What We Eat in the Shadows!

Happy Halloween! I have had so much fun putting together tips for nutrition ghouls this spooky season.

Please enjoy a clip of my video Iron-Rich Foods for Blood Thirsty Vampires below or watch the whole thing on my instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy9aOiSPbBT/

Other Halloween-inspired videos to check out include:

Protein for Veggie-Curious Werewolves

There are 9 essential amino acids (meaning the body cannot make them and needs to get them from food). If you’re not getting it from sources that contain all 9 (we call those “complete proteins”) you need to combine the from other sources: Whole grains, Legumes, Nuts, Seeds, Corn, Whole soy, Spirulina, Buckwheat, Nutritional Yeast. Eating a variety of these foods will help ensure you’re getting the amino acids you need.

Advanced Zombie-ing: Eating Beyond the Brain

Just like eating the whole animal “snout-to-tail”, zombies are wisening up and eating the whole shebang! Hearts, livers, and kidneys are rich in B vitamins including B12, folate, and riboflavin, Vitamin D, iron, protein and coQ10. It’s like eating a multivitamin with every serving. Meat sauces and stews can be a great way to ease in.