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Easter: Nutrition to keep the focus on the Reason
Another holiday approaching means likely temptation with candy dishes, baskets and heavy meals. Here are my quick tips for minimizing nutrition stress this Easter season and maximizing the purpose of the holiday: Fill baskets with fun stuff. Easter is the second...
Skip the Splenda (and all other chemical sweeteners)
This post is an elaboration and clarification of where I stand on the use of artificial sweeteners (which also go by another undercover name: sugar substitutes). One of the greatest health misconceptions revolve around products that use these terms and these...
Eat Green for St. Patty’s Day
Celebrate Saint Patrick’s day with green foods full of nutrients and antioxidants! Here are five foods and one superfood formula that will make you feel GREAT and their color will even make you feel IRISH! (Hint: None of them combine the words Shake or...
What’s an RD?
...And how could one of those benefit me? Registered Dietitians are food and nutrition experts, nationally known to be credible for providing nutrition information. It’s a long road to obtain the Registered Dietitian (R.D.) credential. To become an RD one must:...
Fast Food is Still Fast Food
Fast food choices for children have been at the center of the latest nutritional news. This week, McDonald’s implemented a new effort in improving the nutritional content of Happy Meals by including apple slices and a smaller kid-sized portion of french fries. It’s...
Back to the Basics for National Nutrition Month
Healthy eating and good nutrition is important all year long, but March is “National Nutrition Month,” where we are reminded of and celebrate the importance of healthy eating. Good nutrition contributes to your overall health and can help you maintain a healthy weight...
Celebrate Heart Month
February is "American Heart Month" not only because of the romantic aura that spreads beyond February 14th, but also to raise awareness of the organ that beats for your life, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Heart disease is a vital topic to discuss as it's the leading...
New Years 2012: Making Resolutions that Last
We’ve all seen the intense, passionate gung-ho mentality that magically comes with the new year. Plans for getting serious about losing that fifteen pounds or acquiring that new gym membership because “this time” you’re going to get serious about prioritizing your...
Surviving the Holidays
We all find ourselves struggling to stay on track nutritionally at one point or another during these holiday months. It’s normal to have a meal, a day, a week or even a few months where you fall into an unhealthy rut. For many, this seems to...
Halloween Nutrition [Haunted or Healthy]
It’s that time of year again: Dieters have anxiety from being surrounded by temptation at every angle—the overly-advertised candy sales at every store near you, the “fun-sized” pieces of candy begging to be eaten from the free-for-all dish at the adjacent cubicle, and...