Jessica Cording Nutrition

Jessica Cording Nutrition Dietitian. Health Coach. Podcast Host. Author of The Little Book Of Game-Changers and The Farewell Tour. Creator of the Drama-free Healrhy Living Podcast.

Follow me for mind-body wellness resources โœจ Jessica Cording, MS, RD, CDN, IFNCP is a registered dietitian, health coach, and author with a passion for helping people simplify their wellness routine by building sustainable healthy habits. In her work, she focuses on the connections between nutrition, lifestyle, and mental health. Through her writing, consulting, public speaking, and counseling, sh

e works with individuals, corporations, and the media to help make drama-free healthy living approachable and enjoyable. She is the author of "The Little Book of Game-Changers: 50 Healthy Habits For Managing Stress & Anxiety" and "The Farewell Tour: A Caregiverโ€™s Guide To Stress Management, Sane Nutrition, and Better Sleep." She also runs the Drama-Free Healthy Living podcast and has recorded guided meditations for Simple Habit. She also has created educational content for CARAVAN Wellness. Cording is a part of the mindbodygreen Collective and a frequent contributor to various media outlets such as Forbes, SHAPE, and more. As a speaker, she has presented to a wide variety of organizations, such as the US ARMY, Corner Market Communications, William Grant and Sons, and more. Additionally, a big believer in the mental and physical benefits of exercise, she is a certified Pilates mat instructor. She also is a certified reiki practitioner.

๐…๐จ๐จ๐ ๐›๐ซ๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐›๐ž๐œ๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐.People are still interested in wellness, but not in a way that f...
06/04/2026

๐…๐จ๐จ๐ ๐›๐ซ๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐›๐ž๐œ๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐.

People are still interested in wellness, but not in a way that feels extreme, confusing, or impossible to keep up with. Most people are not looking for another strict routine to follow. They want food and drinks that make everyday life a little easier โ€” more protein, more fiber, better ingredients, gut health support, convenience, and products that actually taste good.

Thatโ€™s what I explored in my latest Forbes article: how food and wellness brands are reinventing themselves for the modern consumer.

I looked at brands like Daily Harvest, Bulletproof, and Misfits Market, and how theyโ€™ve moved beyond the early ideas that shaped their growth. Daily Harvest has expanded from smoothies into more personalized wellness options. Bulletproof has shifted from biohacking and keto culture into more everyday functional wellness. Misfits Market has grown from โ€œugly produceโ€ into a curated grocery platform focused on value, quality, sustainability, and discovery.

I also spoke with Jaclyn London, MS, RD, CDN, Nutrition Consultant and author; Harry Lewis, CEO of Bulletproof; Ricky Silver, CEO of Daily Harvest; and Jessie Kimsey, Associate Director of Vendor Strategy and Category Innovation at Misfits Market, about what consumers are paying attention to now.

One thing came up again and again: people want wellness that feels useful, trustworthy, and doable.

Not 15 health claims on one label.
Not more complicated routines.
Not a product trying to solve every problem in your life.

Just food and beverages that fit into real routines, support real needs, and still deliver on taste.

Because no matter how strong the mission, trend, or functional benefit is, people are only coming back if the product works for their actual life.

๐Ÿ”— Read the full article here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jesscording/2026/05/27/how-food-brands-are-reinventing-themselves-for-modern--consumers/

Life has been very full (and, if Iโ€™m being honest, very chaotic) lately, but Iโ€™m excited about the month ahead. Today Iโ€™...
06/01/2026

Life has been very full (and, if Iโ€™m being honest, very chaotic) lately, but Iโ€™m excited about the month ahead.

Today Iโ€™m sharing a little behind-the-scenes update on Substack, including my upcoming ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฃ๐ข๐ญ๐š ๐›๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฆ๐จ ๐จ๐ง ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ, the next ๐‹๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐†๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐Ÿ ๐‡๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐œ๐ข๐ซ๐œ๐ฅ๐ž on ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“, and recent features in Forbes, Food & Wine, Prevention Magazine, Women's Health, PARADE Magazine, AOL, EatingWell, and Delish.

Itโ€™s a little bit practical, a little bit reflective, and very much real life: easy meals, useful health information, and space for the heavier things we do not always know what to do with right away.

Recipe demo: Join me on IG on June 11 at 11:30 AM EST

Letting Grief Have Words: Register here ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://squ.re/3RhaEWm

Read the full post on Substack๐Ÿ‘‰ https://bit.ly/June-Events-and-Behind-The-Scenes

๐‡๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ๐จ ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ฒ ๐ข๐๐ž๐š๐ฌ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž.Until it keeps you from choosing one.You have client stories, professional ins...
06/01/2026

๐‡๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ๐จ ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ฒ ๐ข๐๐ž๐š๐ฌ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž.

Until it keeps you from choosing one.

You have client stories, professional insights, lived experience, lessons learned, and patterns youโ€™ve seen again and again. Somewhere inside all of that is a book idea with real value.

The problem is not that you have nothing to say.

The problem is that everything feels connected, and youโ€™re not sure which direction deserves your focus.

Thatโ€™s exactly what weโ€™ll unpack in ๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ซ: ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ˆ๐๐ž๐š, a 60-minute masterclass for health professionals who are ready to turn their expertise into a clear, focused book concept.

Weโ€™ll cover what your book is really about, why now, who itโ€™s meant to serve, how it can stand out, and which publishing path may make the most sense for you.

Youโ€™ll also get reflection prompts and practical tools to help you start building a writing habit that actually lasts.

๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž: ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”
๐“๐ข๐ฆ๐ž: ๐Ÿ“:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽโ€“๐Ÿ”:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ ๐๐Œ ๐„๐’๐“
๐‚๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ: $๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ—
๐‹๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฏ๐ข๐š ๐™๐จ๐จ๐ฆ

Your expertise deserves more than a messy notes app.

If youโ€™ve been waiting for a reason to finally organize your book idea, consider this your nudge.

Registration closes today at 12 PM EST.

Register now.

โžก๏ธ https://bit.ly/Book-Development-Masterclass

๐๐ž๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ .Not the vague version.Not the โ€œI ...
05/31/2026

๐๐ž๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ .

Not the vague version.
Not the โ€œI have a bunch of thoughtsโ€ version.
The clear version.

The one with a purpose, a reader, a message, and a reason to exist.

Thatโ€™s why I created ๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ซ: ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ˆ๐๐ž๐š, a 60-minute masterclass for health professionals who are ready to turn their knowledge, lived experience, and client insights into a stronger book concept.

Inside the masterclass, weโ€™ll work through five essential questions every aspiring author should answer before writing a single page.

Youโ€™ll leave with a clearer book idea, a loose outline, more confidence in your audience and angle, and tools to help you begin or restart your writing practice with purpose.

๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž: ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”
๐“๐ข๐ฆ๐ž: ๐Ÿ“:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽโ€“๐Ÿ”:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ ๐๐Œ ๐„๐’๐“
๐‚๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ: $๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ—
๐‹๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฏ๐ข๐š ๐™๐จ๐จ๐ฆ

Your book idea deserves more than scattered notes and second-guessing.

The masterclass starts tomorrow, and thereโ€™s still time to reserve your spot. Registration closes June 1 at 12 PM EST.

Reserve your spot now.

โžก๏ธ https://bit.ly/Book-Development-Masterclass

Maybe youโ€™ve wondered:โ€œWill anyone actually read this?โ€โ€œHas this already been said before?โ€โ€œAm I really the right person...
05/30/2026

Maybe youโ€™ve wondered:

โ€œWill anyone actually read this?โ€
โ€œHas this already been said before?โ€
โ€œAm I really the right person to write it?โ€

Those questions do not mean your idea is weak.

They mean youโ€™re taking the work seriously.

Writing a book is not just about having expertise. ๐ˆ๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐š๐ ๐ž, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ž, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ.

Thatโ€™s what weโ€™ll focus on in ๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ซ: ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ˆ๐๐ž๐š

In this 60-minute masterclass, Iโ€™ll help you begin shaping your book idea with more clarity and intention, whether youโ€™re drawn to nonfiction, memoir, or something in between.

By the end, youโ€™ll walk away with a more focused idea, a loose outline, a clearer sense of your audience, and practical next steps for moving forward.

๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž: ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”
๐“๐ข๐ฆ๐ž: ๐Ÿ“:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽโ€“๐Ÿ”:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ ๐๐Œ ๐„๐’๐“
๐‚๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ: $๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ—
๐‹๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฏ๐ข๐š ๐™๐จ๐จ๐ฆ

Your idea does not have to be perfect before you start.

It just needs a real beginning.

Reserve your spot.

โžก๏ธ https://bit.ly/Book-Development-Masterclass

The bread aisle has options. Lots of them. Some loaves deliver in the best way with fiber, whole grains, seeds, and spro...
05/29/2026

The bread aisle has options. Lots of them. Some loaves deliver in the best way with fiber, whole grains, seeds, and sprouted grains. Others sound healthy on the front of the package, but the ingredient list tells a different story.

I was featured in Taylor Ann Spencerโ€™s Delish article, โ€œ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ž-๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐๐ฌ, ๐€๐œ๐œ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐จ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ง๐ฌ,โ€ alongside Lauren Manaker, M.S., R.D.N., L.D. and Caoilfhionn Gilvarry, registered associate nutritionist, to share what to look for when choosing store-bought bread.

The article breaks down why sourdough and whole-grain breads can be smart choices, how fiber can help support fullness, and why seeded and sprouted-grain options may offer additional nutritional benefits.

One of the biggest takeaways: donโ€™t rely on the front of the package alone. Look for labels like 100% whole grain or 100% whole wheat, and take a quick look at the ingredient list for added sugars, refined flours, preservatives, and sodium.

Bread can absolutely have a place in a balanced, satisfying way of eating. The key is knowing what to look for.

Read the full article in Delish for dietitian-recommended bread picks and practical label tips.

๐Ÿ”— https://www.delish.com/food/a71269390/healthiest-store-bought-breads/

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ž๐ž๐ฉ ๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎโ€™๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐๐š๐ฒ.When things slow down.When the idea feels clearer.When you final...
05/26/2026

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ž๐ž๐ฉ ๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎโ€™๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐๐š๐ฒ.

When things slow down.
When the idea feels clearer.
When you finally have more time, more confidence, more certainty.

But โ€œsomedayโ€ has a way of becoming a very comfortable hiding place.

If youโ€™re a health professional with a book idea sitting quietly in the background, this masterclass is designed to help you stop circling the idea and finally give it shape.

In ๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ซ: ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ˆ๐๐ž๐š, weโ€™ll work through the essential questions every aspiring author needs to answer before writing a single page.

Youโ€™ll leave with more clarity on what your book is really about, who itโ€™s for, why your voice matters, and how to begin with more direction.

๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž: ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”
๐“๐ข๐ฆ๐ž: ๐Ÿ“:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽโ€“๐Ÿ”:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ ๐๐Œ ๐„๐’๐“
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๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ! May is ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐๐š๐ซ๐›๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ž ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก, which means BBQ season is here โ€” and Iโ€™m here for the grilled food, ...
05/25/2026

๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ! May is ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐๐š๐ซ๐›๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ž ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก, which means BBQ season is here โ€” and Iโ€™m here for the grilled food, the summer sides, and the very real possibility of going back for a little more potato salad.

Itโ€™s also my husbandโ€™s birthday today, so weโ€™re celebrating with a little family cookout, which feels like the perfect way to kick off the season.

Hereโ€™s what I want you to remember: you donโ€™t have to overthink it.

Build a plate that helps you feel good. Start with protein, add something colorful, choose a carb you actually want, drink some water, and please cook the meat all the way through.

And if thereโ€™s something special youโ€™ve been looking forward to, have it.

Food is allowed to be nourishing and enjoyable. You can care about your health without depriving yourself at a cookout with people you love.

I wrote more about what to eat at a BBQ, how to build a balanced plate, and how to enjoy the season without making food the most stressful part of the day.

Read the full post on Substack.
๐Ÿ‘‰ https://bit.ly/WTF-To-Eat-At-A-BBQ

๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ฐ๐š๐ฌ ๐š ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ž๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ง๐ž๐จ๐ง ๐œ๐š๐ง๐ฌ, ๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐œ๐š๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฆ๐š๐๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ...
05/23/2026

๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ฐ๐š๐ฌ ๐š ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ž๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ง๐ž๐จ๐ง ๐œ๐š๐ง๐ฌ, ๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐œ๐š๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฆ๐š๐๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ.

That category looks very different now.

In my latest article for Forbes, I looked at how newer energy drink brands are moving toward lower sugar, cleaner ingredients, functional benefits, and more lifestyle-friendly positioning. I spoke with Michelle Cordeiro Grant, founder of Gorgie; Ashley Frey, Chief Customer Officer of Drink Accelerator; and Andre Denishuck, General Manager, Wellness and Stimulation USA at Ryde Wellbeing, about how the category is changing and why consumers are responding to it.

The shift is interesting: energy drinks are no longer being marketed only for workouts, late nights, or extreme performance. Many are now being positioned for focus, productivity, busy schedules, travel, studying, and everyday fatigue.

But a better-looking can does not automatically make a product a better choice for everyone.

Registered dietitians Elizabeth Shaw, MS, RDN, CPT, Shaw's Simple Swaps and Keri Gans, MS, RDN, shared helpful insight on caffeine intake, ingredient stacking, sleep disruption, โ€œcleanโ€ marketing, and what consumers should pay attention to before making energy drinks part of their routine.

Read the full article on Forbes
๐Ÿ”— https://www.forbes.com/sites/jesscording/2026/05/19/the-new-energy-drink-boom-is-about-more-than-caffeine/

Turns out, your brain may be easier to sweet-talk than you think. ๐Ÿง In a new Food & Wine article by Korin Miller, I was f...
05/21/2026

Turns out, your brain may be easier to sweet-talk than you think. ๐Ÿง 

In a new Food & Wine article by Korin Miller, I was featured alongside Margaret Westwater, PhD, and Sandra Zhang, RDN, to talk about new research on sugar, artificial sweeteners, and the surprising role expectation plays in how we experience sweetness.

The study found that when people thought they were drinking something made with real sugar, they often enjoyed it more โ€” even when the drink actually contained an artificial sweetener. Brain imaging also showed that expecting sugar can light up reward-related areas of the brain.

I loved getting to weigh in on this because taste is not just about your taste buds. What we believe about a food or drink can change how we experience it.

A good reminder: food is never just chemistry. It is memory, expectation, language, and yes, sometimes your brain bringing its own expectations to the table.

Read the full article in Food & Wine to learn more.
๐Ÿ”— https://www.foodandwine.com/sugar-vs-artificial-sweeteners-perception-brain-study-11955787

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