Kids Meal Blues: Majority of Meals Not Meeting Child Nutrition Criteria

A report released last week by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) states that 97% of children’s meals at major restaurant chains do not meet important nutrition criteria. “One out of every three American children is overweight or obese, but it’s as if the chain restaurant industry didn’t get the memo,” said CSPI nutrition policy director Margo G. Wootan. “Most chains seem stuck in a time warp, serving up the same old meals based on chicken nuggets, …Read more

Carrots or Cheetos? Help Your Kids Eat Right

Poor fruits and veggies. Cheetos taste too darn good! Plus, there are catchy songs singing Cheetos’ tasty praises (‘Hot Cheetos and Takis‘, anyone?). Wondering how can fruits and vegetables can compete? Let’s start with the …Read more

Santa’s Diet Tips

Re-posted from 2011… It’s surprising that Kris Kringle is always portrayed as a full-figured fella, because the man has some impressively healthy lifestyle habits. If you’re looking to make healthy changes this holiday season, or …Read more

Celeb Diet Review: Khloe Kardashian

I’m fascinated by what Hollywood celebrities say about nutrition. Celebs aren’t educated in dietetics, yet their words have farther reach than nearly any nutrition health professional out there today. That makes me nervous. Should Miley …Read more

Beauty and the Beets: New Study Links Fruit and Vegetable Intake to Attractiveness

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Or is it in the eye of the tomato holder? According to new research, this beauty product can increase perceived health and attractiveness. But it’s not found …Read more

Count Your Greens

As Virgil supposedly said, “The greatest wealth is health.”

Eat Breakfast, Says Nutrition Infographic

We all know the importance of breakfast. And everyone has probably already heard that eating breakfast usually reduces how much we eat the rest of the day. But have you seen these statistics via infographic? …Read more

The Golden Dish Award Goes to…

The Golden Dish Award for websites goes to one of my very favorite cooking tools – Supercook! It’s a self-proclaimed ‘recipe search by ingredients you have at home’ website. Supercook is for people whose culinary efforts …Read more

My Dish

Life has been delightfully busy, so my apologies for being MIA over the past couple of weeks. Here’s a quick catch-up: 1. Scott and I got engaged! He popped the question last month at one …Read more

Are Weight Loss Numbers Making You Numb?

I have heard so many “need-to-know” numbers surrounding health and weight loss. Which ones do I really need to know? -Cary W. There are so many numbers surrounding weight loss – 3,500 calories in a …Read more