Healthy eating requires planning and persistence – but it doesn’t have to be difficult. Use these 10 tips to help you establish healthy routines and stick with them. Don’t skip meals. Our bodies and brains need calories on a routine…
Reason #10 – For your children or family members who depend upon you. Making your health a priority helps you to participate more in the lives of your children and family members. Reason #9 – For your significant other who…
When the holidays roll around at the end of the year, many of us give in to all-or-nothing thinking when it comes to the food we eat. Finding balance is a challenge with all the holiday parties and family gatherings…
Whether you’re preparing a holiday dish or a holiday feast, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics encourages everyone to practice safe food handling and keep in mind the needs of those who may be vulnerable to food poisoning. “While you…
Do you have a family recipe for pumpkin bread that you no longer make because you are following a heart- and diabetes-friendly diet? Kathy Levin, RD, CDE, LDN, registered dietician with Memorial Weight Loss & Wellness Center, shares this modified…
Most of us look forward to holiday eating. After all, there are only a few days a year where you can overindulge and not feel quite so guilty. But for the 20 percent of adults who suffer from gastroesophageal reflux…
Making healthy choices shouldn’t stop because of a holiday, but we all can come up with creative excuses to put our health on hold. “Being healthy is a lifelong endeavor,” said Wendi Spitzig, medical weight-loss coordinator for Memorial’s Weight Loss…
Here’s Why Today is the Perfect Day to Start Eating Healthy You’ve wanted to have a healthier eating plan for a long time, but it always seems like you’re biting off more than you can chew. Rather than make a…
In today’s world of quick convenience and packaged food, eating gluten-free can be a challenge. It’s everywhere. Most breads, pastas, cereals, pizza, cakes and crackers all contain gluten. It’s also used as filler for many processed foods. Gluten itself is…
Over the years, there has been a lot of confusion surrounding the profession of dietetics. We get a lot questions, such as, “don’t dietitians just write menus at hospitals?” or, “is there any difference between a dietitian and a nutritionist?”…