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Spring Clean your Food Choices
March is National Nutrition Month. This year is more special because it is the 40th anniversary of the yearly nutrition and education campaign. Since I have worked as a Registered Dietitian for 21 years, I just realized that I have been involved in the campaign for just over half of those 40 years. This year’s theme is: “Eat Right, Your way, Every Day”. This theme encourages personalized healthy eating styles. It recognizes that food preferences, lifestyle, cultural and ethnic traditions, and health concerns impact individual food choices. With this theme … Continue reading
Are you a “Seefood” Eater?
The title is not a spelling error. This blog is not about eating seafood (although I encourage you to enjoy seafood at least twice a week). It is about food cravings and some tips to manage them. A “seefood” eater is a characteristic of many Americans. News reports have followed Americans throughout the day. We see an American at work that enjoys lunch, and then one hour later sees some food in the employee resource area. Seeing food, he or she will decide to eat the food just because it … Continue reading
American Heart Association National Eating Healthy Day
Wednesday, November 7th is National Eating Healthy Day. To celebrate this day, I challenge all readers of this blog to choose to eat at least one vegetable and fruit today. Or maybe you already choose to eat three servings of fruit and vegetables every day. Then today may be the day you try a new recipe or monitor the portion sizes of the food on your plate. Look at your lunch and dinner meals today. Do they correspond to the My Plate at www.choosemyplate.gov ? To celebrate the day, the … Continue reading
Halloween CAN be healthy (UPDATED to include giveaway)
Halloween is almost here, and I expect my phone to ring. Almost every year, this is the week that a news reporter or TV anchor wants to interview a registered dietitian (RD) about candy. I think they expect RDs to either be the food police or to give their audience the permission to indulge. “Why select Halloween?” is my first reaction. Americans enjoy every holiday with candy. Within days of Halloween, the Christmas candy will appear on the shelves. The first of January, the candy for Valentine’s Day appears. Then it … Continue reading
Nuggets of Nutrition
As part of my work for Alegent Creighton Health, I frequently provide nutrition presentations for community and church groups and work sites. Here are some of the more frequently asked questions and my answers. Should I purchase reduced fat peanut butter? With the food industry, if fat is removed, more sugar or salt is added. With reduced fat peanut butter, it’s sugar. Peanut butter and nuts in general contain healthy fat. So why reduce the fat by 3 or 4 grams and add more sugar? Instead, buy natural unsalted peanut … Continue reading