How To Eat Plant-Based When Everyone Around You Eats Meat

How To Eat Plant-Based When Everyone Around You Eats Meat

Eating plant-based when everyone around you eats animal products can be tough. These tips will help you maintain your plant-based diet in an animal based world. If you recently started a plant-based diet, chances are you may be tackling this diet change alone. After...
Why This Professional Runner Attributes Her Success To Nutrition

Why This Professional Runner Attributes Her Success To Nutrition

In Episode 5 of the Greenletes Podcast, Natalie chats with Registered Dietitian and professional runner with Team Boss, Maddie Alm. Find out how she went from walk-on cross country to professional runner. Welcome to another episode of the Greenletes podcast! This...
How I Manage My Iron Levels with Base

How I Manage My Iron Levels with Base

My journey with iron and Vitamin B12 deficiency and how at-home lab testing keeps my iron levels at an optimal range. Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Base. Thank you for supporting the brands that make this blog possible.  Since I’m a Registered Dietitian, many...
How Athletes Can Embrace Intuitive Eating

How Athletes Can Embrace Intuitive Eating

In Episode 5 of the Greenletes Podcast, Natalie chats with Intuitive Eating expert Alissa Rumsey to discuss how athletes can ditch the diets and make peace with food. Welcome to another episode of the Greenletes podcast! This week, Natalie interviews Alissa Rumsey,...
Is Sugar Bad For Athletes?

Is Sugar Bad For Athletes?

In Episode 4 of the Greenletes Podcast, we discuss all things sugar and whether or not it’s bad for athletes. Get the inside scoop on sugar from nutrition expert and author of Sugar Shock, Samantha Cassetty. Sugar is a divisive topic. Some people think you...
The Role of Nutrition for Pro Athletes

The Role of Nutrition for Pro Athletes

In Episode 3 of the Greenletes Podcast, nationally recognized Sports Dietitian Marie Spano chats about what it’s like to work with pro athletes. This week on the podcast, Natalie interviews Marie Spano, MS, RD, CSCS, CSSD, one of the country’s leading sports...
What Is Nutrigenomics?

What Is Nutrigenomics?

In Episode 2 of the Greenletes Podcast, Natalie chats with nutrition expert Ginger Hultin to learn all about the world of nutrigenomics and how your genes interact with nutrient expression. This week on the podcast, Natalie interviews Ginger Hultin, MS, RDN from...
Why Weight Cutting Is Dangerous

Why Weight Cutting Is Dangerous

Weight cutting is not doing what you think. The risky obsession with weight in sport definitely does more harm than good and can be dangerous. By Juan Castillo (Reviewed by Natalie Rizzo, MS, RD) Many athletes think that leaner equals fitter and quicker.  But is...
Why (and How) I Became A Plant-Based Athlete

Why (and How) I Became A Plant-Based Athlete

In the intro episode of the Greenletes Podcast, Sports RD Natalie Rizzo shares why and how she became a vegetarian and plant-based athlete. I’m Natalie, an NYC based RD, specializing in sports nutrition. In my 20’s, I changed careers to become a Registered Dietitian...