diets

“Cheat Day” Myths

1)  Once a week we can “cheat” on our healthy diet.  First off, I don’t like the word diet.  So let’s just call it healthy eating.  Following a healthy lifestyle, is 365 days a year and already includes consuming the foods you love to eat!  I encourage my clients to think of healthy eating as […]

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Diet Ads From The Past

I found these old ads in the Chicago Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics history files.  It is amusing what kind of crazy diet products were sold in the past.  Check out how soap and flat worms used to be the current fad diets! Lar-Mar Reducing Soap Sanitized Tape Worms  

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The “D” word!

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How did “diet” become such a dirty word?  I don’t even use the word when I talk to my clients, because of it’s acquired negative connotation.   The actual definition of diet is, “the sum of the food consumed by an organism or group.”  However, dieting is defined as, “the deliberate selection of food to control body weight […]

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The Beauty Detox Solution: Bat-S*** Crazy

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I just saw on E! News some of the dumbest nutrition advice… They were putting in a plug for a book called The Beauty Detox Solution.  It is written by Kimberly Snyder.  In her bio, it doesn’t even mention a solid educational background in Dietetics or Nutritional Sciences.  The difference between a “nutritionist” and a registered dietitian […]

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What is the Little Black Dress of Nutrition?

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Women often refer to the little black dress as the perfect outfit for a wide variety of special occasions.  It compliments your figure, is always in style, and brings a smile to your face.  I love the little black dress concept and started thinking…how does this apply to nutrition?  What healthy eating pattern compliments your […]

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