As your teenager starts exhibiting autonomy, parents will often times ask me how they can be involved with their teenager’s meals. This age group seems to “be forgotten” as infancy and early childhood parents receive so much direction pertaining to nutrition that this time in their children’s life tends to be skipped. The first […]
As a Registered Dietitian/Nutrition Therapist I have clients speaking about the number of servings of fruits and vegetables that are recommended. I like to respond by having them learn how to use their “healthy voice” and I say “you are not a human calculator”. My famous statement is “the more color the merrier”. Remember taking […]
Did you know the reason why our mothers promoted breakfast? When you don’t eat a morning meal your body enters a prolonged fasting state. It then starts to believe that you will not be eating anytime soon. When you eventually eat lunch your body stores those calories as fat because it thinks that “I […]
Do you worry about eating fish during your pregnancy? What types of fish? How often? What kind? Also, how many ounces? Almost every pregnancy book devotes a chapter to nutrition as the key concept is eating a variety of foods. Many of these pregnancy books are not current on the latest recommendations. Since 1994 […]
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to receive a box with all local produce without actually picking your fruits and vegetables? Let alone to choose the ones that you “usually” buy each week? Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a system that members purchase a subscription in return for a farmer to […]
Clients come to my office asking me what is a balanced diet? We hear this phrase so often and I believe before I explain what this means, it is important for me to define what is balanced eating. Balanced eating is eating when you are hungry in combination of what your body needs. It […]
I will often have clients share with me how mindful they are with their food during the day and then once they arrive home, their eating challenges begin. I will typically ask them have they ever explored that they are so busy during the day that food is used as fuel and that they […]
Coconut Oil has been marketed on websites and magazines promoting all types of health benefits. Coming from a cardiology background I can’t help but read these claims, being aware of the high saturated fat content. According to the Natural Medicines Database, there is insufficient evidence to rate the effectiveness for the claims that have […]
Our set point seems to come up in discussion with clients and I thought this month’s topic would discuss how it works with also clarifying any misconceptions. Many bodily functions are automatically regulated to maintain a genetically defined balance for optimal functioning and wellbeing. We cannot control them. They operate by a genetic gauge, […]
As a registered dietitian, it is very important keep up with diet trends. We are now in the “protein is the answer to everything” phase. We have gone through phases regarding carbohydrates and of course fat. This month’s article will demystify four popular protein myths. Protein can’t get stored as body fat: Protein is […]