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We have all started getting ready for the weekend, preparing our Sunday meals and Easter eggs hunts, and trying to decide what type of “egg” product to have. You can’t have Easter without eggs, either hardboiled, dyed, deviled, whichever way you prefer - they have to be there! At least in my family, you can’t have Easter without eggs! And today I am going to tell you that YOU should have eggs as well, because they can actually be very healthy for you. Eggs get a bad reputation because they do have quite a bit of cholesterol in them (221 mg...
What is with all the hype on gluten-free diets? Is going gluten-free really healthy? Well over the past few years there has been more and more talk about how a gluten-free diet can help increase energy and concentration, weight loss, and other health claims. But it seems like most people are not getting all of the facts to this diet and how it really might be hindering your health instead of helping, unless you have Celiac Disease or have a gluten intolerance. Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye, barley, and sometimes through cross-contamin...
This past Wednesday, March 13 was National Registered Dietitian (RD) Day. It’s the day that the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics reminds everyone that the best source of practical, affordable and accurate nutrition information is a registered dietitian. Registered Dietitians are food and nutrition experts who translate the science of nutrition into practical solutions for healthy living. The past few weeks I have been giving you nutrition advice and encouraging healthy eating, but you might be wondering if that is all dietitians do. Well, i...
The simple answer to the question, Why is eating healthy SO hard?, is… IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE! So many of us tend to think that if we want to eat healthy that it will be too expensive, take too long to make the meals, has to be food you have never heard of, or food that is not readily available to you. These thoughts can be true if you make them true, but all you have to do is change your way of thinking and develop a meal plan that will work for you! Some say, “I don’t like healthy foods and I can’t find them.” Why try to make a menu or pla...
Today is March 1. To most people it’s just the beginning of the month, just another day. But to dietitians and other health related individuals it’s the start of National Nutrition Month, a month dedicated to educating others on nutrition and promoting healthy eating habits. This month-long campaign was created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (previously known as the American Dietetics Association) and focuses on the importance of making smart, informed food choices and gives people the knowledge and motivation to start dev...
