Prevent disease, promote health, and protect the planet by eating mindfully
Posted in Healthy Tips, Nutrition Calculator on Nov 2nd, 2009
It’s no secret that label decoding is tricky business, and unless you’ve got a degree in nutrition nailed to your office wall it’s likely that many manufactured ingredients will get lost in translation. They might however show up at your next check up, transformed into a pesky little diet related disorder – like ADHD, or [...]
Posted in Nutrition Calculator on Oct 26th, 2009
Why is it that the streets of Paris are lined with svelte and stylish fashionistas, yet their cafes are filled with cream, cheese, and croissants – whereas every second ad in America is for a new weight-loss product, but we have the pudgiest population in the world? Portion control is the simple answer (fast food and [...]
Posted in Nutrition Calculator on Oct 6th, 2009
Fiber is nature’s nutritional ninja – fighting fat by slowing sugar absorption, and nunchucking disease by encouraging heart and digestive health. But which foods pack the best fiber-boosting punch? While most packaged products contain a complex nutritional break-down of what’s inside on the outside, “whole foods” don’t come with the same labeling lexicon. However, Web [...]
Posted in Nutrition Calculator on Sep 29th, 2009
Sugar really is a sneaky little sucker! Just when I thought I’d kicked my candy habit, and was poised to resist the satanic lure of sugary snacks – I realized I’m unwittingly consuming sugar in the most secretive places. Did you know they put sugar in Prego’s tomato based pasta sauce?
Posted in Healthy Tips, Nutrition Calculator, Nutrition News on Sep 15th, 2009
Did you know Muranaka Farm recently recalled its parsley, and Premier Organics recalled over 800 cases of Tahini last week – both because of potential Salmonella contamination? No, me neither.
Posted in Eco-friendly Eating, Nutrition Calculator on Jul 7th, 2009
Do you accidentally “super size” your dinner parties by cooking enough veggies to feed a football team, instead of an intimate gathering of four? Unfortunately, this is an all too common an occurrence in my household, as I never seem to know exactly how much produce to cook per person. It’s true, there’s nothing worse [...]
Posted in Eco-friendly Eating, Nutrition Calculator on Jun 24th, 2009
Are your fruits and veggies going from ripe to rotten faster than you can eat them? Is your freezer filled with fish sticks that are over a year old? Do you have a can of corn in the back of your cupboard circa 2005? Have you ever had a few vinos, ordered a pizza, passed [...]
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