by Cassie | Apr 8, 2013 | Balanced Meals, Balanced Snacks, Healthy Changes, Healthy Kids, Hot Topics
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...
by Cassie | Apr 5, 2013 | Hot Topics
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...
by Cassie | Apr 1, 2013 | Hot Topics, Start Here
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...
by Cassie | Mar 28, 2013 | Breakfast, Healthy Changes, Hot Topics
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...
by Cassie | Mar 4, 2013 | Holiday Eating, Hot Topics
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...
by Cassie | Jan 28, 2013 | Disease Prevention, Healthy Changes, Hot Topics
This post is dedicated to the health of your heart in honor of February’s “Heart Month.” This topic is close to my heart, as my own father underwent a double bypass surgery a few years ago. Heart health may be one of the most confusing areas in the nutrition realm...
