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    Hummusapien » Lifestyle » Travel » FNCE Weekend in Boston Recap

    FNCE Weekend in Boston Recap

    Published Oct 24, 2016 · Modified Sep 6, 2022 · by Alexis Joseph · 12 Comments

    Ahhh how I adore New England.

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    I traveled to Boston for the first time last week for the annual Food and Nutrition Conference Expo, which is basically a gigantical dietitian fest. Thanks to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics for covering my admission to FNCE  in exchange for this post!

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    I took the plunge to attend this year mostly to speak on a panel with Kylie and Jenny about entrepreneurship sponsored by Siggi's. The audience asked a lot of really thoughtful questions pertaining to work life balance, maintaining motivation and inspiration, and juggling multiple responsibilities without ripping your hair out.

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    I'm big on being real with my audience, so I harped on the emotional and social sacrifices one must be willing to make in order to embrace entrepreneurship and the importance of accepting some level of imbalance when it comes to balancing work and life. When you're a lifestyle blogger, there's a pretty blurred line. Work doesn't just get turned off when I leave Alchemy or shut my computer. When you have a brand, you have to always be on it and willing to over-share your life. Sacrifices, people.

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    I also talked about working smarter, not harder. I don't have time to learn to do new things that I'm not interested in. If I need something for the blog that I know I don't have the time or energy for, I hire some one. Hi, Kendall! Don't be afraid to invest in good people. It's scary at first, but delegating has been one of the best things I've ever done.

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    Even though it was my first time attending FNCE, I knew that it could be a wee bit overwhelming and that it really is what you make it. I'm all about a) hanging with my fellow RD blogger/media pals, b) eating all the food and exploring the city and c) talking to brands. So instead of spending my time at educational sessions, I ate my way through Boston with Robyn, Kylie, Rachel, Anne, and Alex (shout out to Meme and Kara, too!) and attended a bunch of PR events with my favorite companies.

    I'm obsessed with each and every one of these magical women. They're all serious girl bosses and when we're all in the same room it's pretty much non-stop laughter, mostly over things that have absolutely nothing to do with nutrition. It's amazing how much we learned from each other in a three day trip!

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    The five of us stayed in an Air B and B ten minutes from the convention center which was definitely the way to go regarding accommodations. Lots of people stayed in hotels that were farther away. I'm such an Air B and B girl at heart. It was essentially a giant slumber party. Dream, right?

    Most of our time was spent at PR events and exploring the expo, which is basically a big display of different healthy food companies and products. Samples galore! I wrote the bulk of this post at the airport and I was legitimately concerned that my suitcase wouldn't fit in the overhead compartment. There's more protein bars than clothes.

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    Highlights of the PR events included sipping avo margaritas and learning to make avoc roses at the Avocados event (hello, avo margaritas and avo roses) and the KIND nutrition Collective Dinner at Lucca complete with fall cocktails and a beyond delish espresso ice cream dessert.

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    The first thing when I got to Boston I did was nosh hard at an AMAZING cafe called Life Alive, which a lot of you recommended on Instagram so thanks with that! Katie and Rachel were super sweet and picked me up at the airport. I had the Goddess Bowl with carrots, beets, broccoli, kale, brown rice, tofu, sprouted legumes, and a foodgasmical ginger nama shoyu sauce that I could've bathed in.

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    Other good Boston eats included Sweetgreen and Flour Bakery. I had already tried Sweetgreen in NYC so I couldn't wait to go back. I would live there if we had one in Columbus. I made my own salad with spinach, kale, brussels sprouts, beets, sweet potatoes, red onion, tofu, and balsamic dressing. I could eat this every day and be happy.

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    Flour was a cute (and insanely busy) bakery and cafe featuring desserts, coffee drinks, sandwiches, and salads. The first day Alex, Robyn and I split a sticky cinnamon roll, frosted banana bread, a chocolate-coconut-walnut cookie, a double chocolate cookie, and a homemade oreo with soy lattes on the side. Oh and kale.

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    The next day I went back to Flour with Anne and we both got salads. I ordered the soba noodle salad which has spinach, kombocha squash, tofu, nori, celery, and a chili vinaigrette. Super delish!

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    Did I mention I met Ellie Krieger?!

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    Before heading to the airport, Anne and I walked around downtown and stopped at a little juice bar inside a gym for some green juice. We were both dying for a vitamin boost!

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    I've pretty darn exhausted but so glad I got to spend the weekend in Boston with some amazing ladies that know what this crazy life is like. Till next year!

    About Alexis Joseph

    Oh HEY there! I'm Alexis Joseph, food writer, blogger, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), new mama, and co-founder of local restaurant group, Alchemy. I use my passion for cooking and wellness as fuel to help others ignite a more freeing and happy relationship with food. Learn more about Alexis!

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    1. Trisha says

      August 25, 2017 at 5:31 am

      That looked like fun! I can’t say I don’t envy you. 🙂 My friend sent me a link to your site and I love all the photos. The food looks amazing! An avocado rose, are you kidding me?? It looks like a good time was had by all, thanks for sharing this. 🙂

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    2. Trisha says

      August 25, 2017 at 5:31 am

      That looked like fun! I can’t say I don’t envy you. 🙂 My friend sent me a link to your site and I love all the photos. The food looks amazing! An avocado rose, are you kidding me?? It looks like a good time was had by all, thanks for sharing this. 🙂

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    3. ACKTIVE LIFE says

      October 24, 2016 at 1:08 pm

      I am supposed to head to Boston this weekend. I cannot wait. It is such a great city and I am so glad that you had a good time. And of course the food looks AWESOME!

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    4. ACKTIVE LIFE says

      October 24, 2016 at 1:08 pm

      I am supposed to head to Boston this weekend. I cannot wait. It is such a great city and I am so glad that you had a good time. And of course the food looks AWESOME!

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    5. Sarah @ BucketListTummy says

      October 24, 2016 at 10:03 am

      If we had Sweetgreens here in NC, I'd live there too! I was scared my suitcase would be over the 50 lbs mark when flying home due to all the samples. Gimme all the free stuff!

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    6. Sarah @ BucketListTummy says

      October 24, 2016 at 10:03 am

      If we had Sweetgreens here in NC, I'd live there too! I was scared my suitcase would be over the 50 lbs mark when flying home due to all the samples. Gimme all the free stuff!

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    7. Lauren says

      October 24, 2016 at 8:58 am

      Sounds like the coolest weekend! I need to get back to Boston x

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    8. Lauren says

      October 24, 2016 at 8:58 am

      Sounds like the coolest weekend! I need to get back to Boston x

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    9. Chelsey says

      October 24, 2016 at 8:12 am

      This post made me smile but also exponentially increased my FNCE FOMO!! That's some serious girl squad...so many RDs I look up to! Hope to meet you in person next year, or if you come to NYC again before, Sweetgreen on me! Xx

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    10. Chelsey says

      October 24, 2016 at 8:12 am

      This post made me smile but also exponentially increased my FNCE FOMO!! That's some serious girl squad...so many RDs I look up to! Hope to meet you in person next year, or if you come to NYC again before, Sweetgreen on me! Xx

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    11. Dietitian Jess says

      October 24, 2016 at 7:46 am

      So great hearing you speak about everything and appreciated that you kept it real- would've loved to get to talk to you more! Sweetgreen is the best- we have one here (in Philly) and I'll be sad to move and give it up!

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    12. Dietitian Jess says

      October 24, 2016 at 7:46 am

      So great hearing you speak about everything and appreciated that you kept it real- would've loved to get to talk to you more! Sweetgreen is the best- we have one here (in Philly) and I'll be sad to move and give it up!

      Reply

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