Dieting

Hello and Happy National Nutrition Month, or what is every month for registered dietitian nutritionists! Here are three questions folks have asked me lately with a few simple solutions to enjoy [...]

Lovely Lake Geneva When you think about Switzerland your mind may first imagine mountain chalets with the Swiss Alps looming large as the breathtaking icons of the majestic Swiss landscape.  Oh, [...]

Hey Sugar! Here’s an ode to the best-loved and most maligned ingredient in the world. Sugar. Do you kick it to the curb because you heard that sugar is a ‘toxin’ or do you [...]

Short and sweet. Happy and healthy.   That’s my New Year’s resolution diet advice for 2019. Choose foods and drinks that make you happy and healthy. Yes, they are often one and [...]

Lentils are a teeny tiny food with giant taste and health benefits. Lentils are the tiny disc shaped cousin of peas and beans. They’re originally from the Mediterranean region but are [...]

  It’s better at the beach. It’s the sun, the surf, the sugar white sand and yes, the beach chairs. But another reason to celebrate sunny climes is because of the foods that grow [...]

The boneless, skinless chicken breast is the “little black dress” of happy and healthy cooking. You can dress it up for company or keep it simple for busy weeknights. You can add BBQ [...]

What ethnic cuisine do you feel like eating tonight? If you said ‘Italian’ then you’re in the menu majority. Sixty-one percent of people polled by the National Restaurant Association said they [...]

  The camellias are blooming in my Atlanta back yard. Please say it’s almost time for Spring. Let’s lighten up family favorite comfort foods including mac n cheese, honey grilled [...]

Good for Your Gut If you’ve ever had the gut feeling that there’s more to eating well than counting calories and watching your cholesterol then you really should trust your gut. Research on the [...]