Summertime And The Eating’s Easy

Summertime And The Eating’s Easy

Your littles are home from school, your routine is no longer, and the days seem never ending at times: welcome to summer break.  From popcorn at the movies, Cheez-its by the pool, drive-thrus after the zoo, cookouts with friends, and not to mention it is ice cream...
A Dietitian’s Food Rules…aka Habits

A Dietitian’s Food Rules…aka Habits

While rearranging my office, I came across books I had not read in a while. One of them was Food Rules by Michael Pollan. I enjoy reading Pollan’s books and adopted his signature line Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants. as a healthy approach to balanced eating in...
The Postpartum Weight Dilemma

The Postpartum Weight Dilemma

Raise your hand if you are or have been a nursing mother on the verge of eating your child because you’re so hungry (okay, totally kidding—by child, I mean the entire fridge or pantry). Now, keep that hand up if you also have wondered post baby “why am I not losing...
Send that Sweet Tooth to the Curb!

Send that Sweet Tooth to the Curb!

Some of us have some serious sweet teeth. I’m not talking about a pristine dental job. Rather, a strong preference for all things sweet. Whether it’s in our DNA or related to habits – the desire for sweet treats for some people can seem out of control. The strong...