12: Double Date with Stephen and Elise Compston

Mandy and Taco have made a reservation for a double date with registered dietitians and bloggers Stephen and Elise Compston, who discuss how healthy eating helped ignite their relationship, the key to keeping your kitchen tasks balanced, and how they keep each other on the right track. EPISODE ANNOUNCEMENTS If you and yours are looking to get into meal planning and track your nutrition, be sure to grab your free Bride & Couples Starter Guide eBook on our site! Mandy and Taco are on the lookout for couples who live happily and healthily together. If you have a story of your own, email us at podcast@nutritionnuptials.com . ABOUT STEPHEN & ELISE Stephen Compston, RD, LD, CDE and Elise Compston, RD, LD are registered dietitians, partners in life and nutrition, and the Voices behind the blog Straight Outta Compston Kitchen. With their infant son Baby C—and another little one due very soon—they promote a varied and balanced diet that emphasizes good nutrition while still allowing for the occasional fun food. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS How food and nutrition brought Elise and Stephen together, why they clicked, and their whirlwind wedding. Moving in together and how honesty allowed them to avoid the little conflicts. Maintaining health at home through mutual encouragement and challenges. Why big eating and healthy eating can go hand-in-hand. How Straight Outta Compston Kitchen came to be and what Elise's bucket list goal is. Balancing meal preferences and establishing a "leftover threshold" to keep everybody happy at the kitchen table. Elise and Stephen's best tips for getting into meal planning. Working out shared cooking routines to keep both partners on an even keel. Why Stephen and Elise intend their blog to be for anybody. The challenges they've faced trying to maintain a healthy diet as young parents. RECIPES TO CHECK OUT FROM STEPHEN AND ELISE'S BLOG, STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPSTON KITCHEN GROWN UP GRANOLA BARS SUN DRIED TOMATO 'CREAM' SAUCE BUTTERNUT SQUASH LASAGNA DARK CHOCOLATE BLACK BEAN BROWNIES (GF, DF) FOLLOW STEPHEN AND ELISE COMPSTON BLOG: straightouttacompstonkitchen.com INSTAGRAM: @straightouttacompstonkitchen FACEBOOK: Straight Outta Compston Kitchen Have a question, story to share, or feedback on the show? Email podcast@nutritionnuptials.com Join the Nutrition Nuptials Podcast VIP Afterparty on Facebook to keep the conversation going! Meet Your Hosts, Taco & Mandy: Mandy Enright, MS, RDN, RYT is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and fitness instructor. She is the creator of the blog, Nutrition Nuptials , where she has been helping couples learn how to merge their lifestyles together and served as the inspiration for this podcast. Mandy is dedicated to helping teach people how to fit the foods they love into their lifestyle with an "all foods fit" philosophy. She is joined every episode by her co-host and husband, Taco. Taco and Mandy are active beach bums who live at the Jersey Shore and are always exploring restaurants, breweries, wineries, and perfect sunsets. You can check out their finds on Instagram by following . Follow Mandy and the show on Instagram @nutrition_nuptials and on Facebook , Twitter , Pinterest , and YouTube @mandyenrightRD About the Show: Nutrition Nuptials is all about helping couples learn how to go from a "ME" to a "WE" when it comes to their household habits, particularly when it comes to nutrition, fitness, and overall wellbeing. The backbone of the story is the STORIES you will hear, because every couple has their trials and triumphs. Know that you're not alone! Hear Taco & Mandy discuss stories they have experienced personally in their time together. And join them for their Double Date episodes when other couples join the show to share their experiences. There's laughs and learnings for all! How You Can Support the Show: We love our listeners for taking the time to listen to us chat about couples-related matters. In order to give you the best possible show, we have a few simple ways you can support the show and help spread the word.

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12: Double Date with Stephen and Elise Compston is an episode from Nutrition Nuptials by Mandy Enright.

This episode is 01:06:52 long.

This episode was published on Jan 23, 2019.

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