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Take Small Steps Toward Heart Health
February is Heart Month - not only a time to treat your Valentine, but also a time to learn more about heart health. High blood pressure, or hypertension, is common, and a major risk factor for [...]
Skip the Food Fight: Teen Nutrition
Confession: I let my teenage sons skip breakfast. I am a big fan of breakfast, and I personally usually need to eat first thing in the morning. I'm sure you've heard that "breakfast is the most [...]
A New View on Cereal
Some of the information in this post was inspired by a session sponsored by General Mills but the opinions are my own, and I was not paid for this post. According to the National Health and [...]
Plant Alternatives VS Beef: Consumer Perceptions of Nutrition Facts
I recently attended a session (sponsored by Dupont's health division) that shared preliminary results of an International Food Information Council Foundation (IFIC) consumer survey. The December 2019 survey shared consumer perceptions of plant alternatives to meat. One [...]
Taste of Budapest
Note: I attended a sponsored food conference in Budapest, in which part of my travel was paid for, however I was not compensated to write this post. I just like to write about food, and have [...]
5 easy ways to incorporate fish twice a week into your diet
You've heard fish is part of a healthy diet, but are you eating it regularly? What's stopping you? The smell? The taste? Bad experiences with poorly prepared fish? Or do you just 'think' you don't like [...]
Taco Tuesday from the Sea
In addition to sharing food and nutrition facts with you, I like to periodically provide easy recipes. After all, preparing food at home is an integral part of eating well, and if it's too complicated, you're [...]
5 Easy Ways to Create a DASH Plan Today
Following a meal plan, and making a lifestyle change, is hard. It involves day to day thought and preparation, but once your actions become habits, it's much easier. You probably see a lot of posts about [...]
