For those of you who don’t know, I”m a vegetarian. I became one back in 2005 due to health reasons. I felt so much better that I’ve never looked back. It does however, at times, become a bit of a problem. Finding vegetarian choices in the United States is not so much of a problem […]
Continue ReadingI just finished attending the annual conference of the National Association of Nutrition Professionals (NANP), held in San Francisco, CA, where I met up with many wonderful “nutrition nerds”, learned an amazing amount of information, and enjoyed fabulous food. The NANP is the premier organization within the U.S. guiding standards for holistic nutrition. Part of […]
Continue ReadingSocial change happens slowly. Sometimes it’s difficult because the organizational mountain that is entrenched does not want to be moved. With the second season of Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution well underway we are once again seeing the challenges that many parents face trying to get better choices for their children at school. As this video from […]
Continue ReadingIndus Valley Sustainable Living Institute Recently I visited the Indus Valley Sustainable Living Institute run by my friend Priyanka. It was wonderful to see all the amazing things that they do there and learn about recycling and reusing on a bigger scale. One of their tag lines is “eco-logical design.” I love it. What a […]
Continue ReadingKeep your teeth | photo: Bamagirl I was recently talking with someone who was concerned about her young son. He apparently has weak dental enamel and has developed a cavity at a very young age. Because he was born with weak enamel she wanted to know if there was anything that she could do […]
Continue ReadingSwiss chard | Jonathunder I love Swiss chard. Of course I love all of the dark leafy green but Swiss chard is one of my favorites. Colorful, delicious and easy to use in so many different ways it’s really a fabulous green to add to your food plan. I just finished planting some in my […]
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The Changing Styles of Yogurt There are so many changes happening in the yogurt section of the grocery stores lately. It used to be that it was either plain, a gelatinized “Swiss-style” fruit mixed in, or a fruit-on-the-bottom kind of product. At least that’s what was presented to us at the grocery store. Then came […]
Continue ReadingI’m so thrilled to be able to share the following video. I studied about Nutrition Education at Bauman College of Holistic Nutrition and Culinary Arts. A couple of months ago I was invited to do an interview and this is the edited product that Chris, the very talented Videographer for the college, put together. It’s […]
Continue ReadingI frequently spend a lot of time asking people to eat the colors of the rainbow. There are so many tasty colorful foods that I am at a loss to understand how the Standard American Diet came to be mostly beige. On my Facebook Fan Page I often push colorful foods. For the most part this […]
Continue ReadingPhoto credit: Nevit I’ve only recently returned from California where I spent several days with my Mentor Helayne Waldman, working with her on her upcoming book. It was truly wonderful to spend the time with her, we got so much accomplished and she is just an amazing person to hang out with. As a nutrition professional […]
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