Today, and hopefully for years to come, October 24th, is Food Day. It is a national day of food awareness- to promote …
Self-serve frozen yogurts
Buyer beware: Many customers will eat more calories from a self serve frozen yogurt store than from an ice cream shop. …
A “handy” way to size up servings
With portion sizes so big, using visuals as a guide to guesstimate how much food is on your plate is a useful tool. I …
USDA’s new food icon: from pyramid to plate!
USDA’s new food icon: from Pyramid to Plate Big news in the nutrition world. Yesterday, the Obama administration …
Battle of the jumbo sandwich
Here is the newest war of the sandwiches between a kosher and non-kosher eatery. The 2nd Avenue Deli’s “Instant Heart …
To cut calories, try cutting food in half!
New research reported in the May issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association found what I have been …
Rising food prices, smaller packages!
Yesterday’s New York Times had a front page article featuring the rising prices of food leading to smaller packages. As …
Healthy vacation tips
Developing Healthy Habits on Vacation Last week, I went away for spring break and was the resident nutritionist in a …
What’s your portion IQ?
Test your portion IQ: Wheel of Portion quiz With portion sizes so big these days, it is hard to get a handle on how …
Big breakfasts = more calories!
Big breakfasts = more calories! We are often told to eat a big breakfast. The thinking goes that it will lead us to eat …
The food industry says “eat more!”
While the newly released Dietary Guidelines say “eat less”, the food industry serves more! One of the consumer …
New Dietary Guidelines: Eat Less
Dietary 2010 Guidelines just released The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans were just released yesterday. The …