October 28, 2011 by Mary Ireland
I had dinner at a friend’s house Monday night. The meal was raclette. The traditional raclette-style meal is vegetables — usually potatoes, onions and (gulp) Gherkins covered with raclette cheese. The meal I had was a little different in style. We didn’t have any of the traditional vegetables; we had baby squash, carrots, broccoli, and […]
Tags: Healthy Eating, Weight Management
October 25, 2011 by Joyce Bunderson
“Sodium Wars” is a term used to describe the battle between food processors eager to keep profiting from the use of excess salt in their products, vs. regulators and educators trying to either get them to cut it back, or get people to stop eating excessive doses of sodium through these unhealthy products. Like other […]
Tags: Avoiding Junk Foods, Healthy Eating, heart health, Reduce cardiovascular disease risk
October 18, 2011 by Joyce Bunderson
Why are the Dietary Guidelines for Americans so important? The fact is that they are used for all federal nutrition programs, including school lunch, hospital care, military feeding and so on, and are used in educating the public in how to eat healthily. The point is that billions of dollars are at stake when the […]
Tags: Healthy Eating
October 14, 2011 by Mary Ireland
The article begins: “You’ve had bacon with eggs, bacon cheeseburgers and even bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwiches. But how about bacon dessert?” Then they must have read my mind, because the next sentence is, “Don’t look so disgusted.” Apparently bacon is a hot new item in doughnuts, cookies and even chocolate bars. A top seller […]
Tags: addictive food design, Avoiding Junk Foods, Dr. Grandma's Delight, Foodland, Healthy Eating, Reduce cancer risk, Reduce cardiovascular disease risk, Weight Management, Zero Calorie Sweetener
October 11, 2011 by Joyce Bunderson
While I was at the annual conference of The American Dietetic Association, now known as The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, I came upon a booth sponsored by the Pulse Canada Association. First, let me tell you that prior to FNCE 2011, I did not know Pulse is the term for the edible seeds of […]
Tags: Cooking & Baking Hints, Diabetic Recipe, fiber, Food Economics, Healthy Eating, heart health, Mediterranean kitchen, Weight Management, Whole Grains
October 7, 2011 by Mary Ireland
Mary Ireland talks about new mentor programs that are helping to distribute nutritional information and provide one-on-one assistance to help those most at risk for obesity to live healthier lifestyles.
Tags: Foodland, Healthy Eating, Weight Management
October 4, 2011 by Joyce Bunderson
I want to share with you a few of my observations made at the annual Food and Nutrition Conference & Expo (FNCE) in San Diego (September 24-27, 2011). In today’s post I will discuss the American Dietetic Association’s (ADA) announcement of a name change; then, I will discuss my favorite meeting of the conference.
Tags: Avoiding Junk Foods, Dr. Grandma's Delight, Food-like substances, Healthy Eating