Nutrition Advice & Tips
In this blog, I want to talk about using electronic logs. Most of us have mixed feelings about these weight loss tools. On the one hand, they provide excellent information to help us make successful educated choices concerning our dietary intake. On the other hand, maintaining the practice is all-consuming. With that in mind, let […]
Read More ⟶If you look at most nutrition guidelines, vegetables play a central role in developing healthy eating habits. For some people the idea of eating vegetables brings up traumatic memories of over-cooked mush with little to no flavor. However, now you can find recipes that encourage techniques such as braising, sauté, baking, and even sous vide. […]
Read More ⟶Although grilling season for most people is behind us, burgers are synonymous with casual gatherings and quick meals year-round. Traditionally, beef is the mainstay of such events, however veggie burgers made with beans and grains have been gaining traction over the years. This can be contributed to an increased concern for health and environmental impacts […]
Read More ⟶A very popular aim of health food manufacturers is to lower the glycemic load of your food. This means they take a food that would normally have a higher carbohydrate count and they lower the impact of those carbs on your blood sugars by adding protein and fiber to the product. They also may use […]
Read More ⟶Legume pasta is all the rage these days and rightfully so! I have been having so much fun with it in the kitchen. I am frequently asked if veggie (tri-colored) pasta or whole wheat pasta is better than regular pasta. Well the answer is, not really. There is not much difference in the ingredients, total […]
Read More ⟶Despite our best efforts, let’s face it, we all get stuck in a pinch and need grab-and-go nourishment at times. Although whole food is always the best choice, it never hurts to have a good quality protein bar on hand for those times when life gets chaotic. The question is, with so many options, what […]
Read More ⟶In my last blog I shared about pursuing peace as the foundation of a healthy lifestyle, peace with yourself being high on the list of priorities. I truly believe apart from that, every other effort to be healthy is in vain. I, like many others, wrestled with eating disorders when I was young(er). Honestly, it […]
Read More ⟶Yogurt has long been one of our most popular cultured foods. Cultured foods were common in the pioneer days because they increase the preservation of the food through healthy bacteria. Preparing foods in this way is extremely beneficial to digestion and it increases absorption of nutrients. On the contrary, many healthy cultured foods contain added […]
Read More ⟶Me in the vineyard I recently had the privilege of taking a trip to Italy to be a guest speaker for a group of Wake Forest University students studying abroad in Venice, Italy. It was my first time to Italy and only my second time abroad (my first was 22 years ago when I […]
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