July 17, 2018 by Joyce Bunderson
This is definitely the age of non-dairy milk. Options are more plentiful than a dietitian’s wildest imagination. My imagination can be pretty wild, but I still see a range of options that include both good and bad choices for different individuals. Having all these choices can be nice, especially if you have lactose intolerance; you’re […]
Tags: Foodland, Healthy Eating
July 10, 2018 by Joyce Bunderson
If you glance at the banners touting high protein on the front of packages, and see protein bars, shakes and powders at check out counters you may start to worry that you need to increase your protein intake. Not so! This is just hype to sell way more than you need. The fact is that […]
Tags: Healthy Eating
July 3, 2018 by Joyce Bunderson
Have you ever noticed that meals sometimes become routine? I remember when my family was young and I was working fulltime. Then we had a pasta casserole, marinara sauce and browned burger, with grated cheese on top – one two many times. The fact is that I had that as a frequent standby, because it […]
Tags: Cooking & Baking Hints, Healthy Eating
June 5, 2018 by Joyce Bunderson
Sometimes people are shocked when I say that frozen produce is an excellent source of nutritious, top quality fruits and vegetables. It is a common idea that frozen commodities are somehow inferior to fresh produce, and that it costs more. There are quite a few factors that support my claim that frozen produce rates “excellent” […]
Tags: Cooking & Baking Hints, Food Economics, Foodland, Healthy Eating
May 29, 2018 by Joyce Bunderson
Hypertension or high blood pressure has long been known as a silent killer; the fact that humans don’t really feel their blood pressure, means that a person can have lethal blood pressure and not have a clue. So the first step is to take opportunities to check your blood pressure fairly frequently. The next step […]
Tags: Exercise, Healthy Eating, heart health, Mediterranean kitchen, Reduce cardiovascular disease risk
May 22, 2018 by Joyce Bunderson
There are a few issues that trouble me while observing the general public go through yet another restrictive diet. (The ketogenic diet seems to be gaining popularity by the day.) Restrictive diets can lead to fewer calories and thus to weight loss. But eventually they go off the diet, unless they mold it into a […]
Tags: Healthy Eating, Weight Management
May 8, 2018 by Joyce Bunderson
Yesterday, May 7, 2018 – now that’s a date that should go down in history. It’s the starting point of an almost 30 year struggle to provide the public with the calories of restaurant foods. The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), the publisher of the Nutrition Action Newsletter, published an on-line chronology […]
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February 20, 2018 by Joyce Bunderson
I must admit; I’m a sucker for clever headlines and cleverly written articles. But since I’m in the admitting mood; I must also admit that sometimes what someone else thinks is so clever is just down right annoying for me. Case in point headline: “PIZZA FOR BREAKFAST IS HEALTHIER THAN CEREAL, SAYS DIETITIAN – FINALLY.” […]
Tags: Foodland, Health Claims, Healthy Eating
June 20, 2017 by Joyce Bunderson
This is one of those days that I need a little extra motivation to get to writing on the subject that I’ve chosen. It’s a little de-motivating to realize that 72 percent of the American public consider coconut oil a health food; after all the effort that nutritionists/dietitians like myself have spent for decades trying […]
Tags: Avoiding Junk Foods, Food Economics, Foodland, Health Claims, Healthy Eating, heart health, Reduce cardiovascular disease risk
March 14, 2017 by Joyce Bunderson
The mountain west endured an especially snowy winter. Being a native of sunny southern California, I must say, the weeks of cloudy, snowy, grayness became a little monotonous, especially when the clouds were right up to the windows for days at a time. As many of you know by now, gardening is my hobby. Walking […]
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