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Recipe of the week: peanut butter banola!

August 26, 2026 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

Hello, For a fun and tasty dessert or snack, try my peanut butter “banola:” --a frozen banana topped with peanut butter …

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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: bananas, dessert, frozen banana, fruit, lose weight, peanut butter, refreshing, snack, weight loss

5 healthy breakfast tips

May 6, 2026 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

Hello, Eating breakfast is a perfect opportunity to get a healthy dose of several key nutrients including fiber, …

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Filed Under: Healthy eating Tagged With: Breakfast, eat slowly, fruit, healthy, mid morning, protein, whole grain

Video: Is fruit too high in sugar?

April 21, 2025 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

Hello, For quite some time, fruit has been unfairly villainized and avoided, with claims that it is "too high in …

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Filed Under: Added sugar Tagged With: antioxidants, fiber, fruit, sugar

18 ways to embrace health + happiness in 2025

January 6, 2025 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

Hello, Welcome to 2025. Wishing you a happy-healthy-new year and a positive fresh start.  As I’ve discussed before, …

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Filed Under: Wellness Tagged With: 30 day challenge, fruit, habits, happiness, health, healthy starches, meatless, meditate, plate therapy, portion control, resolutions, snuggle, spiralizer, weight loss

Is dried fruit healthy?

August 12, 2024 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

Hello, We all know that fruit is good for you—but what about when it’s dried? Is freeze-dried fruit healthy…and is …

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Filed Under: Nutrition Tagged With: dried fruit, fresh fruit, fruit, nutritional concentration of dried fruit, quercetin, sugar

Dispelling Nutrition Myths: Separating Fact From Fiction

July 29, 2024 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

Hello, As a nutritionist, I am regularly asked about conflicting nutrition and diet advice in the media. To make …

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Filed Under: Nutrition Tagged With: carbs, conflicting nutrition and diet advice, detox diets, fat, fruit, healthy carbohydrates, nutrition myths, sugar, sugary snacks, supplements

Enjoy these tips for a healthier–and happier–summer

July 1, 2024 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

Hello, Summer is here, marking a time for travel, barbecues, and lots of socializing with family and friends. …

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Filed Under: Healthy eating Tagged With: fiber, food journal, fruit, healthy summer tips, portion control, salad, single-servings, summer, travel, water

Healthy back-to-school tips

September 11, 2023 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

Hello, With summer winding down, it’s back-to-school season for many of us. (I teach nutrition to NYU college students, …

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Filed Under: Healthy eating Tagged With: back to school, Breakfast, family, fruit, fruit juice, Portion sizes, snack smart

Sip your way to health with this blueberry pear smoothie

August 8, 2022 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

Enjoying a summer smoothie is a great way to boost your intake of nutrients. Of course, if you make it with healthy …

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Filed Under: Portion control, Wellness Tagged With: bigger portion, Calories, fruit, milk, milk shake, portion, portion control, slice of advice, smoothie, summer, summer smoothie, veggies

What’s for breakfast? Here are some healthy options.

June 1, 2020 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

With most of us staying home, sales of breakfast cereal have surged. Cereal is easy to buy and store and is simple to …

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Filed Under: Wellness Tagged With: almond butter, Breakfast, cereal, Finally Full Finally Slim, food label, fruit, nutrition, oatmeal, peanut butter, portion, portion control, portion size, Serving size

7 healthy back-to-school tips

August 29, 2016 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

Below is my blog post for Huffington Post "7 healthy back-to-school tips." You can also read it HERE. As we …

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Filed Under: Healthy eating Tagged With: added sugar, back to school tips, Breakfast, fruit, healthy snack, juice, kids, Portion sizes

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