In past columns, I’ve reviewed how food politics influence federal nutrition guidelines and programs like “Let’s Move!” and “Drink Up!”. Alas, politics reaches far and wide, even throughout academia and research. The food industry is well aware of increased scrutiny from nutrition and public health advocates, and it’s cooked up one ingenious way to minimize criticism of its products: sponsored research. As food politics guru Dr. Marion Nestle wrote on…
Lately I’ve heard quite a bit of scoffing when it comes to gluten-free labeling. This usually takes place around foods that are inherently gluten-free like dried beans, nuts and coffee. Usually the comment is something like, “Why is there a gluten-free label on here? Coffee has always been gluten-free! They’re just trying to cash in on the fad.” Maybe. But as someone who suffers from celiac disease and is incredibly…
My RD friend Lauren Slayton released The Little Book of Thin yesterday, and I couldn’t wait to tell you all about it. I actually read it a few weeks ago and what I found in between the bright orange covers was some of the best diet advice I’ve ever heard. I’ve always been drawn towards Lauren’s cheeky no-nonsense writing on her Foodtrainers blog, and this book is no different.…
It’s time to put on our thinking caps as Andy Bellatti, MS, RD is back with more on food politics. This series was started as a way to open up honest communication about injustice, food politics, and the food we decide to put in our grocery carts. Today he is educating us on front groups. If there is one thing the food industry pays an exorbitant amount of attention to, it’s public…
It’s the first of the month, so Wendy Powell is back! This time she is sharing nutrition tips that can help us close the gap of diastasis recti. Healthy, real food has a powerful, positive effect on your body and your mind. Good nutrition blasts fat, reveals muscle. It makes hair shine, skin glow and joints feel supple. It creates energy, lifts spirits and keeps your mood even. A…
It’s time to put on our thinking caps as Andy Bellatti, MS, RD is back with more on food politics. This series was started as a way to open up honest communication about injustice, food politics, and the food we decide to put in our grocery carts. Last month, I introduced you to the concept of food politics — a field that looks at how food recommendations, nutrition policy,…
It’s almost Halloween which means CANDY! And honestly the stressful part of the candy situation doesn’t even happen on Halloween Day. What gets me is the Halloween candy lurking in the pantry, singing sweet siren songs luring me in for JUST ONE MORE BITE. And weeks of the kids asking for candy ALL DAY LONG. But what can you do? You can’t just throw it away, right? Um, actually you…