Nancy L. Oliveira, MS, RDN, LDN, CDE

Reducing Waste at Picnics and BBQs

Who doesn’t look forward to summer when the warmer weather coaxes us outside? Often that means toting along some good food, whether packed as a picnic meal or at a fun backyard BBQ. When planning your next outdoor event, keep in mind that portable meals usually mean the potential for a lot of waste, since […]

Food Waste: How Dietitians Can Help

Though Americans have increasingly preferred dining out in the past few decades,1 there’s a growing movement towards staying in to cook, especially among millennials. A recent survey found that 72% of Americans report cooking at home four nights or more per week, and 34% were planning to cook at home more often in 2017. Millennials […]