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Eating Well

Freezer-friendly recipes from a dietitian's kitchen

The week after Christmas, when we returned home after a week of holiday traveling, we ate homemade turkey meatballs, a sirloin and rice casserole, and black bean enchilada lasagna without di

The 2010 Dietary Guidelines - in a nutshell

Every five years the federal government updates and releases the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.  The 7th edition was just released at the end of January by the USDA (Un

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A step closer to vegetarian (includes recipes!)

Sun dried tomato basil hummus, veggie pizza, black bean soup, and peanut butter sandwiches are some of my recent preferred meals.  I have realized that in the last couple of months&nbsp

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Managing weight while training for an event

A couple of times this past week, the topic of weight control came up in the context of training for an endurance event.  It's easy to assume that while someone is training for an endurance

Get your plate in shape this National Nutrition Month

Happy National Nutrition Month!  Every March we dietitians and healthcare professionals campaign to focus attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eatin Read more »

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What a difference a day can make

A couple weeks ago, I was in a funk.  My baby was sick, and he wasn't sleeping well, so therefore I wasn't sleeping much.  Since he was sick he couldn't go to the KidCenter at

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2011 in review, from my kitchen

While thinking about my nutrition goals for 2012, I found myself reflecting on what worked well for me and my family in 2011.  I

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Holidays with the food pushers

My grandma is no longer with us, but when she was and I would visit, she loved to make me eat.  She would make an entire pan of my favorite dessert (mmmmm, New York bars), and expect me to eat Read more »

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Challenge yourself

For the last 12 weeks I've been competing in Galter LifeCenter's Polar Body Age Challenge. Read more »

Halloween treats

The Halloween extravaganza has already begun.  My son came home from preschool today with 17 bags of treats from his classmates.  My husband's office Halloween party for the k

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