The physical health benefits of eating fruit and vegetables are well established. People who eat an overall healthful diet higher in fruits and vegetables may reduce their risk for heart disease and protect against certain types of cancers. There’s also growing evidence that people who eat more produce have better mental health as well. It’s […]
Slow cooking provides opportunities to save time, improves the odds of a healthful meal being served, and promotes higher vegetable intake in both children and adults. Creating slow cooker meals is a great way to help novice cooks become more comfortable in the kitchen, and busy parents can benefit from using a slow cooker to […]
According to TechCrunch, on average, consumers spend five hours per day on mobile devices. With so much time spent on technology and so much information at their fingertips, chances are clients see large amounts of flawed nutrition messages on social media. Dietitians must be more prominent voices on platforms clients already use, guiding them to […]
Teaching children to cook is the best way to raise adventurous eaters and form good nutrition habits for life. In my nearly 12 years of being a mother, some of my favorite memories with my children have occurred in the kitchen. Watching them go from chubby-fingered toddlers playing with their food to helpful and adept preteens […]
It might surprise you to learn that one in five children has high total cholesterol, low HDL cholesterol, or high LDL cholesterol. Approximately 7.8% of adolescents aged 12 to 19 have total cholesterol levels ≥200 mg/dL. Unfortunately, high cholesterol is a concern for children as well as adults. September is National Cholesterol Education Month, a […]
It’s 9 PM, well past dinnertime, yet TVs across America are tuned into the latest cooking show. Given the rise in popularity of watching celebrity chefs, you may find it surprising that the number of families in America who actually cook in their kitchens is shrinking. Dietitians have a very important role to fill—to dive […]
Tricia was preparing for her daughter’s 6th birthday party. Though she didn’t cook often, she decided to make spaghetti sauce from scratch. The sauce was important to her family; it was her late mother’s recipe and a childhood favorite. While at the grocery store struggling to figure out where to locate the correct ingredients, she […]
Have you ever gotten home from the grocery store, immediately washed the beautiful plump grapes you just purchased, and then left them on the counter for all to see? What happened next? Or, have you ever returned home from the grocery store and, in a rush, put all the fresh produce in the fridge with […]
