad. I was trying to come up with a side dish last week when I thought we were out of all vegetables. I found a few sweet peppers, tomatoes and shallots in the drawer of my fridge and I always have frozen corn in the freezer. I think most people have had some version of this salad and often you'll see something similar in a salsa form. I haven't made a corn salad since last summer and this one is a little different because I omitted the black beans and added the sweet peppers and shallots. It's such an easy, super side that goes well with a variety of … [Read more...]

Filed under: Salads, Salsa, Sides Tagged with corn, dip, easy, lime, salad, side salad

Pin It Party

May 2, 2013 by Melanie Flinn, MS, RD21 Comments

Who doesn't love a good excuse to get on Pinterest and waste the day away? Today I am joining Lindsay of the Lean Green Bean who is hosting a "Pin It" party! If you're not a blogger, you've probably never given this much though, but Pinterest is such a huge source of traffic for us bloggers. Seriously what did we do without it? Even though not all people passing through via Pinterest are going to stick around for good, all traffic is good in my eyes. To all you who have pinned my images, I thank you. I know you do it because it's a great place to bookmark things that catch your eye, but … [Read more...]

Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged with favorite recipes, Pinterest

What I Ate This Month & Meal Planning

April 28, 2013 by Melanie Flinn, MS, RD13 Comments

I had such a wonderful weekend in Seattle with my girlfriend Heather. I had no idea Seattle had such an awesome downtown- the shopping, the restaurants, the market! Fabulous! We live about 50 miles south of downtown so we haven't had a chance to visit much since we moved here almost a year ago. I am definitely going to start my list of places to try before we leave. Luckily we stayed in such a great location that we were able to walk everywhere- Pike's Market was 4 blocks away, shopping started at 2 blocks away and all restaurants were visited by foot. I loved that we didn't have to get in the … [Read more...]

Filed under: Meal Planning, Weeknight Favorites Tagged with meal planning, sample menu

Fitness Friday

April 26, 2013 by Melanie Flinn, MS, RD11 Comments

Oh Friday, I am so happy you are here! I realized I haven't given you an update on my injured foot and I am sure you are all dying to know how it's feeling. Right? Right. So I took a good 2 weeks off from running after I went to the Doctor. I bought new running shoes that are good for high arches, such as mine. I took ibuprofen daily. I waited patiently for the pain to magically disappear. Um yeah, that didn't happen. I couldn't wait any longer so I decided to test it out. Since my rest period ended I have done about 4 runs, at no more than 3-4 miles per run. I am so frustrated that the … [Read more...]

Filed under: Fitness, Workout Tagged with at-home workouts, exercise, fitness, workout

Creamy Dill Cucumber Salad

April 24, 2013 by Melanie Flinn, MS, RD10 Comments

Have I ever mentioned I am a magazine junkie? Well it's true. Over the last couple years I was good and cut back to two cooking magazines. Then I don't know what happened- actually I do. This crazy discount magazine site sent me emails about all the sales they were having I picked up a couple of subscriptions for $3.99 (for a whole year!). I could pass up those deals. Another discount site offered 5 magazine subscriptions for the year for only $19.95. Seriously? I couldn't even buy those magazines at the full retail price one time for that value! I take stuff to our local consignment shop on … [Read more...]