Food For Thought

Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Don’t Have Labels

I am not a fan of the word “chemicals” in this image and wished it would have said ingredients.  However, I still support the message.  The focus should be on consuming healthy food choices instead of a caloric number.  Fresh fruits and vegetables don’t have labels!  Eat more of them (mostly vegetables)!!! (Image Source)

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Chef the Movie

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If you love eating, are into social media, and are looking for a few good laughs you should go see the movie Chef!  Being a food truck fan, I was really excited to see this movie and was blown away.  Not only was this movie a foodie’s dream, it also contained a lot of great messages about […]

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“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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National Nutrition Month Theme Winner

Thank you to all those that posted comments about the National Nutrition Month® theme “Enjoy the Taste of Eating Right!”  I loved reading everyone’s comments and noticed a few themes in the answers posted. Here are a few great points that were made: Healthy food CAN taste good!  I can’t tell you how many healthy […]

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Bringing Back Pee Wee’s Secret Word of the Day!

I think it is time to bring back Pee Wee’s Secret word of the day!  Who doesn’t like a secret word…especially when that word is a healthy one Today’s secret word is VEGETABLE!  I don’t hear this word enough, which probably means most people are not consuming enough of them.  Below is a chart based on the USDA’s MyPlate that shows […]

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