Sarah Micallef

Sarah is in love with food and fitness! As a registered dietitian and health coach at BCBSM, she embraces the opportunity to be able to share her enthusiasm and knowledge with people everywhere. She is a proud MSU Spartan, and treasures all things outdoors including running, camping, and backpacking.
Food and Recipes

Are You Eating Too Much of a Good Thing?

Many foods that are considered healthy can still be high in calories, so if you’re looking to watch you calorie intake, check out these serving sizes.

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Fitness

Health lessons we should take from man’s best friend

I’ve loved animals for as long as I can remember. I spent much of my time in college paying for tuition by working at an animal hospital. I did a variety of…

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Food and Recipes

Can you shop your way to better health?

For National Nutrition Month this year, dietitians across the country are reaching out to help everyone “Enjoy the Taste of Eating Right”.

Food and Recipes

Make Your Vegetables Taste More Like French Fries

If vegetables tasted more like French fries, we would have a lot easier time getting our recommended number of servings in, right?

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Food and Recipes

Beans, beans, the musical…fruit?

When was the last time you had a song or jingle stuck in your head? For me, it has been the last 2 weeks and the song that is stuck is the “musical fruit”.

Food and Recipes

Read This Before You Reach Into the Fridge for a Late-Night Snack

It’s 9 p.m. and the day is just starting to wind down. You think back on all the things you accomplished during the day and the fantastic choices you made…

Food and Recipes

To juice or not to juice

Let’s start with the basics. Fruits and vegetables are all wonder foods due to the astronomical amount of benefits they provide. The USDA reminds us that in…

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