Dr. Grandma shares some ideas how to make snacks for gatherings more healthy, while maintaining the tastiness.

Dr. Grandma shares holiday greetings of hope for Peace on Earth, Good Will to all.

Dr. Grandma discusses the growing epidemic of diabetes, and the importance of avoiding it. She also, adapts a holiday pumpkin dessert to make it diabetic friendly and fit with the American-Mediterranean diet goals.

Dr. Grandma shares a quick healthy recipe for busy December days.

Dr. Grandma still feeling thankful the day after Thanksgiving.

Some accidents have happy endings.

Really simple additions can make ‘every day foods’ tastier and more nourishing.

Remember my People Eat Food – Not Nutrients! blog last week? The Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter has given me such a great example of the message I was trying to share. That is: It has seemed to me for decades that the research on diet and nutrition for a large variety of diseases ‘boils down’ to the same advice. In short that advice is covered by a Mediterranean-style of eating. It means that we don’t generally need to worry about this nutrient and that nutrient; just eat a variety of whole grains, fruits, vegetables, legumes and nuts – and don’t eat too much meat, fatty dairy, simple sugars and salt.