creating nutrition-savvy consumers, one blog post at a time
I’m a member of the Facebook-posting, Twitter-tweeting, LinkedIn-loving Generation Y. As such, I am usually interested in the newest technological gadget, not only for my own enjoyment, but also for the potential health implications. Sure, sitting in front of a screen all day is bad for you, but there are also positive aspects of technology [...]
Diet advice is everywhere: TV, radio, internet, your mother, your friends, your spouse, your kid’s teacher, your hairdresser. Me. Other registered dietitians. We’re saturated with diet advice. So I’m always surprised to meet clients who are making the same old diet mistakes we’ve been warning about for the past 40 years. Skipping Breakfast and/or eating [...]
March is National Nutrition Month, so it’s a good time to look back at what been happening with the ever-expanding collection of topics we think of as “nutrition”: food supplements specially formulated Health Halo products diets medical nutrition therapy for specific diseases food labeling calories weight control disease prevention and wellness organic hydration sports performance [...]
Despite the explosion of silly food and drink products, fortified with a few random nutrients to create Health Halos, there are still many great buys in the average grocery store. You don’t have to spend vast amounts of money at Whole Foods to buy good food. Here are just 5: Frozen unsweetened fruit: in a [...]
I came across a fun article last week – The Master Cleanse – not about diets but about wardrobes. The premise was this: what if your home burned up and you had to replace your entire wardrobe? Of course, waiting for a fire as an excuse is pretty silly. Why not just toss everything and [...]
Moms are busy people, and much of what they do is mentally and physically demanding and exhausting. Also unpaid and invisible. Moms need to be mentally and physically fit to keep up with all that responsibility. Here are 5 Power Foods for Moms: Plain water: stay hydrated. You’ll feel better. Yoghurt: protein, calcium, probiotics. Just [...]
Nothing says summer quite like watermelon, even though it increasingly turns up in grocery stores in spring. It's one fruit that (mostly) hasn't … Read More
