Heart Healthy Fats?
The Texas Farmer's Market A couple of weeks ago, I spent a long weekend in southern Texas with my daughter. We were planning a meal for a few guests so we took a trip to the farmer’s market in Waco on...
View ArticleSugar Substitutes: A Sweet Alternative?
If you read my last article on sugar, you know that added sugar is everywhere! You may also be aware that excessive sugar intake is not only wreaking havoc on our waistlines, but our overall health as...
View ArticleHealth Benefits of Herbs and Spices
“Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme …” This line is a part of the lyrics to the popular 1966 Simon and Garfunkel song, “Scarborough Fair,” but they could also be the herbs you plant in your flower or...
View ArticleRegistered Dietitians: Who They Are and What They Do
Registered Dietitian Nicki Ver Steeg with a patient. These days, people can get nutrition information from the internet, TV, radio and everyone from your doctor to a stranger on the street. This can...
View ArticleFair Food: Tips for Keeping Healthy
In 1904, St. Louis hosted the World’s Fair. Many of you may have heard the story about the ice cream booth entrepreneur who ran out of dishes and spoons for his ice cream and had the waffle maker at...
View ArticleTop Pick’s at the Farmer’s Market
Healthy eating is easy in the summer, when a variety of produce is in season and widely available. And what’s better than heading out to your local farmer’s market to support your local farmers and...
View ArticleFive Holiday Eating Tips
Stuffing and gravy and buns, oh my! Here comes the challenge of holiday eating again. Who hasn’t used the excuse of “it’s the holidays” to treat themselves to tasty temptations at office parties,...
View ArticleA Positive Spin on New Year’s Resolutions
Are you guilty of skipping breakfast, taking too many trips through the drive-thru and counting French fries as a serving of vegetables? As we get to the end of the year, it seems that we look back on...
View ArticleEnjoy the Taste of Eating Right
While social, emotional and health factors play a role in the foods people choose to eat, the foods we enjoy are the ones we eat most. That is why, as a part of National Nutrition Month 2014, the...
View ArticleFive “I Can Do That” Tips for Spring
While we patiently (or perhaps impatiently by now) wait for spring to arrive, we often tick off a list of things we do in order to put winter behind us and prepare for summer. Perhaps you wash up...
View ArticleChanging The Way Of Measuring Progress Through Waist Circumference
Progress is defined as “the forward or onward movement toward a destination.” In the world of health and fitness, measuring progress usually means looking at your “magical” number that pops up on the...
View ArticleNatural, Local, Whole, Organic
The Pike Place Public Market in Seattle is a well-known public farmers’ market, and I had the opportunity to check out the various booths when I visited that city. The variety and abundance was...
View ArticleChocolate or Chips?
The results of a survey on snacking habits from around the world was recently released, shedding some interesting light on trends from around the world about what we like to snack on. The Nielsen...
View ArticleDon’t Supersize This Holiday Season!
Here comes the holiday season! For many of us, it starts with Thanksgiving and carries on through the New Year. It includes special and traditional foods that are different than what we typically...
View ArticleJourney to Wellness: A Change in Diet
At a recent staff meeting we were discussing New Year’s resolutions. Common themes each year include weight loss, improving exercising goals, reducing stress and more time for self. There are many...
View ArticleJourney to Wellness: The Protein Argument
One of the most common questions I get about my diet is, “where do you get your protein?” Let’s take a closer look at the protein argument that would apply to any of our diets. The building blocks of...
View ArticleJourney to Wellness: The Dairy Debate
As someone who subscribes to a plant-based diet (vegan), last month I answered the question about where I get protein in my diet. This month I thought I would answer the second most common question I...
View ArticleJourney to Wellness: The Skinny on Fats
“The fat you eat is the fat you wear.” – Dr. John McDougall This has always been one of my favorite quotes. I first heard it three years ago and I’ve never forgotten it. The average American eats 30...
View ArticleFood Safety: Top Three Tips for Proper Food Prep
Salmonella, Norovirus, Campylobacter, E. Coli, Listeria, Clostridium perfringens, Cyclospora — were these names on the guest list for your last barbeque or picnic? I would hope not! These are not...
View Article5 Reasons to Make Dairy Products a Part of Your Daily Diet
June Dairy Month is an annual event that began in 1937. It initially began as an event to promote milk and help stabilize the demand for dairy products since cows were put out to pasture in the summer...
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