I caught up with Melissa Halas-Liang, mom, dietitian and founder of the popular children’s nutrition site SuperKidsNutrition.com to ask her about her new free app, FoodLeap and her thoughts on helping kids eat healthier. Can you share with my readers, the new research on incentivizing healthy food choices [...]
I'm in western Pennsylvania this week at the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics conference and expo, which offered a pre-conference tour of Soergel's Beef Farm, a local area farm. It was a rainy day, and quite chilly, which prevented us from really touring the [...]
Have you noticed that when you eat a meal that includes more protein you feel fuller? This isn't just in your head, there's some science behind it. A new study featured in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, addressed the effect of protein intake on perceived [...]
A friend of mine recommended this book to me. He's not a dietitian. He's a geologist who knows a lot about shale and hydraulic fracking. But like me, he loves to eat. He found The Dorito Effect a fascinating read and let me borrow his copy. The book's [...]
I love what I do. I love to write. I love to speak with people about food, diet and lifestyle. I love spreading sound messages about nutrition, health and wellness to the public. I've worked in this field since 1986, and I've written five books, a textbook chapter, [...]
Recently my colleagues had a funny email exchange about all of the various names we've been called over the years. I'm sure that dietitians aren't the only health professionals who laugh about this - as I'm sure anyone wearing a white lab coat in a hospital has a [...]
When I decided to become a dietitian, I was interested in the link between what I ate, and my personal health. Having suffered some gastrointestinal disease in adolescence and early adulthood, it was clear to me that my body was connected to the type of food I ate. [...]
So Chipotle's been in the news again. This time, they have taken a stance on GMO, ensuring that none of their foods contain any GMO ingredients. Do you care? I sense that their recent GMO news doesn't endear them to many folks in Ag, and it definitely was [...]
The dose makes the poison. Most scientists and medical doctors would agree with that statement. Moderation: It's all about portion size. Yet, some insist on distorting the facts. News articles you read offer to tell you "what's safe to eat". I'm hoping we are at a [...]
courtesy of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics There's been quite a stir over the past week over the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics decision to allow Kraft® to use their "Kids Eat Right" logo on the Kraft Singles® product. Among registered dietitian members, there is not [...]