January 12, 2016 by Joyce Bunderson
Another five years have gone by and thus the new 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines have been released jointly by the Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). You may think that the guidelines don’t really have much to do with you; but by understanding them, your own diet can be improved. […]
Tags: Avoiding Junk Foods, Food Economics, Foodland, Health Claims, Healthy Eating, heart health, Nutrients, Reduce cardiovascular disease risk, Weight Management
January 5, 2016 by Joyce Bunderson
Since only 8 percent of Americans achieve their New Year’s resolutions, many are discouraged to try. But there is a considerable amount of new research that can help us learn how to get better at identifying a goal and actually reaching it. Often our goals are related to habits – lifetime habits that are taking […]
Tags: Exercise, fitness, Food Psychology, Healthy Eating, Weight Management
December 15, 2015 by Joyce Bunderson
You’ve prepared holiday meals many times before and have been safe. But sometimes perhaps, you haven’t been exactly sure whether the family got the “flu” or if their gastric distress was due to food poisoning. Food poisoning is certainly not a happy holiday event. To significantly reduce the risk of food poisoning there are procedures […]
Tags: Cooking & Baking Hints, Food Economics, Healthy Eating
December 1, 2015 by Joyce Bunderson
Early this morning I read what Christopher Snow published on November 24, 2015; “Gone are the days when the meat of a 15-pound animal was enough to feed your medium-sized family. What is this, the Great Depression?” He shares ten variations of the new Thanksgiving meal Beyond Turducken: The Top 10 Multi-Bird Roasts. Is there […]
Tags: Healthy Eating, Weight Management
November 17, 2015 by Joyce Bunderson
I want to start today’s article with an example of why we need to pay attention to how much sugar is in our food – especially our processed food. On November 10, 2015 ABC News reported on a class action lawsuit against General Mills. The lawsuit has to do with the fact that General Mills […]
Tags: Avoiding Junk Foods, Foodland, Healthy Eating, Nutrients
November 10, 2015 by Joyce Bunderson
I love science – that’s no surprise to those who know me. But having said that I also recognize that I’m not the most patient person and nutritional science is relatively a young field. I wish we could learn; and learn fast, but alas, good methodical science frequently doesn’t happen quickly. What’s brought me to […]
Tags: Health Claims, Nutrients
November 3, 2015 by Joyce Bunderson
A couple weeks ago the New York Times published an article written by Jane E. Brody, called; The Fats You Don’t Need to Fear, and the Carbs That You Do. It’s a nice review of how we got to where we are; that is, 75% of men and 67% of women – overweight or obese. […]
Tags: Foodland, Reduce cardiovascular disease risk, Weight Management
October 13, 2015 by Joyce Bunderson
Last week I wrote about how some health associations are ending their association with Big Soda and concurrently their cash cow of ‘Big Bucks.’ Big Soda continues to be in the news. I guess if your pay depended on those Big Bucks, it may seem to be sad news. But for those of us who […]
Tags: Foodland, Healthy Eating, Weight Management
October 6, 2015 by Joyce Bunderson
Last week, most major news services, including The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) and the Associated Press published a story about Coca-Cola ending financial (Premier Sponsor) sponsorship of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND). The subtitle of the WSJ article: Health group criticized for accepting money from large food and drink companies opens some opportunities […]
Tags: Foodland, Healthy Eating, Weight Management
September 8, 2015 by Joyce Bunderson
I’m guessing September 8th is a little late for suggesting a book for summer reading. “Good guess,” you say, since there’re only 14 days left before Wednesday, September 23, 2015 (Autumnal Equinox 2015). If you’ve been reading this blog for years, you know this is an exciting time of year for me and I’m usually […]
Tags: fitness, garden evolves, Healthy Eating, Mediterranean kitchen, Reduce cancer risk, Reduce cardiovascular disease risk