Posts filed under: Facts vs Junk

YES! KIDS WHO EAT BREAKFAST DO BETTER IN SCHOOL

You’ve heard it forever: “breakfast is the most important meal of the day.”  Sounds exactly like something you’d hear from...

ARE YOU & YOUR KIDS “BACKLOADING” PROTEIN?

You’ve heard about protein, you know it’s important for building muscle, and you know meat, poultry and fish have a...

MSG: Could It Mean “Maybe Something Good”?

Most people who would consider themselves nutrition-conscious, and certainly self-respecting foodies, would probably deny that they use or eat monosodium...

Family Meals Need to Come Back

When I was a kid, my family ate dinner together every night – later than was usually promised, because we...

Custodial Grandparents: Where Nutrition Meets Family Dynamics

I’m not a grandparent but I work with so many of them.  Many are de-facto parents, either because they have...

Could Fasting Be Good for Healthy Adults — and Kids?

Every so often fasting – the conscious abstaining from all food or specific foods, sometimes for religious observance but sometimes...

Regulate Sugar? Consumers Need to Be Empowered, Not Made Into Victims

 Sugar seems to be the new trans fat – it has really bad press.  I’ll grant you, sugar isn’t angel...

A “Silver Lining” for Those Who Re-gain Lost Weight

Shows like “The Biggest Loser” where all the contestants lose weight and the big challenge is to lose the most...

Searching for Consensus on “Healthy” Foods

Whenever I read an article that starts out, “Nutritionists say…” or “Nutritionists believe…” I have to wince a bit.  Get...