by Cassie | Apr 20, 2012 | Holiday Eating, Hot Topics
Celebrate Earth Day by eating cleaner, greener, plant-based foods and incorporating strategies that are better for our environment. Five easy ways to be greener: 1) Eat greener and cleaner. Focus on increasing your consumption of green foods, such as leafy greens,...
by Cassie | Mar 22, 2012 | Healthy Changes, Hot Topics
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...
by Cassie | Mar 13, 2012 | Dietitian Cassie, Hot Topics
…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:...
by Cassie | Mar 7, 2012 | Healthy Kids, Hot Topics
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...
by Cassie | Mar 1, 2012 | Healthy Changes, Hot Topics
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...
by Cassie | Sep 29, 2011 | Hot Topics
There’s so much contradictory information out there on coffee that you may be hesitant to celebrate National Coffee Day. Consider me your personal investigator; sit back with your cup o’ Joe and allow me to give you my concise, research-based opinion. There are so...
