Dec. 28, 2012
12:46 p.m.
It takes time before cooking for food allergies, intolerances, or sensitivities feels natural.
Dec. 26, 2012
3:11 p.m.
Our country not only heard the message that our obesity problem needs to be addressed, but when I read news articles on it, is seems to be all out war and obesity is being attacked from every angle.
Dec. 18, 2012
11:37 a.m.
Are we a food desert or a food swamp? Since a food desert is described as an area where residents lack easy access to healthful, affordable foods and food swamps are areas where there is both a variety of healthful and unhealthful foods, I believe we are...
Dec. 14, 2012
12:47 p.m.
Well, the holidays do bring some difficulties to the nutrition scene. Many of our traditions are tied to excessive amounts of rich foods. How does one balance these things out?
Dec. 11, 2012
8:03 a.m.
I find people are often in a rut with their food choices. It is almost as if the only foods they know about are the foods they typically eat.
Dec. 7, 2012
11:38 a.m.
As the new year approaches and resolutions are being contemplated, I find it encouraging that eating healthier foods, losing weight and becoming more fit are again among the more popular resolutions for 2013.
July 30, 2012
12:01 a.m.
Before refrigeration and preservatives, people used fermentation as a way to preserve foods. This seems foreign and odd to many these days, but in considering human history - perhaps we are the odd ones.
Fermented foods are growing in popularity, b...
July 25, 2012
12:01 a.m.
People will often mention how expensive it is to eat healthfully. I often wonder what foods they are looking at purchasing. The USDA studied this issue and summarizes the results this way:
• Foods low in calories for a given weigh...
July 14, 2012
12:01 a.m.
Although I am not exactly fearful of germs, I do hate the idea of showing up in the Emergency Department with a food-borne illness. It's like a tone deaf musics instructor - it's just so unexpected.
We have guidelines we must use in quantit...
July 5, 2012
12:01 a.m.
I was out of questions to answer and had no original blog topics in mind, so I determined 'research' was in order. Well, it did not require the investigative work and time in grocery stores and restaurants anticipated. Unfortunat...
