I know it’s a surprising title, especially from a dietitian, right when quitting sugar is the trendiest thing to do these days. But I think I have a pretty good argument for why you should keep some of the sweet stuff around. I don’t want to get angry emails about how I work for the…
Happy New Year!! If you’re like me, you overindulged a little bit last night (and okay, maybe again today at brunch…no judgement!) and are ready for a big honking salad and a nap..or at least some sane tips for how to start your year eating right. The words ‘sane’ and ‘nutrition’ are rarely used in…
I admit that this recipe is a bit of an indulgence, and you know that that’s the way I roll – just because I’m a dietitian doesn’t mean that everything I cook is 100% healthy! That would be totally boring. You can always take the amount of maple syrup down when you make this, or…
Salad is a fabulous way to get a huge number of your recommended 5-7 vegetable servings in one meal. But just because a salad is all vegetables doesn’t mean that you’ve done it right. I mean, vegetables are great, and if you’re eating them, then you’re ahead of the 91% of Americans who don’t eat…
We all overeat sometimes, and yes, of course I do too. Being a dietitian doesn’t exclude me from typical human behavior! Some triggers for overeating are obvious, such as being around food that you love, or certain holidays (think Thanksgiving). The following are some overeating triggers that you may not have thought of, but probably…
Someone recently told me that they intend to start eating Subway subs again because they’re now going to be made with ‘natural’ ingredients and no artificial flavors or colors. Welcome to the dawn of a new era; one in which nutrition claims try to buy back your dollars at restaurants: Chipotle has no GMOs in…