May 15, 2012 by Joyce Bunderson
If you’ve been watching your waistline, you may look at nuts and think: “BEWARE,” because you know that nuts are a calorie dense, loaded with fat, food; but you may be pleasantly surprised to learn what nuts can do for you. One of the biggest surprises is that the latest research tells us that nuts […]
Tags: Avoiding Junk Foods, Diabetes, fiber, Healthy Eating, heart health, Mediterranean kitchen, Reduce cardiovascular disease risk, Weight Management
April 24, 2012 by Joyce Bunderson
A rose by any other name is good and beautiful – Let a thousand of them bloom! There are diets and eating plans of all stripes. Some are fad diets designed to get quick results and make money off your anguish. You soon yo-yo back up in weight as your body rebounds from feeling starved […]
Tags: Dr. Grandma's Delight, fiber, Healthy Eating, Mediterranean kitchen, Weight Management, Zero Calorie Sweetener
April 17, 2012 by Joyce Bunderson
Much of the recent ‘sugar toxicity chat’ started with an April 1, 2012, 60 Minutes report. Did you miss the 60 Minutes, CBS report, “Is Sugar Toxic?” with Dr. Sanjay Gupta? It’s not too late; you can see the video or read about it.
Tags: addictive food design, Avoiding Junk Foods, Diabetes, fiber, Health Claims, Healthy Eating, Mediterranean kitchen, Reduce cancer risk, Reduce cardiovascular disease risk, Weight Management
April 6, 2012 by Mary Ireland
In his blog, Is A Calorie A Calorie?, Mark Bittman writes about his interview with Marion Nestle, author of a new book Why Calories Count: From Science to Politics (California Studies in Food and Culture). The blog post makes interesting reading and of course the answer to the calorie question is not a simple yes […]
Tags: Reduce cancer risk, Reduce cardiovascular disease risk, Weight Management
November 15, 2011 by Joyce Bunderson
Did you know that there are still lots of unanswered questions regarding the benefits of fiber in the diet as related to colorectal cancer? It’s certainly an issue worth understanding; as colorectal cancer is the third most common type of cancer – accounting for about 9.7% of all cases of cancer – about 1.2 million […]
Tags: Cooking & Baking Hints, Diabetes, fiber, Whole Grains
November 1, 2011 by Joyce Bunderson
Eating real, whole foods is not the habit of many Americans; and making the change to real whole foods, is not happening rapidly. Let’s just face the facts – changing our habits is not so easy. This is in the face of the fact that extensive research has left us little to no question that […]
Tags: Food-like substances, Foodland, Fude, Healthy Eating, Nutrients, nutritionism, Whole Grains
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
September 6, 2011 by Joyce Bunderson
Public agencies concerned with cardiovascular health always stress the importance of diet and lifestyle as the primary means of lowering fats in the blood and coronary heart disease (CHD) risk. But if your cholesterol goes over the danger line, it’s fairly likely that your doctor will prescribe statins (Lipitor, Crestor or Zocor) and a low […]
Tags: fiber, Health Claims, Healthy Eating, heart health, Mediterranean kitchen, Reduce cardiovascular disease risk
July 19, 2011 by Joyce Bunderson
I need nutritionist CPR or nutritionist psychotherapy; I’m so exasperated with the rapidity by which the food processors think up new junk food with healthy-sounding ingredients that cannot deliver. The following is what lead me to my infuriated and frustrated state: Robin, Dr. Grandma’s Operations Manager, brought an advertisement to me that she received in […]
Tags: Avoiding Junk Foods, Healthy Eating, Nutrients, nutritionism
July 15, 2011 by Mary Ireland
Well thank goodness that after Dr. Grandma spilled the beans on my brownie binge at a July 4th party, Michelle Obama had a burger, fries AND chocolate milk shake at a burger shack this week. This takes some of the pressure off of me, because I only had a few brownies too many. Both examples […]
Tags: Avoiding Junk Foods, fiber, fitness, Healthy Eating, Weight Management