August 2010

I SPY…Fruits Found in Industry

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Fruits are not only colorful, tasty, and nutritious but have been used to describe many other things.  Cars… “what a LEMON.”  Children…Gwyneth Paltrow named her daughter APPLE.  Songs… “PEACHES” by the Presidents of the United States of America.  My car is a lemon; being a dietitian, it would make sense to name my kid after a fruit; and boy […]

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Eat an Apple on Your Birthday

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Today, is my birthday!  Growing up, my mother would always make me one of my favorite two cakes for my birthday a Burnt Sugar Cake or a Confetti Cake.  Now that I get my own cake, I wanted to do something different…I wanted to have a cake look healthy even though it wasn’t.  So, last year I […]

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Let’s Talk About Breakfast Baby, Let’s Talk About…

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I love breakfast food and could eat it all day long.  In fact, some days I have been known to eat breakfast foods for breakfast, lunch and dinner.  Whether your dishes are sweet or savory you can make breakfast foods fit into any meal and still have a balanced diet.  Following the healthy plate model:  Breakfast […]

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Why do bad things happen to Good People?

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I was walking behind a couple the other day talking about their friend that just got diagnosed with diabetes.  I overheard the women make the statement, “bad things always happen to good people.”  This interesting phrase I have heard before, but this time it had a different meaning for me.  It seems like we always […]

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Is Your Relationship Making You Fat?

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I remember watching a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit special on TV a while ago,  a model that was interviewed talked about how she didn’t know if she would make the final cut for the upcoming edition.  She said that she was in a new relationship and put on some weight.  Her comment was really interesting to […]

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Your A** is GRAS!

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Don’t worry –  this is not an “avoid this substance or you will get cancer” post!  I just wanted to get your attention!  The acronym “GRAS” stands for Generally Recognized As Safe.  According to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, “any substance that is intentionally added to food is a food additive” and must […]

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