Christy Wilson Nutrition

10/27/2025

Even though I don't have little kids living with me anymore, I do love giving out candy on Halloween night. Not pretzels. Not fruit. CANDY. (One year, I gave out little toys and “healthier” treats and my son told me I gave out boring stuff, and he was right!) As a dietitian, I promote having a healthy relationship with food and that means enjoying treats every now and then, like on Halloween!

I love that there are parents in my neighborhood who still bring their kiddos all dressed up to walk around the neighborhood to trick-or-treat. I have so many fun memories of doing this as a kid! My cousins and my siblings and I would walk our entire neighborhood going door to door. We'd pass by groups of kids dressed up in different costumes. Years later, doing this with my own kids was like reliving the fun all over again!

I’ve strung-up the lights so that on the evening of Halloween, the neighborhood kids know I've got candies for them!🎃👻🍬

10/21/2025

Last week I attended , the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics annual conference, and the world’s largest meeting for nutrition and dietetics experts. This event brings together thousands of nutrition professionals, including Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDN), researchers, and policymakers, for educational sessions, workshops, sponsored events, and an expo featuring companies, commodities and institutions in the food and nutrition space. FNCE is where I not only get to reunite with my friends and colleagues, I earn continuing education credits to maintain my RDN credential. Science is constantly evolving and it’s our job, as nutrition communicators and educators, to stay on-top of not only the trends, but the facts. Thank you to the commodity boards promoting whole, nutritious foods, the farmers who bring it to our tables, and thank you to the scientists and speakers who deliver the latest facts. At a time when it feels difficult to feel uplifted and inspired, FNCE delivered once again!

In today’s world where science facts can get muddied by people with certain agendas and ill-intentions, I am personally committed to sharing evidence based information with my social media followers and my patients. You can count on that.

04/10/2025

It’s , so I’m spotlighting 10 books written by RDs that deserve the spotlight! 1. “Pizza! Pizza! Pizza!” by chef, RD, Sara Haas is a fun cookbook featuring over 75 unique and delicious pizza recipes. 2. “The Easy 5-Ingredient Healthy Cookbook,” by Toby Amidor Nutrition features a variety of quick & healthy recipes with minimal ingredients. I love the list of healthy eating shortcuts! 3. “You Have It Made,” by media culinary RDs, Ellie Krieger is filled with simple, delicious make-ahead meals, nutrition info, and features the best ways to store these meals in the fridge and freezer! 4. “The Plant Powered Diet,” by Sharon Palmer: The Plant-Powered Dietitian is a wealth of information about plant-based nutrition and diet, with tons of research references & lots of recipes! 5. “DASH Diet Meal Prep for Beginners,” by Dana White Nutrition is the perfect introduction to eating the DASH way with excellent info on label reading, grocery shopping, meal prep and heart healthy cooking. 6. “The MIND Diet,” by Maggie Moon, MS, RD has tons of evidence-based info about eating for brain health, cognitive function and staving off Alzheimer’s Disease. An updated 2nd edition was published last year! 7. “Eating From Our Roots,” by Maya Feller is a gorgeous book features 80 + nourishing, multi-cultural recipes you don’t want to miss—especially the ceviche! 8. “The Menopause Diet Plan,” by Hillary Wright & Elizabeth Ward gathered all the research and point out THE most important lifestyle factors we need to stay healthy and energized during this time in our lives. 9. “Good Food, Bad Diet,” by Abby Langer Nutrition nails the negative effects of diet and wellness culture, offers readers realistic ways to shift the focus off fads and on body kindness, and healthy, sustainable changes we all can stick to for life. 10. “The Latina Anti-Diet,” by Dalina Soto. This science-backed, storytelling format book is an homage to our cultura and encourages us to enjoy our healthy, cultural foods while ditching ¡la dieta! Hope you check out all these books! Which one is your favorite?

06/12/2024

Thank you Toby Amidor Nutrition for including my quotes on your fantastic article on the anti-diet movement!

The anti-diet movement is gaining popularity, but will it help you lose weight? Learn what registered dietitians have to say about the intuitive eating trend.

03/15/2024

Quoted by my RDN colleague, Natalie Rizzo, in her Today Show article along with seven other awesome dietitian friends! Check out our important nutrition tips:
https://www.today.com/health/diet-fitness/healthy-eating-tips-dietitians-rcna143471?fbclid=PAAab5rUFVgrDZaT4lXfRWEmo0yqpfT4werRqpTAmkYt39SQ-MMA8rKLgrqjA_aem_ATsdDGo_TV4Fbr02SoFxFgyiPE8ul38OwX4uv1pTWLfOfMFAJw1O35NxVfz68ctW4pA

These expert-back nutrition tips are going to make you think about healthy eating in a whole new light

03/02/2024

It was time for new headshots, and my buddy, Jackie Tran came through for me in a big way with these beautiful photos! I added one in the carousel that I took with my phone (the last photo), but the rest are shot and edited by him. It has been seven or eight years since I last had proper headshots taken.

Headshots are important to have when you have your own business. You’re asked for one when you are speaking, presenting, when you’re invited as a guest to a professional event, when you’re doing any media work, and when you’re pitching ideas to businesses for freelance work. Even though when I look at my old headshot I think, “Meh, I haven’t changed. I look the same.” In my heart, I know I’m fooling myself because EVERYONE’s face changes over the years. As we age, we do look different and sometimes admitting that is difficult! We may not feel it or see it ourselves, but it’s a fact. So, as I learn to embrace changes in my life, and changes on my face, here’s to honoring that with a little stack of new photos that I’ll likely be using for the next several years!

Grateful for my pretty little kitchen, a talented makeup artist (Haus of Za ), as well as good digital cameras, good lighting, and good friends who know how to use these essential elements when it comes to great photography. 📷

02/07/2024

Check out what I had to say in this HuffPost article about one of my all time favorite foods: TORTILLAS!

Culinary traditions aside, registered dietitians share how to decide between them if you're thinking strictly about nutrition.

01/24/2024

A dietitian explains how the low oxalate diet works and whether it can prevent kidney stones.

01/09/2024

Heading out & excited to be part of this awesome experience with this stellar group of dietitian colleagues and friends who are traveling from the U.S. and Canada to gather together in Scotland!

09/08/2023

Spoke at the virtual Nutrition Diversity Conference this morning and messages like this are so meaningful! My cooking demo, “Beyond Fresh: Incorporating Produce of All Types in Healthy Meals,” focused on the heath benefits of including canned, frozen as well as fresh fruit and vegetables. Which one is best? The one you eat! MSU Denver Department of Nutrition