Monthly Insights
It’s hard to be anti-diet (January 2023)
This article is used with permission by Claire St. John, MPH, RDN, CEDRD-S If you’ve followed diets all your life, making the decision to ditch diets and start eating intuitively can seem like a monumental challenge. So how do we move away from diets and toward listening to our bodies and eating what sounds good […]
Why is Breakfast the Most Important Meal of the Day? (December 2011)
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 […]
Reassessing the Risks of Eating Fish during Pregnancy (November 2011)
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 […]
What is Community Supported Agriculture? (October 2011)
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 […]
What is the Balanced Diet? (September 2011)
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 […]