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How YOU View Food & Health: “And the Survey Says…”

  …you’re confused! The International Food Information Council (IFIC) recently released its 2017 “Food & Health Survey: A Healthy Perspective:...

FRUITS & VEGGIES & PESTICIDES, OH MY!

As a kid I waited impatiently for summer. The main reason? The huge variety of fruits.  People think I love...

PROCESSING THOUGHTS ABOUT “PROCESSED FOOD”

You can’t hear any conversation about food these days without hearing about “processed foods”.  Nutrition experts, medical experts, and those...

VALENTINE’S DAY IS OVER: SO HOW’S YOUR RELATIONSHIP…WITH FOOD?

If you weren’t “consciously coupled” (apologies to Gwyneth) on Valentine’s Day, it’s easy to feel left out of the happenings. ...

IS BUTTER BACK? NO, BUT FULL-FAT DAIRY IS!

Do you shy away from drinking milk and yogurt because you don’t like the low-fat/fat-free stuff but also avoid cheese...

US NEWS’s BEST & WORST DIETS: Get my take & stop building a shelf of diet books

US News started 2017 with their ratings of popular diets.  What stands out?  The sheer quantity!  They rated 38 –...

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...

Avoiding the Freshmen 15

For new college students, “back to school” can mean a new school and a new living space as well, for...

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...

Digging Into the Truth About Holiday Weight Gain

Lots of people love the holidays and for many the holidays are filled with joy, happiness – and lots of...