Jessie Whitesell

Clean Eating 101 for 2019

February 5, 2019 By The Food Adventures Crew Leave a Comment

Dorothy Lane Market is a treasure trove for Clean Eating

Clean Eating 101

This week we channel Jessie Whitesell, wellness coach and member of our Food Adventure Crew. She wrote our weekly article for Dayton Most Metro, and it really hits home with most of us.

So here we are…. WEEK 5 into the NEW YEAR, 2019.

Fresh fruit

Most of us make resolutions, some set goals, others have wishful thinking …..all about how to approach their health and
wellness with an edge.

This is going to be the year :

“I lose the weight.”

“I get fit.”

“I lose the belly tire.”

“I build muscle.”

“I eat clean.”

What does that even mean….CLEAN EATING?

HERE’S THE SKINNY ON CLEAN EATING:

Clean eating is preparing and eating food as close as nature intended it to be. Clean eating is a lifestyle choice. It is a decision to fuel your body in the way that nature designed it to optimally function. It is not deprivation, counting calories, measuring food, or adding up points. None of that nonsense that makes you rub up to the notion that food is good or bad or that connects guilt and shame to your “number game”. Clean eating is a practice that focuses on quality over quantity.

Can you really eat too many leafy greens?

Can you really eat too many leafy greens?

Next week marks WEEK 6 into the new calendar year. Current research in the health industry shows us that this
is a pivotal point on the calendar. People who have been working toward their health and fitness goals for the new year more than likely hit a roadblock at 6 weeks and quit.

More than likely they feel deprived, their willpower is spent, they are tired of measuring and weighing their carbs, and disconnected to tuning in to the process of how foods make them feel.

One ingredient foods

People are often so eager to create quick, radical change that they load on too many new changes and they can’t keep it all afloat. The overwhelm takes over, they are done with juggling it all and quit.

The idea behind clean eating is that it is a sustainable approach to be carried out for a lifetime. Letting go of boxed foods, frozen processed meats and entrees, pre-packed snacks, and creating fresh meals with real food.

Single ingredient foods even.

When you strip the foods down to their bare bones, your ingredients list gets shorter, if there even is one, as foods closest to their natural state won’t be filled with unpronounceable chemical preservatives.

Dorothy Lane Market’s Quality Produce

With the rise of convenience foods, cooking and preparing food at home has become a lost art and is rarely now a skill being passed down to the next generation.

If you have an interest in eating clean as the calendar pages continue to turn, may we suggest you take your next FOOD ADVENTURE along the perimeter of one of the best grocers in town. A local gem to the Dayton area is our own Dorothy Lane Market. Locally owned and operated since 1948, it began as a fruit stand. Today DLM encompasses three exquisite markets well-known for their fresh and healthy options, quick deli take-out, and specialty items. Be sure to take advantage of their pre-cut fruit and vegetables that offer a colossal variety of noodled, cubed, and sliced produce to help getting dinner on the table a bit easier.

Fresh Broccoli

Paying a few extra dollars, to keep your eating clean, is often worth every dime, so you stay on track with your
goals. Clean eating can be easily executed with simple planning and frequent trips to Dorothy Lane Market for the most beautiful and fresh produce in town.

Another great spot is Whole Foods Market on 725 near McEwen Rd. They have a lot to offer for clean eating and Whole 30 compliance. In fact there is a free seminar at Whole Foods, Saturday Morning February 9th at 10am at the store located at 1050 Miamisburg-Centerville Rd. Yours truly will be hosting the fun, fact filled Q and A. Please join us if you are curious. It is much bigger than food. See you there !!!

Food Adventures is a Dayton food blog with feature articles appearing each week here, exclusively on Dayton Most Metro. The Big Ragu, Jackie and Jessie will explore everything Dayton has to offer on the food scene. We have no rules, and your humble Food Adventurers will leave no plate unturned.

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FEB 9th at WHOLE FOODS

Incredible organic selection at DLM

ORANGES

What is a Health Coach Anyway ?

July 2, 2018 By The Food Adventures Crew 1 Comment

Our new in house Healthy Food guru ! Welcome Jessie !

The Food Adventure Crew is happy to welcome our in-house healthy food guru Jessie Whitesell to our team. She is a loving mom, wife and friend, and brings such positive energy to our group. She will give a much needed spin on Food Adventures.

********* Soooo…. what exactly is a health coach anyway???? **********

DEFINING HEALTH COACH
As the new face of wellness to the Food Adventure Crew, I wanted to take a moment to clarify exactly what a health coach is, how I became certified, and how this career is forging new ground in the allied health care system.

Also known as a wellness consultant, health coaches are certified professionals, offering a fairly new link in the allied health professional network. Together, allied health professionals work in teams to prevent disease and its progression, understand its root cause, and provide a range of direct patient/client care and support.

Specifically, a health coach works with individual clients to create and implement health improvement interventions. At the core, we analyze disease risk and prevention. The goal is to create a balanced approach to holistic health and healing. The work is client-centered, allowing the client to create solutions and strategies that will work best for their unique lifestyle. Working as dedicated advocates, health coaches develop a collaborative relationship with their clients to improve their lifestyle for the better. Time is spent exploring a client’s baseline of how they are currently living their life, what their daily habits are, established routines of living, and analyzing where improvements can be made. Once areas are identified where behavior change and modifications would be beneficial, the client then prioritizes these needs. Together, an action plan is implemented, working toward highly personalized goals set by the client.

PRIORIIZE
Overwhelm is a common theme and setback when working on behavior change. Therefore in my specific work at Jessie Whitesell Health + Wellness, the client creates and prioritizes individual action steps. The focus is only on one change or new behavior at a time. Once that behavior is underway or possibly mastered, a new behavior then becomes the focus. Implementing these small changes, one behavior at a time, creates the foundation and the building blocks for sustainable habits to living one’s healthiest life.

Discover things like Celery Juice

Through strategies focusing on stress management, proper nutrition, quality sleep, and appropriate exercise and movement, clients are asked take a proactive approach towards controlling their own health. Clients are educated and encouraged to develop a growth mindset and create lifestyle changes that promote well being for long term wellness.

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF HEALTH
Within my first two years of working in the fitness industry as a personal trainer, I quickly recognized that my background in counseling psychology was a huge attribute to how I was effectively working with my clients. Behavioral change was clearly going to be a necessary part of my work if I wanted to be effective. I soon explored all of the health coaching certifications and chose the American Council of Exercise Health Coach Certification. ACE is the only organization whose health coaching certification is accredited by the National Council on Certifying Agencies (NCCA). This distinction means the certification has been officially recognized by the Institute for Credentialing Excellence as a credential whose holders are competent professionals in the field of health coaching.

Currently, there is no licensure requirement or standardized set of education to become a health coach due to zero state or national accrediting organizations governing the practice of health coaching. Therefore, it is up to the client or employer to demand this type of education before hiring a coach.

Get the family involved in healthy lifestyles

Jessie Whitesell Health + Wellness has since grown to reach more clients more effectively with these credentials. As well, my work as a certified health coach inspired me to also become a certified behavioral specialist, fitness nutritionist, and autoimmune paleo coach.

I am confident in my practice that I am positively affecting the lives of my clients and their families. I believe that this career path will be growing monumentally in the coming years as the allied health care network recognizes the integral role that health coaches play in creating health and well being in the lives of their patients and clients.

Jessie Whitesell
BA in Education

Ed. Counseling Psychology.

ACE Certified Personal Trainer, Health Coach, Fitness Nutritionist + Behavioral Coach
Certified Autoimmune Paleo Coach

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Jessie is challenged with feeding an active, busy family and still preparing healthy meals

You will see some new healthy tips on here …

Get your kids involved in healthy habits

Sweet Potatoes and Eggs..

Stuffed Peppers

A Hungry Health Coach !

Food Adventure Crew Adds “Healthy” Influence

May 23, 2018 By The Food Adventures Crew 1 Comment

You may know the weekly Food Adventure blog here at Dayton Most Metro. We visit the local mom and pop restaurants from greasy spoons, to fine dining and everything in between. We give some of the most in-depth restaurant reviews because, unlike other sites, they visit the eatery multiple times. No plate is unturned. You may have attended one of our Food Adventure events over the past 10 years.

Jessie Whitesell – the Newest Food Adventurer

Today, we proudly announce the addition of a Paleo and Whole 30 guru who will bring a fresh breath of healthy eating into the mix. Meet the latest crew member, Jessie Whitesell. A Mom whose busy lifestyle and own health concerns, turned her on to the power of fresh, natural foods. Using gluten free foods, and a paleo style diet, she has conquered her own health concerns from allergies to inflammation. Jessie will bring fun videos, cooking tips, and much more to Food Adventures. She will help you and your family who may be looking to promote a healthier lifestyle.

Food Adventures has not changed, we will still bring you the best of local food places. We have just added a new dimension to the mix. Jessie is a lifelong Dayton resident with a passion for healthy, nutritious, fresh local foods. Here is her bio:

MEET JESSIE:

Yep, she is one of us !

Jessie Whitesell of Jessie Whitesell Health + Wellness is our team’s Wellness Consultant . She brings a piece to Food Adventures that focuses on holistic health and healing through whole, natural foods. Jessie is a certified health coach, autoimmune paleo coach, fitness nutritionist, behavioral coach, and personal trainer. She holds an BA in Education and a M. Ed. in Counseling Psychology.

She and her high school sweetheart are raising three incredibly active and hungry kids. Self taught in the kitchen, she has learned how to simplify feeding a busy active family a mostly paleo nutritional plan through mindful planning, meal prep, and single ingredient foods. Jessie likes to cook with in season produce and support local farmers when possible. You can often find her at the ball fields either coaching or cheering on her kids with a cooler packed to the brim of healthy, whole foods.

The Food Adventures Crew is super excited to add Jessie to the blog. We look forward to her articles, recipes, videos and takes on local foods. You will see her at many of our events, and we can’t wait to learn more about wholesome foods for a healthy lifestyle, and even food tips for treating specific ailments. Stay tuned and keep following us right here, weekly on DaytonMostMetro.com!