Kimberly Coventry, MS, CNC

The 10 Calorie Phenomenon

To gauge my clients' general knowledge on nutrition, I often ask them if they know how many calories are in a pound. I hear various guesses ranging from 12 to 2,000, and they are shocked to learn the answer is 3,500 calories. With weight loss as a common ... Read >

Perfecting Portion Control

While completing my Masters in Holistic Nutrition, the entire focus of my studies was on learning what real, whole foods were all about. So instead of turning to the back of a product label to check the calorie content, I just became adept at eating as na... Read >

Grocery Store Savvy

For most of us, the majority of the food we eat comes from groceries we have stocked in our kitchen. So if we can learn to be grocery store savvy, then the quality of food we put in our bodies will improve greatly. Here our four simple tips to help you ge... Read >

Beautiful From the Inside Out

This evening, I had the opportunity to be a judge in a high school Pageant that awarded college scholarships, and it proved to be a huge eye opener for me. Throughout the interview process, swimwear competition and evening gown finale, it was amazing to m... Read >

Plowing Through a Plateau

If you're anything like most exercisers or those trying to lose weight, you have hit a plateau before. If you are one of the lucky few who haven't, just know that it can happen. Although it can be a bit frustrating to see a lack of results with such har... Read >

Mini Meals

Have you ever restricted your calories for a diet, but were disappointed to find the numbers on the scale hadn't budged one bit? Or felt a drop in your energy level mid-afternoon? If so, you may benefit from the Mini Meal style of eating-it worked for m... Read >

First Time Fueling

While beginning a fitness program, the quality of food you put in your body can greatly impact not only your training workouts, but also those coveted long-term results. We all put so much focus on planning when our workouts will be, how long they will b... Read >

How to Jump Start Your Fitness Program

I remember all of the times I bought a gym membership, picked up a new workout DVD, or purchased the latest fitness infomercial product. Each time, I swore I was going to finally start working out consistently, and get in shape once and for all. Similarly... Read >

Healthy Tricks for Traveling

How many times have we arrived home from vacation and realized that we were completely derailed from our healthy regimen of working out and eating well? It then takes several days to get back into the swings of things and before we know it, two weeks of s... Read >

A Tribute to the Health Seekers

Imagine you are enjoying an entertainment event, such as the Houston Rodeo, and a special TV announcement interrupts the lively chain of events of the evening. The message on the TV is from the chairman of the event, and he says, "In an effort to fight c... Read >

Cooking With the Stars

While waiting in line to check out at the grocery store, I usually ignore the outrageous news headlines of all those in Hollywood and beyond. But today, there was a special issue of People magazine, "Cook with the Stars!" Intrigued, I picked up a copy and... Read >