If you struggle with ideas for healthier nutrition, try this: hire a registered dietitian and go for colorful food. Taking the Mystery out of Nutritional Counseling If you're like most of my clients then there's a certain mystery about how to get help for improving your nutrition. There's finding a good fit with a qualified professional. There's the insurance piece. And, there's the difficulty in explaining what you need in terms of counseling. Here is a how-to for taking the mystery out of nutritional counseling and 3 meal plans to get you started with healthier nutrition right … [Read more...] about Taking the Mystery out of Nutritional Counseling & 3 Easy Meal Plans to Try
Food Textures and a Recipe for Fresh Pickles
Food textures can add to the enjoyment of eating so be sure to try all of them. Common Food Textures Do you notice the crunchy or squishy texture of a food when you eat it? Do you cook pasta to 'al dente' texture? Do you prefer a soft and juicy pear or one that is unripe and crunches like an apple? Have you overcooked a fish filet and noticed that its texture is tough? Crumbly, firm, mushy, creamy, chewy are a few other texture terms that we can use to describe a food, depending on what it is. For each of us, the food's texture can add to the enjoyment of the eating experience. Same … [Read more...] about Food Textures and a Recipe for Fresh Pickles
Frozen Fruit is a Sweet Choice and Healthy, Easy Mixed Berries Crisp Recipe
If you like to bake then try making a frozen fruit crisp - for easy, for quick, for tasty, for better nutrition! There are so many advantages to frozen fruit that listing them all is hard to do. Let's start with 5 reasons to try a frozen fruit of your choice: 5 Reasons to Try Frozen Fruit Frozen fruit is easy to find in every grocery store. Frozen fruit is ready to use. Frozen fruit is inexpensive compared to fresh fruit. Frozen fruit is full of flavor. Frozen fruit is nutritious, with no added sugars. Recipe for Mixed Berries Crisp Here is a totally delicious and easy … [Read more...] about Frozen Fruit is a Sweet Choice and Healthy, Easy Mixed Berries Crisp Recipe
8 Watermelon Fun Facts and A Mediterranean Watermelon Salad Recipe
I think watermelon is just about everyone's favorite fruit in August. After all, there's nothing more thirst-quenching, sweet, and delicious, is there? 8 Fun Facts about Watermelon It is in the Cucurbitaceae family and related to melons, cucumbers, pumpkins, chayote and zucchini squash It comes in 5 types: seeded; seedless; mini or personal; yellow; and orange It is >90% water so it's a great choice for a hot day It's standard serving size is 2 cups cut-up It has only 80 calories in 2 cups It has 14 grams carbohydrates per 1 cup Watermelon, one serving, is … [Read more...] about 8 Watermelon Fun Facts and A Mediterranean Watermelon Salad Recipe
7 Ways to Enjoy Apples and Pears in Healthy Meals
Is there anything nicer about late summer and fall than new-season apples and pears? I don't think so. Most people know that an apple a day keeps the doctor away. But, did you know that a pear a day can do the same? Apples and pears share a nutritional benefit called fiber which is especially important to digestive health, nutrient absorption, and appetite control. In fact, if you eat a medium sized apple or pear, you'll consume 5-6 grams of fiber along with about 100 calories. Also, there are plant-based phytochemicals in apples and pears and research shows that they can protect us … [Read more...] about 7 Ways to Enjoy Apples and Pears in Healthy Meals
Cinnamon Mandarinas with Extra Virgin Olive Oil is a Recipe from Spain
Here's a dessert recipe that will tickle your taste buds as it protects your body and brain from oxidative stress, inflammation, and aging. These sound like impossible claims, right? In fact, by combining the nutrition of a sweet, juicy, high fiber tangerine-mandarina (or orange) with the nutrition of delicious extra virgin olive oil, the health benefits are amazing. Vitamin C in the citrus fruit is a powerful antioxidant that can reduce oxidative stress and inflammation throughout the body. High quality, fresh extra virgin olive oil is a superhero of the Mediterranean-DASH Diet meal pattern … [Read more...] about Cinnamon Mandarinas with Extra Virgin Olive Oil is a Recipe from Spain