Sixty-seven percent of Americans almost always finish the restaurant portions they are served. Men are 4 times more likely to eat everything and restaurant portions are huge, denser in calories, and higher in fat and sodium. Just knowing restaurant meals can be a problem is the first step toward solving it. You don’t have to … Read More
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The Most Complete Food Counter, 3rd Edition
By Karen J. Nolan, PhD and Jo-Ann Heslin, MA, RD, CDN
The Most Complete Food Counter, 3rd edition is the all-in-one food and nutrition resource you have been looking for to help you live well and eat healthy. … Read More
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Eating calories at night increases weight gain? It’s a myth. Anytime you eat more calories than you use up through activity, you gain weight. Contrary to popular belief, what time the calories are consumed doesn’t matter. What does matter is how many calories you eat in a day. … Read More
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The latest federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans encourage adults to eat no more that 1,500 milligrams of sodium a day. The previous edition of the guidelines recommended no more than 2,300 milligrams of sodium daily. That level was hard to achieve and meant serious revamping of the way Americans currently eat. Can a goal of … Read More
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Every so often you run across a truly unique product – red walnuts are one. They are just beautiful with a smoother, creamier taste than English walnuts. Tasted side by side, English walnuts are slightly more astringent, whereas red walnuts are milder but deliver a full walnut taste. It is hard to believe they are naturally red. … Read More
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Black mushrooms, vinegar, sesame seeds, rice, pasta, and licorice are being hailed as “superfoods” because of their anti-inflammatory properties and ability to protect against cancer and heart disease, and possibly slow aging. … Read More
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Everyone loves cookies. They are found in 90% of all homes. As parents you struggle with letting your children enjoy a favorite food and offering snacks that are good for them. This recipe for Whole Wheat Sugar Cookies is both. They are easy to make (we baked them with a 3-year old) and they freeze … Read More
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Do-it-yourself bypass surgery—walk. Walking briskly for 20 to 30 minutes several times a week dramatically increases blood flow through the arteries and can help some people with narrowed arteries safely avoid bypass surgery. … Read More
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Sixty and you play ice hockey. Seventy and you play competitive volleyball. Eighty and you’re on a basketball team. Ninety-five and you still compete in swimming events. These are just some of the state and national level master athletes in the U.S. today. This should come as no surprise. Baby boomers, the first of whom … Read More
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One third of all spam messages you receive are health related and current regulatory, legal and geographic boundaries are unable to monitor this information. Be careful taking advice or ordering health products in cyberspace. … Read More
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