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The Bedtime Snack Unraveled
Despite what you may have heard, it is not only "okay," but actually VERY IMPORTANT to eat a bedtime snack! The common response to this is, "But I thought we weren't supposed to eat after (insert time here)?" Let's unravel this myth, by looking at the following three...
TV segment: The Big FAT Lie
When the producer from the popular TV show, Twin Cities Live contacted me about doing a nutrition segment on the show, a LOT of topics came to mind. Of them all, in my opinion, the greatest health and nutrition misconceptions lie in the fact that people still believe...
Why I Dislike Juicing
Juicing is a hot topic, as many people think it’s a healthy choice to make fresh juice. It's tasty and delicious. Wanna know why? Because it’s all sugar. Now, before you start getting defensive and putting your argument together about how it's healthy because of all...
KickStart Your Day (The Healthy Way!)
Have you seen the billboards or heard the news? PepsiCo's Mountain Dew has announced their new breakfast drink. It’s called Mountain Dew Kickstart. As if it weren’t bad enough that the main source of calories in the American diet is from soda. It’s no wonder our rate...
Dietitian Cassie on the Low Carb Cruise
As the days pass, the time is nearing when I'll be boarding the cruise ship in Galvastan, Texas for an exciting week with a bunch of my favorite people! This year, I'll be a keynote speaker on the 2013 Low Carb Cruise, alongside some of my favorites from the nutrition...
Don’t be FOOLED!
In honor of April Fools Day, my goal was to "unfool" you by debunking common nutrition myths. Lots of light was shed on topics that many people are confused about. Your feedback was fantastic! Instead of taking the suggestion of writing a book on all this stuff (it's...
For the love of EGGS
With a family history of high cholesterol and a total cholesterol number in the 220’s myself, one may be shocked to hear that eggs are my all time favorite source of protein. Many people even think I eat an abnormally high number of eggs, as I go through a few dozen...
Real Food for Real Kids (Snack Ideas)
Now that you’ve heard you should be feeding your kids real foods, what kinds of real foods are actually “kid friendly?” I spend a lot of time putting together realistic meal plans and brainstorming snack ideas for kids to show parents and kids that they don't need to...
What’s in a Shamrock Shake?
I usually get a couple reactions to this question. The first is the "ignorance is bliss" mindset: "I don't want to know. PLEASE don't tell me." The second is more honest: "Probably a lot of ingredients that are REALLY bad for me." Which is, (unsurprisingly,) very...
Real Food for Real Kids (Beyond Fruit Snacks and Chicken Nuggets)
Is it strange to think that kids can eat the same foods as adults? Having spent an ample amount of time working with a pediatric population, I realize the types of foods kids are usually fed, and I also know it's not impossible to get them to eat nourishing, real...
