February 2012

Kosher 101

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Part of being a dietitian, is understanding different cultures and religious dietary laws.  I have been asked to speak at the 2012 IFT Annual Meeting & Food Expo in Chicago.  I am part of a panel discussing the similarities and differences between kosher and halal dietary laws.   Let’s just start with kosher.  There are about six million Jews in […]

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Happy Cereal

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I love cereal!  As a kid, I once ate only Franken Berry cereal for three months straight.  My mother said she cried herself to sleep every night.  It also didn’t help that the closest place to purchase this cereal was 45 minutes away from our small town. I DON’T recommend doing that! However, if you are […]

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This Valentine’s Day ~ Love and Protect Your Health

Remember the movie Wall-E?  Not only is it an uber cute love story between two robots, but it also shows us the unpleasant outcome of not protecting our health and loving our bodies.   The humans in the movie float around all day in mobile chairs, drink all of their calories, don’t work out, and are attached […]

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Olive Oil, Spices, and Wine…Oh My!

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Last Wednesday, I co-hosted a foodie networking tour with Anne Milling.  The tour was held in Old Town, which is one of Chicago’s cutest neighborhoods.  It was called, “Olive Oil, Spices, and Wine…Oh My!”  The foodie tour started off at Old Town Oil, where we had an amazing food demonstration by Chef Ranelle Kirchner with tasting.  Guests […]

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