Christmas may be over, but I’m not ready to give up the flavors of the season just yet. Here is contributor McKel Hill, MS, RD, LDN with a healthy way to enjoy the taste of gingerbread! ***** Tis’ the season…of gingerbread! I LOVE ginger therefore, it’s natural for me to gravitate towards gingerbread cookies and everything ginger infused. I wanted to make a special treat and a twist on…
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…
I ran to the grocery store yesterday to pick up a few items. Little did I know that a special six-hour sale was going on complete with free samples on every aisle and employees handing out candy. Apparently they were trying to purge the store of Halloween items to make room for the Christmas displays. Christmas? We haven’t even had Halloween yet! And so it begins…the Holiday Season. The holidays…
This week I read a post about food. It was meant to be funny, and it was, but the comments left me scratching my head. Basically a whole lot of “ain’t nobody got time for that” sentiments regarding thoughtfulness of food purchases. And I started wondering… About the difference between true ignorance and intentional ignorance. About the difference between genuinely not knowing and sticking fingers in ears and saying, “la la…
When you embark on a 30-Day Whole Food Challenge, especially the low-FODMAP version, things can become a bit boring. No sugar. No wine. Just whole foods and lots and lots of water. Excuse me while I cry into my empty wine glass… When plain water starts to get a little blah, I love to pull out my Zing Anything bottles. I either stick some citrus in my Citrus Zinger… …some berries…
Remember when I asked you to sign an important petition to stop junk food companies from taking over nutrition programs? Well, you supported us in a big way. Thank you. At this point, we have over 22,000 signatures and the backing of important food politics experts such as Mark Bittman, Michele Simon and Marion Nestle. Today, we launch our new website IntegrityDietitians.org. (We tried to get the domain name IntegrityRDs.com,…
Since it’s Labor Day, I thought I would give myself the day off and let you write a blog post for me. (Thanks!) A few days ago on Facebook I posed the question, “What tips do you have for eating healthy on a budget?” Here’s what you’ve given me so far. Add your tip in the comment section. Thanks for giving me the day off! Don’t go shopping when hungry!…