August 6, 2013 by Joyce Bunderson
Last week I read a story about a fruit breeder in Kern County – a rural part of California where I enjoyed shooting the rapids, floating down the Kern River and exploring the mountains during my preteen and teenage years. One on my numerous childhood memories of the ‘50s and ‘60s was the drive to […]
Tags: addictive food design, Avoiding Junk Foods, Diabetes, fiber, Healthy Eating, Weight Management
July 22, 2013 by Joyce Bunderson
Sometimes being a dietitian/nutritionist provides the opportunity for an imaginary movie to appear right before my eyes. The latest experience happened on Wednesday when our daily community newspaper hit the breakfast counter along with National Geographic’s August 2013 issue. My imaginary movie was a train wreck; the following are some details of the wreck. The […]
Tags: addictive food design, Avoiding Junk Foods, Diabetes, Food-like substances, Foodland, Healthy Eating, heart health, Reduce cardiovascular disease risk, Weight Management
July 16, 2013 by Joyce Bunderson
I know that case studies are not powerful; statistically speaking that is. But I must confess that I really enjoy reading case studies of those who have lost weight – made lasting change to their eating style. Besides the joy of reading about someone’s success, what cases do offer are ideas about what might work […]
Tags: Avoiding Junk Foods, fiber, Foodland, garden evolves, Healthy Eating, Healthy Recipes, Mediterranean kitchen, Weight Management
July 2, 2013 by Joyce Bunderson
Thirteen plus years ago I moved to the mountain west from southern California; among the many differences that I noted, were that there seemed to be more people that didn’t eat fish. What I really mean is that I’ve met many people who had not even tasted fish – ever. Growing up with a grandfather […]
Tags: Cooking & Baking Hints, Healthy Eating, heart health, Mediterranean kitchen, Reduce cardiovascular disease risk
June 25, 2013 by Joyce Bunderson
I’ve been telling friends for quite a while, to beware of the ‘zero trans fats’ on food labels; and have encouraged reading the ingredient portion of the label. In addition, I’ve encouraged them to avoid food products that list “partially hydrogenated” in the ingredient list. Of course most of us have known for a long […]
Tags: Foodland, Fude, Healthy Eating, Reduce cardiovascular disease risk
June 11, 2013 by Joyce Bunderson
Elite athletes have traditionally focused upon large servings of animal protein, but even athletes trying to improve their performance are discovering plant-based diets. Is this move toward plants a signal for the rest of us? What’s going on? What are the athletes discovering? Why take a second look at veggies? A study published on line […]
Tags: Healthy Eating, heart health, Mediterranean kitchen, Reduce cancer risk, Reduce cardiovascular disease risk
June 4, 2013 by Joyce Bunderson
The markings on the thermometer have begun to rise, but that’s not what’s really telling me that summer is here. It started with a Memorial Day picnic and it has continued since then with gatherings for graduations, a farewell, a birthday party, a baptism, a ‘welcome home,’ and a ‘nice that you’re here in town.’ […]
Tags: Avoiding Junk Foods, Cooking & Baking Hints, Healthy Eating, Healthy Recipes, Mediterranean kitchen
April 2, 2013 by Joyce Bunderson
For readers of this blog, it will not come as a news flash that as convenient and often as tasty as they are, processed meats need to be used very sparingly. Many populations in poorer countries use any kind of meat sparingly, and up to a point, the less they use, the more health they […]
Tags: Avoiding Junk Foods, Food-like substances, Healthy Eating, Reduce cancer risk, Reduce cardiovascular disease risk
March 26, 2013 by Joyce Bunderson
Have you noticed an increase in problems with flatulence (gas)? It seems that people immediately think of beans, cabbage, bran and milk. But maybe you’re overlooking a relatively new cause of gas – fiber additives using inulin, aka chicory root fiber, Frutalose, or other aliases. The big food processors are more and more often turning […]
Tags: Avoiding Junk Foods, fiber, Foodland
March 19, 2013 by Joyce Bunderson
As you know if you’ve read my old post about sugar and junk food, we prefer sweetness from birth. What a surprise! I remember what a tough time I had 30 or 40 years ago when my children were little and I believed that I always needed to have cookies on hand for them. (O.K., […]
Tags: Avoiding Junk Foods, Diabetic Recipe, Food Psychology, Healthy Recipes, heart health, Mediterranean kitchen